Who Can Apply:
- Applicants must be undergraduate members of the SPS national organization
- Applicants must be participating in a teacher education program
- Students who expect to complete their bachelor’s degree in physics in the spring or summer following the March 15 deadline are not eligible
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, including experiences and ambitions with regard to teaching physics
- Written statement of the applicant’s participation in SPS activities
- Written statement from the applicant’s SPS Advisor certifying the applicant’s participation in a teacher education program
- 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. 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, 2022
Amount: $2,000
Learn More: https://www.spsnational.org/scholarships/future-teacher