GPER Mini-Grants: Emergency Support

GPER Mini-Grants: Emergency Support

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: American Physical Society (APS)
Amount: Up to US $500
Last Updated: March 31, 2026

Summary

The GPER Mini-Grants: Emergency Support program, offered by the American Physical Society, provides financial assistance to individual GPER members facing unforeseen challenges. Grants of up to $500 aim to help members maintain their career momentum during difficult times. Eligible expenses include groceries, utility bills, and academic materials. Applications are accepted monthly, with decisions communicated within a month, supporting a vibrant community of physicists dedicated to advancing science and society.

Overview

NOTE: Emergency support requests are due by 11:59 PM Pacific on the 15th of each month. Funding decisions will be shared within one month. We're advancing physics to benefit humanity 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. GPER Mini-Grants: Emergency Support Emergency Support grants support individual GPER members who are facing unanticipated financial challenges. Emergency mini-grants have a maximum of $500 per award.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. In order to apply, the financial emergency must meet the following criteria:The emergency is unforeseen, sudden, and/or outside of the person’s control.The emergency will impede the person’s career or career progress.The emergency aid will allow the person to continue in their career once the acute situation is stable.Any use of funds that meets the criteria for an emergency is allowable. Some examples could include: groceries, utility bills, academic materials (e.g., textbooks), rent, loan payments, gas, medical expenses, etc. All members of GPER are eligible to apply for this award. You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member.