Scholarships for Women in Physics

M. Hildred Blewett Scholarship

• The American Physical Society sponsors the M. Hildred Blewett scholarship to help women return to physics-related careers after taking time off to raise a family. Eligible women must have already started work towards a Ph.D. in physics, and they must be studying and working with a national lab or research-oriented university. The award provides up to $45,000 for one year, and winners can reapply for additional funding in subsequent years. Recipients can apply up to 50 percent of the scholarship to child care for their children.

  American Center for Physics
  One Physics Ellipse
  College Park, MD 20740
  301-209-3268
  aps.org

Association for Women in Science Scholarship

• The Association for Women in Science provides yearly scholarships to women pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees. In most years, the association gives out 25 awards for $1,000 or less. Undergraduates qualify if they have already completed two or three years of their degree and have at least one additional year of study to go. To apply, students must write an essay and submit recommendations. Students pursuing a Ph.D. or master's qualify if they plan to finish their degree within 30 months; the application process requires that these students include a research proposal instead of an essay.

  Association for Women in Science
  1442 Duke St.
  Alexandria, VA 22314
  703-372-4380
  awis.org

Faculty For the Future

• To encourage women from developing countries to enter scientific fields, the Schlumberger Foundation created the Faculty For the Future program in 2004. This scholarship allows women from developing countries to pursue their Ph.D. or post-doctoral studies in physics and other engineering fields. The award amounts differ depending on the cost of the school and living expenses, but most recipients get between $25,000 and $50,000 per year. Since the Schlumberger Foundation wants to create more opportunities for women in developing countries to pursue science education, the scholarship committee looks not only at the applicant's research and academic record, but also at past teaching and leadership experiences.

  Schlumberger Foundation
  Faculty For the Future
  47 Rue Saint Dominique
  Paris, France 75007
  011-33-140-62-10-00
  foundation.slb.com/fftf