Awards, Grants, and Contests

AAPT Meeting Grants

• AAPT Dependent Care and Accessibility Grant Applications
• AAPT Special Project & Philanthropy Committee Travel Grant Applications

K-12 AAPT Meeting Travel Scholarships

• Barbara Wolff-Reichert Travel Grants
• Lipton Fund Travel Award

AAPT Membership Grants

• Harold Q. and Charlotte Mae Fuller Fund
• Hashim A. Yamani Membership Grants

AAPT Scholarships

• Barbara Lotze Scholarship for Future Physics Teachers

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 available 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 2026 High School Photo Contest is now open. Teacher registration will close on May 15.

Attracted to U by Cody Choi won for 3rd Place Natural in the 2025 contest.

View the 2025 top 100 photos and contest winners here.