Scholarships, Fellowships, Awards and Prizes
Administered Through CMPS Departments
| Astronomy |
| Philip
E. Angerhoffer Outstanding Teaching Assistant |
| Major: |
Astronomy |
| Rank: |
Graduate student |
| Amount of Award: |
$250 |
| Number of Awards: |
One |
| Eligibility: |
Awarded annually to the best Graduate Teaching Assistant
from the previous year. |
| Application: |
Selected by Faculty Committee from teaching faculty
nominations |
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| The Andrew I. Wilson Prize |
| Major: |
Astronomy |
| Rank: |
Graduate student |
| Amount of Award: |
$500 |
| Number of Awards: |
One |
| Eligibility: |
Given to a student in the the final stages of dissertation work who is applying in that year for jobs. |
| Application: |
Contact the Graduate
Director of the of Astronomy |
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| The
John C. L. Wang Award for Academic Excellence |
| Major: |
Astronomy |
| Rank: |
Graduate student |
| Amount of Award: |
$250 |
| Number of Awards: |
One |
| Eligibility: |
Given each fall to the third year graduate student
with the best overall performance in course grades, second year
project, and qualifying exam. |
| Application: |
The winner will be selected by all faculty members
present at the first faculty meeting of the Fall semester at which
the qualifying exam results are discussed. |
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| Gregor
Wentzel Fellowship |
| Major: |
Astronomy |
| Rank: |
Graduate student |
| Amount of Award: |
$2,000 |
| Number of Awards: |
Variable |
| Eligibility: |
Awarded by the Graduate Entrance Committee to new
applicants for graduate study in Astronomy. The award(s) is/are
made to the most promising applicant(s) each year. The committee
may decide not to offer the award in any year. |
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| Chemical
Physics/Institute for Physical Science and Technology (IPST) |
| Alexander
Family Graduate Fellowship |
| Major: |
Chemical Physics (CHPH) |
| Rank: |
Incoming graduate student |
| Amount of Award: |
Up to $15,000 annually for two years |
| Number of Awards: |
Up to two per year |
| Eligibility: |
Entering graduate students in Chemical Physics |
| Deadline: |
Feb. 1 (Fall semester); Oct. 1 (Spring semester) |
| Application: |
Contact Debbie Jenkins
Email: dajenkin@ipst.umd.edu
Chemical Physics: http://www.chemicalphysics.umd.edu |
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| NIST
/ University of Maryland Cooperative Fellowship in Atomic, Molecular
and Optical Science |
| Major: |
Chemical Physics (CHPH) |
| Rank: |
Incoming graduate student |
| Amount of Award: |
$14,000 annually with up to a $5,000 supplement |
| Number of Awards: |
Up to two per year |
| Eligibility: |
Entering graduate students interested in AMO Science. |
| Deadline: |
Feb. 1 (Fall semester); Oct. 1 (Spring semester) |
| Application: |
Contact Debbie Jenkins
Email: dajenkin@ipst.umd.edu
Chemical Physics: http://www.chemicalphysics.umd.edu |
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| NIH
/ University of Maryland Cooperative Fellowship in Biophysics |
| Major: |
Chemical Physics (CHPH) |
| Rank: |
Incoming graduate student |
| Amount of Award: |
$14,000 annually with up to a $5,000 supplement |
| Number of Awards: |
Up to three per year |
| Eligibility: |
Entering graduate students interested in the physics
and chemistry of biological systems (Biophysics). |
| Deadline: |
Feb. 1 (Fall semester); Oct. 1 (Spring semester) |
| Application: |
Contact Debbie Jenkins
Email: dajenkin@ipst.umd.edu
Chemical Physics: http://www.chemicalphysics.umd.edu |
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| Computer
Science |
| Dean's
Fellowship |
| Major: |
Computer Science |
| Rank: |
Current Graduate Student |
| Amount of Award: |
$1,000 |
| Number of Awards: |
Five, each year |
| Eligibility: |
Current graduate student in good standing, making
excellent
progress toward his/her degree. |
| Application: |
Nomination by CS professor |
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|
| John D. Gannon Summer Research Award |
| Major: |
Computer Science |
| Rank: |
First Year Graduate Student |
| Amount of Award: |
10 hours/week @ GRA rates |
| Number of Awards: |
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| Eligibility: |
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| Application: |
Inquire in graduate office |
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| Mathematics |
| Excellence
in Teaching Award for Teaching Assistants |
| Major: |
Mathematics |
| Rank: |
Graduate Student |
| Amount of Award: |
Variable, depending on availability of funds |
| Number of Awards: |
Up to two awards and up to three honorable mentions. |
| Eligibility: |
Awarded annually to the best Graduate Teaching Assistants |
| Deadline: |
Not applicable |
| Application: |
Selected by a committee after nominations by students |
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| Mathematics
Department Dissertation Research Assistantships |
| Major: |
Mathematics |
| Rank: |
Graduate Student |
| Amount of Award: |
Current stipend for teaching assistants advanced to Candidacy,
plus tuition remission |
| Number of Awards: |
