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.

Erosion in Spire Cove by Thomas Paleen won for Honorable Mention for Social Awareness in the 2025 contest.

View the 2025 top 100 photos and contest winners here.