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American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)
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SPS-AAPT-ALPhA Undergraduate Award for Outstanding Laboratory Development
The Society of Physics Students (SPS), American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT), and Advanced Laboratory Physics Association (ALPhA) offer this award to recognize undergraduate students or teams that develop an advanced laboratory experiment for physics courses beyond the first year.
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- $2,500
SPS-AAPT-ALPhA Undergraduate Award for Outstanding Laboratory Development
The American Association of Physics Teachers, Association of Laboratories for the Physical Sciences, and Society of Physics Students offer the SPS-AAPT-ALPhA Undergraduate Award for Outstanding Laboratory Development to recognize undergraduate students or teams that create or substantially improve advanced physics laboratory experiments.
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- $2,500
Harold Q. and Charlotte Mae Fuller Fund
The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) offers several two-year Harold Q. and Charlotte Mae Fuller Fund memberships to support physics teachers in strengthening international physics education.
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Hashim A. Yamani Membership Grants
The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) offers several two-year Hashim A. Yamani Membership Grants, providing electronic AAPT memberships and access to the American Journal of Physics, The Physics Teacher, and Physics Today.
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AAPT Fellowships
The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) awards AAPT Fellowships to recognize members who have made exceptional contributions to advancing physics teaching and learning and to AAPT’s mission as a hub for resources, professional networks, and advocacy.
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Barbara Lotze Scholarship for Future Physics Teachers
The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) Board, via the Barbara Lotze endowment, funds scholarships to support U.S. students preparing for careers as high school physics teachers, providing stipends up to $3,000 and a complimentary one‑year AAPT Student Membership.
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- $3,000
David Halliday and Robert Resnick Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Physics Teaching
The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT), through the John Wiley & Sons–endowed David Halliday and Robert Resnick Award, recognizes outstanding achievement in undergraduate physics teaching—including innovative instructional methods—and awards the recipient a monetary prize, certificate and citation, travel expenses, and the opportunity to deliver an address at an AAPT Summer Meeting.
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Doc Brown Futures Award
The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) offers the Doc Brown Futures Award, established in 2018 and endowed by Robert “Doc” Brown, to recognize early-career members who show excellence in contributions to AAPT and physics education and demonstrate potential for AAPT leadership.
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- $1,000
E. Leonard Jossem International Education Fund
Offered by the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT), the E. Leonard Jossem International Education Fund provides grants of $200–$2,000 to support international activities that advance the teaching and learning of physics, specifically U.S.–developing-country collaborations and international meetings or conferences that foster networking and lasting educational exchanges.
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- $2,000
Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT
The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) awards the Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT to members who have rendered exceptional service to the association at the national, sectional, or local level; established in 1953 and renamed in 2012, the citation is presented at AAPT Summer and Winter Meetings and includes an award certificate and a copy of the citation.
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John David Jackson Award for Excellence in Graduate Physics Education
The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) offers the John David Jackson Award for Excellence in Graduate Physics Education to physicists and physics educators who have made outstanding contributions to graduate curriculum development, mentorship, or classroom teaching.
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Klopsteg Memorial Lecture Award
The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) awards the Paul E. Klopsteg Memorial Lecture to recognize outstanding communicators who convey the excitement of contemporary physics to the general public; the recipient delivers the Klopsteg Lecture at an AAPT Summer Meeting on a topic of current significance at a level suitable for non-specialists.
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Lillian McDermott Medal
The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) awards the Lillian McDermott Medal to individuals who have made intellectually creative, notable contributions to the teaching and learning of physics, recognizing sustained passion and tenacity in improving physics education.
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Melba Newell Phillips Medal (AAPT leadership and service award)
American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) awards the Melba Newell Phillips Medal to recognize AAPT leaders whose creative leadership and dedicated service have produced exceptional contributions to the association.
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Oersted Medal
The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) awards the Oersted Medal to individuals who have had an outstanding, widespread, and lasting impact on the teaching of physics; recipients deliver an address at an AAPT Winter Meeting and receive a monetary prize, the Oersted Medal, an award certificate, and travel expenses.
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Outstanding Learning Assistant Award
The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) administers the Outstanding Learning Assistant Award as a membership benefit to recognize exemplary undergraduate Learning Assistants; the winner receives a complimentary one‑year AAPT Student Membership with electronic access to American Journal of Physics and The Physics Teacher, plus a certificate, letter of recognition, and a sample press release.
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Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards
The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) sponsors the Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award to recognize exemplary teaching assistants; Physics Department Chairs who are current AAPT members may nominate up to two TAs from their institution.
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Paul W. Zitzewitz Award for Excellence in K-12 Physics Teaching
The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) offers the Paul W. Zitzewitz Award for Excellence in K–12 Physics Teaching to recognize outstanding K–12 physics educators; the recipient presents an address at an AAPT Summer Meeting and receives a monetary prize, an award certificate and citation, and travel expenses.
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Robert L. Lipton Memorial Fund
The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) offers the Robert L. Lipton Memorial Fund to support physics teachers who are new to high school physics through reimbursement of up to $1,400 for travel, lodging, and registration at two consecutive national meetings, along with mentoring and virtual professional learning community participation.
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- $1,400
The Frederick and Florence Bauder Endowment for the Support of Physics Teaching (Bauder Fund)
The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) administers the Frederick and Florence Bauder Endowment to support special activities in physics teaching, offering small grants (commonly up to $2,500) for development and distribution of innovative teaching apparatus, traveling exhibits, local teacher workshops, and approved grant projects.
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- $2,500
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