Who Can Apply: The purpose of the Society of Physics Students scholarship program is to encourage the study of physics and the pursuit of high scholarship. The Peggy Dixon Two-Year Scholarship is intended for students transitioning from a two-year college into a physics bachelor’s degree program. The scholarship is named in memory of Dr. Peggy A. Dixon, SPS and Sigma Pi Sigma Historian from 1992-2003. The award consists of a $2,000 scholarship.
- Applicants must be undergraduate members of the SPS national organization
- Applicants must have completed at least one semester or quarter of the introductory physics sequence
- Applicants must be transitioning from a two-year college into a physics bachelor’s degree program
Submission:
- General information form
- Transcript: An official, current transcript must be sent directly to the SPS Scholarship Program by the applicant’s college or university. Transcripts must be postmarked by the application deadline and mailed to:
SPS Scholarship Program
1 Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740
- Outline of the physics and related courses the applicant has taken and plans to take
- Written statement of the applicant’s career objectives
- Written statement of the applicant’s participation in SPS activities
- Certification from the Department Chair that the applicant is in good standing with the department and making satisfactory progress toward the degree
- Two letters of recommendation from faculty members familiar with the applicant and his or her qualifications. One of these letters must be from a current two-year physics faculty member. The recommenders should comment on the applicant in light of each of the three criteria:
- high scholarship performance both in physics and overall studies,
- the exhibition of the potential and intention for continued scholastic development in physics, and
- active participation in SPS programs.
Deadline: March 15, 2023
Amount: $2,000
Learn More: https://www.spsnational.org/scholarships/dixon
