Awards, Grants, and Contests

Workshop Applications

• PTRA Bootcamp: Empowering Physics Teacher Leaders (Now open)

K-12 AAPT Meeting Travel Scholarships

• Barbara Wolff-Reichert Travel Grants (opens March 1)
• Lipton Fund Travel Award (opens March 1)

AAPT Membership Grants

• Harold Q. and Charlotte Mae Fuller Fund (opens April 1)
• Hashim A. Yamani Membership Grants (opens April 1)

AAPT Scholarships

• Barbara Lotze Scholarship for Future Physics Teachers (opens February 15)

AAPT Award Nominations

• AAPT Fellowships
• David Halliday & Robert Resnick Award
• Doc Brown Futures Award
• Homer L. Dodge Citation
• John David Jackson Award
• Klopsteg Memorial Lecture Award
• Melba Newell Phillips Medal
• Lillian McDermott Medal
• Oersted Medal
• Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award
• Paul W. Zitzewitz Award

The award nomination form is currently being transitioned to a new interface.

Please check back soon to nominate someone new or to complete a pending application.

Or visit the AAPT Awards Lookup for past recipients.

AAPT High School Contests

PhysicsBowl scores

AAPT PhysicsBowl scores

Physics Team results

U.S. Physics Team F=ma exam results

High School Physics Photo Contest

The Fragile Beauty of Frozen Spheres by Maxim Lo won for First Place Contrived in the 2024 contest.

See the top 100 2024 submissions and contest winners here.

The 2025 High School Physics Photo Contest submission form will open on March 1, 2025.