Apply for APS Unit and program-sponsored travel assistance and awards.
To help offset the cost of meeting attendance, APS Global Physics Summit attendees can apply for a number of awards and grants. Students, in particular, are encouraged to apply.
DPF Caregivers Grant
Support for caregiver expenses for presenters at Summit. Apply by Sept. 20, 2026.
DPF Student Travel Grant
Support for students studying in the U.S. and presenting a paper or poster at Summit. Apply by Sept. 20, 2026.
DPOLY Undergraduate Travel Award
Supports students doing research in polymer physics to travel and present at Summit. Apply by Sept. 27, 2026.
GPER Mini-Grants: Conference Support
Supports presenters' sharing findings in physics education research, prioritizing presentations at Summit. Apply by Oct. 15, 2026.
Chang Yeol Ryu Travel Fund
Supports students traveling to Summit for the first time to present their research. Apply by Oct. 22, 2026.
DAP Caregiver and Access Grant Program
Supports caregiving and travel expense reimbursement for caregivers attending Summit. Apply by Oct. 25, 2026.
DAP Student Travel Grant Program
Supports travel for graduate students, advanced undergraduate students, and postdocs at Summit. Apply by Oct. 25, 2026.
DGRAV Travel Grants
Supports DGRAV student members presenting their work at Summit. Apply by Oct. 25, 2026.
Iris M. Ovshinsky Student Travel Awards
Supports students participating in Summit sessions sponsored by the Division of Materials Physics (DMP). Apply by Oct. 25, 2026.
DMP Postdoctoral Travel Awards
Supports innovative materials physics research by postdoctoral researchers presenting at Summit. Apply by Oct. 25, 2026.
Braslau Family Travel Grant
Supports U.S.-based and international students and early career physicists attending Summit. Apply by Oct. 25, 2026.
FECS Global Physics Summit Registration Grant
Supports attendance of early career scientists at Summit. Apply by Oct. 25, 2026.
FGSA Underrepresented Minority (URM) Student Awards
Supports students while improving attendance representation at Summit. Apply by Oct. 25, 2026.
FGSA Travel Award for Excellence in Graduate Research
Supports graduate students who have made noteworthy progress in their academic careers and are presenting at Summit. Apply by Oct. 25, 2026.
FGSA Travel Award for First-Time Attendees
Supports students attending their first APS meeting. Apply by Oct. 25, 2026.
FIP Distinguished Student (DS) Program
Supports distinguished, non-U.S., young researchers attending Summit. Apply by Oct. 25, 2026.
GFB Travel Grant
Supports Ph.D. students and early career researchers presenting a talk or poster at Summit. Apply by Oct. 25, 2026.
GHP Student Travel Grant
Supports graduate students and postdocs attending the GHP meetings, held in conjunction with Summit. Apply by Oct. 25, 2026.
GMAG Student Travel Award
Supports students attending and presenting at Summit. Apply by Oct. 25, 2026.
GPC Student and Early Career Investigator Prizes
Supports graduate students and early career researchers investigating the physics, measurement, and modeling of climate processes. Apply by Oct. 25, 2026.
DCMP Graduate Student Travel Awards
Supports graduate student attendees presenting a DCMP-sponsored session at Summit. Apply by Nov. 8, 2026.
DCMP Caregiver Awards
Supports Summit attendees who incur extra caregiving expenses during the meeting. Apply by Nov. 8, 2026.
DLS Student Travel Grant Program
Supports partial funding for travel for undergraduate and graduate students attending Summit. Apply by Nov. 15, 2026.
DLS Caregiver and Access Grant Program
Supports caregivers participating either in-person or virtually in Summit as well as those with disabilities traveling to conferences. Apply by Nov. 15, 2026.
FOEP Travel Award
Supports graduate students presenting an abstract directly related to public outreach and engagement at Summit. Apply by Nov. 15, 2026.
FOEP Mini-Grants
Supports individuals or groups working on projects or resources to bring physics engagement and awareness to their communities. Apply by Nov. 15, 2026.
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