Physics

AAAS Congressional Fellowships: Applications are invited from individuals in any physical, biological, or social science, any field of engineering, or any relevant interdisciplinary field. Applicants must have a PhD or an equivalent doctoral-level degree by the application deadline (January 10, 2004). Individuals with a master's degree in engineering and at least three years of post-degree professional experience may apply. Applicants must be U.S. citizens. Federal employees are not eligible.
http://fellowships.aaas.org/

AFCEA Fellowships: Awarded to full-time postgraduate students who have earned Master's degrees or the equivalent and who are currently enrolled in a doctoral degree program in electrical, electronic, chemical or communications engineering, physics, math, or computer science. The dissertation title or abstract of the specific area of research is required.
http://www.afcea.org/education/
scholarships_details.asp?ID=7

AFCEA Ralph W. Shrader Scholarships: Scholarships of $3,000 each will be awarded to full-time postgraduate students currently working toward a master's degree in electrical, computer, chemical or aerospace engineering, mathematics, physics, computer science, computer technology, electronics, communications technology, communications engineering, or information management.
http://www.afcea.org/education/
scholarships_details.asp?ID=6

American Nuclear Society Allan F. Henry/Paul A. Greebler Scholarship: For students pursuing graduate studies in the field of reactor physics. An applicant for the Allan F. Henry/Paul A. Greebler Scholarship must be a full-time graduate student of a North American university engaged in Masters or PhD research in the area of nuclear reactor physics or radiation transport.
http://www.ans.org/honors/scholarships/

American Nuclear Society James F. Schumar Scholarship: For students pursuing graduate studies in material science and technology for nuclear applications.
http://www.ans.org/honors/scholarships/

American Nuclear Society John and Muriel Landis Scholarships: Awarded to undergraduate and graduate students who have greater than average financial need. Applicants should be planning a career in nuclear science, nuclear engineering, or a nuclear-related field and be enrolled or planning to enroll in a college or university located in the U.S.
http://www.ans.org/honors/scholarships/

American Physical Society: Prizes and awards presented by the Society.
http://www.aps.org/praw/index.html - prizes

American Physical Society Andreas Acrivos Dissertation Award in Fluid Dynamics: Provides recognition to exceptional young scientists who have performed original doctoral thesis work of outstanding scientific quality and achievement in the area of fluid dynamics.
http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/index.cfm

American Physical Society Dissertation Award in Nuclear Physics: Recognizes a recent Ph. D. in Nuclear Physics.
http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/index.cfm

American Physical Society Mitsuyoshi Tanaka Dissertation Award in Experimental Particle Physics: Provides recognition to exceptional young scientists who have performed original doctoral thesis work of outstanding scientific quality and achievement in the area of experimental particle physics.
http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/index.cfm

American Physical Society Nicholas Metropolis Award for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Work in Computational Physics: Recognize doctoral thesis research of outstanding quality and achievement in computational physics and to encourage effective written and oral presentation of research results.
http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/index.cfm

American Physical Society Outstanding Doctoral Thesis in Plasma Physics: Provides recognition to exceptional young scientists who have performed original thesis work of outstanding scientific quality and achievement in the area of plasma physics.
http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/index.cfm

American Physical Society Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Research in Atomic, Molecular, or Optical Physics: Recognizes doctoral thesis research of outstanding quality and achievement in atomic, molecular, or optical physics and to encourage effective written and oral presentation of research results.
http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/index.cfm

American Physical Society Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Research in Beam Physics Award: Recognizes doctoral thesis research of outstanding quality and achievement in beam physics and engineering.
http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/index.cfm

Association for Women in Science (AWIS)

Davis, Raymond Scholarship: This scholarship is granted by the society to a student or students of photographic or imaging science or engineering for use in continuing their studies as graduate or undergraduate students. This grant is made for academic study or research in the theory or practice of image formation by radiant energy.
http://www.imaging.org/ist/membership/davis.cfm?AwardCode=RS