Up to three are offered each year. |
| Eligibility: |
Graduate students expecting to complete their dissertations
in the coming year |
| Deadline: |
March 1 or as announced |
| Application: |
Contact the Graduate Office, Department of Mathematics. Selection
is by the Dissertation Fellowship Committee of the Department of
Mathematics. |
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| Spotlight
on Graduate Research Award |
| Major: |
Mathematics |
| Rank: |
Graduate Student |
| Amount of Award: |
Variable, depending on availability of funds |
| Number of Awards: |
Up to four |
| Eligibility: |
Current graduate students |
| Deadline: |
Announced annually, usually late Fall |
| Application: |
Selected by a peer committee on the basis of a competition involving
giving talks on one's dissertation research. |
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|
| Brin
Fellowship |
| Major: |
Mathematics |
| Rank: |
Graduate Student |
| Amount of Award: |
$18,000 per year for four years. |
| Number of Awards: |
One per year. |
| Eligibility: |
Applicant must have excellent background in undergraduate mathematics
and show potential to be a research mathematician. |
| Application: |
Contact Graduate Office, Dept. of Mathematics |
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|
| The
Dr. Ruth Davis Fellowship for Mathematics and Physics |
| Major: |
Physics or Mathematics (alternates annually) |
| Rank: |
Graduate student |
| Amount of Award: |
$2,000 |
| Number of Awards: |
One |
| Eligibility: |
Selected by the Dean on the basis of Academic Merit, Financial
need and desire to pursue graduate studies. |
| Deadline: |
Not Applicable |
| Application: |
Not Applicable |
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|
| Atmospheric
and Oceanic Science |
| Louis
Allen Memorial Scholarship in Atmospheric and Oceanic Science |
| Major: |
Atmospheric and Oceanic Science |
| Rank: |
New graduate student |
| Amount of Award: |
$1,000 received in the second year, provided the
studentís academic performance is satisfactory; available for two
years. |
| Number of Awards: |
Varies |
| Eligibility: |
Similar to criteria associated with the University
fellowship program. |
| Deadline: |
Not applicable |
| Application: |
Nominated by Scholarship Committee |
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| Physics |
| Leon
A. Herreid Science Fellowship Fund |
| Major: |
Physics |
| Rank: |
Graduate student |
| Amount of Award: |
$11,000, generally for one academic year. May be
renewed |
| Number of Awards: |
One |
| Eligibility: |
Must have passed the qualifier and be conducting
research at NASA |
| Deadline: |
Contact the Graduate
Office, Department of Physics |
| Application: |
Contact the Graduate
Office, Department of Physics |
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| The
Iskraut Fellowship for Classical Physics |
| Major: |
Physics |
| Rank: |
Graduate student |
| Amount of Award: |
$1,700 |
| Number of Awards: |
Two |
| Eligibility: |
Highest Score on the Classical Physics Section of the Qualifier
Exam |
| Deadline: |
Not Applicable |
| Application: |
Not Applicable |
|
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| The
Dr. Ruth Davis Fellowship for Mathematics and Physics |
| Major: |
Physics or Mathematics (alternates annually) |
| Rank: |
Graduate student |
| Amount of Award: |
$2,000 |
| Number of Awards: |
One |
| Eligibility: |
Selected by the Dean on the basis of Academic Merit, Financial
need and desire to pursue graduate studies. |
| Deadline: |
Not Applicable |
| Application: |
Not Applicable |
|
|
| The
Kapo-Barwick Award |
| Major: |
Physics |
| Rank: |
Graduate student |
| Amount of Award: |
Approximately $750 |
| Number of Awards: |
One |
| Eligibility: |
Highest physics undergraduate grade point average |
| Deadline: |
Not Applicable |
| Application: |
Not Applicable |
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| The
Ralph Myers Teaching Award |
| Major: |
Physics |
| Rank: |
Graduate student |
| Amount of Award: |
$500 (1st place), $250 (2nd and 3rd places) |
| Number of Awards: |
Three |
| Eligibility: |
Given once a year to the top Teaching Assistants
in Physics |
| Deadline: |
Not Applicable |
| Application: |
Not Applicable |
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| The
NASA Laboratory for High Energy Astrophysics Fellowship Program |
| Major: |
Physics |
| Rank: |
Graduate student |
| Amount of Award: |
$14,000 per academic year plus tuition remission
and summer |
| Number of Awards: |
Two to four are offered each year |
| Eligibility: |
New graduate students interested in high energy
astrophysics |
| Application: |
Contact the Graduate
Office, Department of Physics |
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| The
Thomas Mason Fellowship for Interdisciplinary Research |
| Major: |
Physics |
| Rank: |
Graduate Student |
| Amount of Award: |
$2,400 |
| Number of Awards: |
One |
| Eligibility: |
To expose a doctoral student to problems and approaches in non-physics
disciplines through Summer interaction with professors in other
departments, particularly, although not limited to, chemical and
electrical engineering. |
| Deadline: |
Not Applicable |
| Application: |
Not Applicable |
