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.
Past application deadlines
- DPF Caregivers Grant
Support for caregiver expenses for presenters at the 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 the Summit.
Apply by Sept. 20, 2026. - DPOLY Undergraduate Travel Award
Supports students doing research in polymer physics to travel and present at the Summit.
Apply by Sept. 27, 2026. - GPER Mini-Grants: Conference Support
Supports presenters' sharing of findings in physics education research, prioritizing presentations at the Summit.
Apply by Oct. 15, 2026. - Chang Yeol Ryu Travel Fund
Supports students traveling to the 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 the Summit.
Apply by Oct. 25, 2026. - DAP Student Travel Grant Program
Supports travel for graduate students, advanced undergraduate students, and postdocs at the Summit.
Apply by Oct. 25, 2026. - DGRAV Travel Grants
Supports DGRAV student members presenting their work at the 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. - 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. - 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.