Defense Policy Fellowship Program

Department of Energy Advanced Scientific Computing Research: Applied Mathematics: Research on the underlying mathematical understanding and numerical algorithms to enable effective description and prediction of physical systems such as fluids, magnetized plasmas, or protein molecules. This includes, for example, methods for solving large systems of partial differential equations on parallel computers, techniques for choosing optimal values for parameters in large systems with hundreds to hundreds of thousands of parameters, improving our understanding of fluid turbulence, and developing techniques for reliably estimating the errors in simulations of complex physical phenomena.
http://www.science.doe.gov/production/
grants/progdesc.html

Department of Energy Basic Energy Science: Chemical Sciences: The objective of this program is to expand, through support of basic research, knowledge of various areas of chemistry, chemical engineering and atomic molecular and optical physics with a goal of contributing to new or improved processes for developing and using domestic energy resources in an efficient and environmentally sound manner. Disciplinary areas where research is supported include atomic molecular and optical physics; physical, inorganic and organic chemistry; chemical physics; photochemistry; radiation chemistry; analytical chemistry; separations science; actinide chemistry; and chemical engineering sciences.
http://www.science.doe.gov/production/grants/progdesc.html

Department of Energy Basic Energy Science: Geosciences: The goal of this program is to develop a quantitative and predictive understanding of geologic processes related to energy and environmental quality. The program emphasizes cross-cutting basic research that will improve understanding of reactive geochemical transport and other subsurface processes and properties and how to image them using techniques ranging from electrons, x-rays or neutrons to electromagnetic and seismic waves. Applications of this fundamental understanding might include transport of contaminant fluids, hydrocarbons, sequestered CO2 or performance prediction for repository sites. The emphasis is on the disciplinary areas of geochemistry, geophysics, geomechanics, and hydrogeology with a focus on the upper levels of the earth’s crust. Particular emphasis is on processes taking place at the atomic and molecular scale. Specific topical areas receiving emphasis include: high resolution geophysical imaging; rock physics, physics of fluid transport, and fundamental properties and interactions of rocks, minerals, and fluids.
http://www.science.doe.gov/production/grants/progdesc.html

Department of Energy Basic Energy Science: Material Sciences: The objective of this program is to increase the understanding of phenomena and properties important to materials behavior that will contribute to meeting the needs of present and future energy technologies. It is comprised of the subfields metallurgy, ceramics, condensed matter physics, materials chemistry, and related disciplines where the emphasis is on the science of materials.
http://www.science.doe.gov/production/grants/progdesc.html

Department of Energy Biological and Environmental Research Program: Energy Research Analyses: Supports energy research analyses of the Department's basic and applied research activities. Specific objectives include assessments to identify any duplication or gaps in scientific research activities, and impartial and independent evaluations of scientific and technical research efforts. Consistent with these overall objectives, this program conducts numerous research studies to assess directions in science and to identify and assess new and improved approaches to science management.
http://www.science.doe.gov/production/grants/progdesc.html

Department of Energy Biological and Environmental Research Program: Environmental Processes: Seeks to understand the basic physical, chemical, and biological processes of the Earth’s atmosphere, land, and oceans and how these processes may be affected by energy production and use. The research is designed to provide data that will enable an objective assessment of the potential for and the consequences of human-induced climate change at global and regional scales. It also provides data to enable assessments of mitigation options to prevent such a change. The program is comprehensive with an emphasis on understanding and simulating the radiation balance from the surface of the Earth to the top of the atmosphere (including the effect of clouds, water vapor, trace gases, and aerosols), on enhancing the quantitative models necessary to predict possible climate change at global and regional scales, and on understanding ecological effects of climate change.
http://www.science.doe.gov/production/grants/progdesc.html

Department of Energy Biological and Environmental Research Program: Environmental Remediation: The research is primarily focused on the fundamental biological, chemical, geological, and physical processes that must be understood for the development and advancement of new, effective, and efficient processes for the remediation and restoration of the Nation's nuclear weapons production sites.
http://www.science.doe.gov/production/grants/progdesc.html

Department of Energy Biological and Environmental Research Program: Medical Applications and Measurement Sciences: The research is designed to develop beneficial applications of nuclear and other energy-related technologies for medical diagnosis and treatment. The research is directed at discovering new applications of radiotracer agents for medical research as well as for clinical diagnosis and therapy. A major emphasis is placed on application of the latest concepts and developments in genomics, structural biology, computational biology, and instrumentation. Much of the research seeks breakthroughs in noninvasive imaging technologies such as positron emission tomography. The measurement science activities focus on research in the basic science of chemistry, physics and engineering as applied to bioengineering.
http://www.science.doe.gov/production/grants/progdesc.html

