FIP Distinguished Student Program Grant

The FIP Distinguished Student Program by the American Physical Society supports exceptional non-U.S. young researchers with financial assistance to attend the Global Physics Summit 2025. Eligible participants include postdoctoral researchers and graduate students who are active APS and FIP members. The program offers travel awards of up to $2,000 for researchers from developing countries and covers registration fees for virtual attendance, fostering global collaboration in physics.

The American Physical Society is a nonprofit membership organization working to advance physics by fostering a vibrant, inclusive, and global community dedicated to science and society. APS represents more than 50,000 members, including physicists in academia, national laboratories, and industry in the United States and around the world.
The APS recognizes that bringing outstanding young researchers to the annual APS meetings can be a career-changing experience. Since 2015, the APS and Forum on International Physics (FIP) established the Distinguished Student Program (DS) to provide outstanding non-US young researchers with financial support to participate in the APS Meetings.
The Forum of Early Career Scientists (FECS) is a partner of the DS program for the postdoctoral DS award.
For In-Person participation
The DS travel award will reimburse the following costs related to travel, lodging, and registration fees for attending the Global Physics Summit 2025 in person:
Up to $2,000 for young researchers enrolled in developing countriesUp to $700 for young researchers enrolled outside the U.S. (excluding developing countries).Up to $500 for young researchers enrolled in the U.S.
For Virtual participation
The DS award will cover registration fees for attending the virtual Global Physics Summit 2025.

Eligibility

Citizenship: Non-U.S. citizens.Academic Status: Postdoctoral researchers, Ph.D., or Master’s students, enrolled in institutions within or outside the U.S.Participation: Submission of an accepted abstract to the Global Physics Summit 2025.Membership: Active APS and FIP members.
You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member. Active APS and FIP members