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AIP sponsors two scientists annually to spend a year providing analytical expertise and scientific advice to Congress. This enables scientists to broaden their experience through direct involvement with the legislative and policy processes. Apply by Dec. 1.

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Gemant Award

The Andrew Gemant Award recognizes the accomplishments of a person who has made significant contributions to the cultural, artistic, or humanistic dimension of physics. Nominations open through Jan. 31, 2025.

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Ana María Cetto Awarded 2025 Tate Medal for International Leadership in Physics

MAR 18, 2025

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Samson Shatashvili To Receive 2025 Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics

MAR 17, 2025

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Inaugural Marian Rose Research Scholarship Awarded to Brianna Hauke

FEB 05, 2025

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Priyamvada Natarajan Wins 2025 Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics

JAN 16, 2025

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2024 Joseph A. Johnson Award Goes to Johns Hopkins University Assistant Professor Danielle Speller

NOV 14, 2024

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Rodrigo Araiza Bravo, 2024-2025 Congressional Science Fellow

OCT 25, 2024

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Mark Feuer DiTusa, 2024-2025 Congressional Science Fellow

OCT 25, 2024

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Anisha Singh, 2024-2025 Congressional Science Fellow

OCT 25, 2024

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Yaswant Devarakonda, 2024-2025 State Department Fellow

OCT 25, 2024

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Steven Chu Named Winner of the 2024 AIP Karl Compton Medal

JUN 26, 2024

AIP Awards & Prizes

AIP honors outstanding achievements in excellence in physics and raises public awareness of the contributions that physicists make to society.

Compton Medal for Leadership in Physics

Andrew Gemant Award

Tate Medal for International Leadership in Physics

Grants & Fellowships

AIP supports the physical sciences with grants to institutions and fellowships for individual scientists and science historians.

William F. and Edith R. Meggers Project Award

Grants-in-Aid for History of the Physical Sciences

Niels Bohr Library & Archives Grants to Archives

AIP State Department Science Policy Fellowships

AIP Congressional Science Policy Fellowships

Federation Awards

AIP is proud to partner with our Member Societies on strategy-driven projects and to recognize excellence in science and service.

AIP Venture Grants

Dannie Heineman Mathematical Physics Prize

Dannie Heineman Astrophysics Prize

AIP-NSBP Joseph A. Johnson Award

Scholarships & Awards for Students

The Society of Physics Students provides scholarships, research and travel grants, and outreach awards for students and chapters. SPS also sponsors a summer internship program that offers opportunities for undergraduates in scientific research, education, and public policy.

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