Department of Energy Fusion Energy Sciences: Facilities and Enabling Technologies Division: Responsible for overseeing the facility operations and enabling research and development activity budgets within the OFES. Grant program opportunities are in the enabling research and development activity. (Grants for scientific use of the facilities operated/maintained by this Division should be addressed to the Research Division.) The enabling technologies program supports the advancement of fusion science in the nearer-term by carrying out research on technological topics that: (1) enable domestic experiments to achieve their full performance potential and scientific research goals; (2) permit scientific exploitation of the performance gains being sought from physics concept improvements; (3) allow the U.S. to enter into international collaborations gaining access to experimental conditions not available domestically; and (4) explore the science underlying these technological advances.
http://www.science.doe.gov/production/grants/progdesc.html

Department of Energy Fusion Energy Sciences: Research Division: Seeks to develop the physics knowledge base needed to advance the Fusion Energy Sciences program toward its goals. Research into physics issues associated with medium to large-scale confinement devices is essential to studying conditions relevant to the production of fusion energy. Experiments on this scale of devices are used to explore the limits of specific confinement concepts, as well as study associated physical phenomena. Specific areas of interest include: (1) reducing plasma energy and particle transport at high densities and temperatures, (2) understanding the physical laws governing confinement of high pressure plasmas, (3) investigating plasma wave interactions, and (4) studying and controlling impurity particle transport and exhaust in plasmas.
http://www.science.doe.gov/production/grants/progdesc.html

Department of Energy: High Energy Physics: The primary objectives of this program are to understand the ultimate structure of matter in terms of the properties and interrelations of its basic constituents, and to understand the nature and relationships among the fundamental forces of nature. The research falls into three broad categories: experimental research, theoretical research, and technology R&D in support of the high energy physics program.
http://www.science.doe.gov/production/grants/progdesc.html

Department of Energy: Nuclear Physics (Including Nuclear Data Program): The primary objectives of this program are an understanding of the interactions and structures of atomic nuclei and nuclear matter at the most elementary level possible, and an understanding of the fundamental forces of nature as manifested in nuclear matter.
http://www.science.doe.gov/production/grants/progdesc.html

Diplomacy Fellowship Program: Fellows work in international affairs on scientific and technical subjects for one year, either in foreign policy at the U.S. Department of State, in international development for the U.S. Agency for International Development, in international economic and agricultural development at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, or in international health at Fogarty International Center of the National Institutes of Health. Applications are invited from individuals in any physical, biological, or social science, any field of engineering or any relevant interdisciplinary field.
http://fellowships.aaas.org/02_Areas/02_index.shtml

DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship: This program works to identify and provide support for some of the very best computational science graduate students in the nation. Program of study must include computer science, mathematics, and a science or engineering.
http://www.krellinst.org/csgf/index.shtml

Earhart, Amelia Fellowship Award: The awards are granted annually to women pursuing graduate degrees in aerospace-related sciences and aerospace-related engineering.
http://www.zonta.org/

Environmental Research and Education Foundation (EREF): Francois Fiessinger Scholarship Fund: Annual awards to support the work of outstanding doctoral students interested in excellence in environmental research and science. Based on academic or professional performance, the relevance of one's work to advancing environmental science, and the potential for success.
http://erefdn.org/index.php/scholarships/index

Hoffman, Anna Louise Award for Outstanding Achievement in Graduate Research: At the time of nomination, the candidate must be a full-time (as defined by the nominee's institution) woman graduate student who is a candidate for a graduate degree in an accredited institution. The research presented by the candidate must be original research which can be described by one of the main chemical divisions (e.g., analytical, biochemical, inorganic, organic, physical, and/or ancillary divisions of chemistry). The nominee may be, but need not be, a member of Iota Sigma Pi.
http://www.iotasigmapi.info/ISPstudentawards/2006Hoffman.htm

