Physics Scholarship for Future Teachers

The American Assocation of Physics Teachers (AAPT) Executive Board offers scholarships for future high school physics teachers. These scholarships, supported by an endowment funded by Barbara Lotze, are available only to U.S. citizens attending U.S. schools. Successful applicants receive a stipend of up to $2,000 and a complimentary AAPT Student Membership for one year. The scholarship may be granted to an individual for up to four years. Awardees will need to re-apply in order to be considered for the award each year. Applicants must declare their intent to prepare for, and engage in, a career in physics teaching at the high school level.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Must be an undergraduate student enrolled in an accredited two-year college, four-year college or a university; or a high school senior accepted for such enrollment.
• Must be pursuing, or planning to pursue, a course of study leading toward a career in physics teaching in the high schools.
• Must be showing promise of success in your studies.
• Must be a citizen of the United States of America.

How to Apply:

1. Applications can be submitted with the PDF or requested from:
   
   American Association of Physics Teachers
   One Physics Ellipse
   College Park, MD 20740
   Phone: (301) 209-3311
   Fax: (301) 209-0845
   Email: eo@aapt.org
2. The following items are required with the application form:
   A.  Transcripts of all relevant academic work.
   B.  A letter to the Scholarship Committee stating why you believe you should be considered for this scholarship. Please include evidence of your commitment to teaching. This evidence may be tutoring, serving as a TA, assisting a K-12 teacher or faculty member, performing outreach activities to K-12 schools, etc. Also include a description of the pathway you plan to use for licensure such as the curriculum and education courses you plan to or are currently taking, special programs such as Teach for America, etc.
   C.  Proof of U.S.A. citizenship (for example: copy of birth certificate).
3. Applications will be accepted at any time and will be considered for recommendation to the Executive Board at each AAPT Winter Meeting. All applications in which all materials, including letters of recommendation, are received by December 1 will be considered for recommendation at the winter meeting of the AAPT Executive Board.