Marine Biological Laboratory Grass Fellowships in Neuroscience: Seeks to encourage independent research by investigators early in their careers and to increase research opportunities for persons trained for careers in neurobiological investigation. Neurobiological approaches supported include the following: neurophysiology, membrane biophysics, integrative neurobiology and neuroethology, neuroanatomy, neuropharmacology, cognitive neuroscience, cellular and developmental neurobiology, and computational approaches to neural systems.
http://www.mbl.edu/research/summer/fellowships.html

National Physical Science Consortium (NPSC) Graduate Fellowships in the Physical Sciences: Annual fellowship program to support Ph.D.-track students in the physical sciences and related engineering fields, with special emphasis on supporting women and minority students who, historically, have been underrepresented in the research community. Fields of study include: astronomy, chemistry, computer science, geology, materials science, mathematical sciences, physics, and engineering fields, including chemical, computer, electrical, environmental, and mechanical.
http://www.npsc.org/students/info.html

National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowships: Offers postdoctoral funding opportunities for mathematics and sciences.
https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/jsp/homepage/postdoc_fel.jsp

Revelle, Roger Fellowship in Global Stewardship Program: Fellows will work for one year in an environmental policy area, domestic or international, within the Congress, a relevant executive branch agency, or elsewhere in the policy community. Applicants must be U.S. citizens with a Ph.D. in any biological, physical, or social science, plus at least three years of relevant post-degree professional experience. Applications are invited from candidates in any physical, biological, or social science, any field of engineering, or any relevant interdisciplinary field.
http://fellowships.aaas.org/02_Areas/02_Global_Stewardship.shtml

Sigma Delta Epsilon Graduate Women in Science Research Fellowships and Travel Award: Awards are for research in all the natural sciences, including: physical, environmental, mathematical, computer, life sciences, anthropology, psychology and statistics.
http://www.gwis.org/grants/default.htm

Sigma Delta Epsilon Graduate Women in Science Research Fellowships and Travel Award: Vessa Notchev Fellowships

Sloan, Alfred P. Foundation: Fellowships for faculty in chemistry, computer science, economics, mathematics, neuroscience, and physics; postdoctoral fellowships for career transitions into computational molecular biology from physics, mathematics, computer science, chemistry, and related fields; Sloan Industry Center Fellowships, Education and Careers in Science and Technology; Ph.D.’s for underrepresented minorities fellowships also available.
http://www.sloan.org/main.shtml

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Predoctoral Fellowships: Intended to provide students the opportunity to work with members of the scientific staff of the Observatory and to make use of its research facilities to carry out the research required to complete their doctoral degrees. In order to be eligible, students must be enrolled in a Ph.D. program and have completed their course work and qualifying examinations for the doctoral degree.
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/predoc/

Smithsonian Molecular Evolution Fellowships: Postdoctoral Fellowships in Molecular Evolution are available to support research that uses the resources and research opportunities offered at one of the following Smithsonian Institution units: National Museum of Natural History (Washington, D.C.); National Zoological Park (Washington, D.C.); Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (Panama). This fellowship rotates annually among these units.
http://www.si.edu/ofg/fell.htm

United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corporation: Annual fellowship program to increase the number of women, minorities, and people with disabilities participating in math, science, engineering, and technology disciplines of interest to NASA. Fields of study include: Aeronautics/aerospace, astronomy, bioengineering, biology, chemistry, computer science, earth sciences, engineering, environmental sciences, life sciences, materials sciences, mathematics, meteorology, physical sciences, physics, and science education.
http://www.uncfsp.org/

U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Argonne National laboratory: Nonproliferation Graduate Program: Annual internship program to support students interested in exploring a career in the field of nuclear nonproliferation with DOE or other U.S. government agencies. Current placements are in Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and Washington, D.C. Fields of study include: Peace studies, science and technology studies, engineering, political science, public policy, physical sciences, social sciences, international affairs, economics, international business, and other relevant fields.
http://www.dep.anl.gov/p_shared/gusnef/gusnef.htm

Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship Program: Annual award to fund graduate students of ethnic minorities who are enrolled in one of the technical sciences or engineering disciplines. Fields of study include: Chemistry; chemical, civil, computer, electrical, imaging, mechanical, optical, and software engineering; information management; physics; and materials science.
http://www.xerox.com/go/xrx/template/009.jsp?
view=Feature&ed_name=Careers_University_Internships&
Xcntry=USA&Xlang=en_US