The APS Conference for Undergraduate Women and Gender Minorities in Physics (CU*iP) will be taking place next March 14-15, 2026, in Denver, Colorado. Unlike previous years, there will only be one CU*iP in 2026, rather than a series of concurrent regional conferences. The conference   will take place the Saturday-Sunday immediately before the APS Global Physics Summit, which also takes place in Denver, CO. 

The department strongly encourages interested students, especially women and gender minorities, to apply to attend this year’s CU*iP. The department will cover the $45 registration fee. Similar to past CU*iPs, APS will cover lodging and meals for attendees. Because of the back-to-back timing of CU*iP and the APS Global Summit, we especially encourage students to apply to attend both CU*iP and the Summit and to present a contributed research talk at the Summit. The department can support travel costs for up to 5 students (up to 2 students without a research presentation at the Summit) for up to $300/student, with preference given to students with a research presentation at the APS Summit.  

Applications to attend CU*iP open on Monday, Nov 10. Please note that APS is limiting space at this year’s conference due to it being a pilot for the new single event format. If you are admitted to the conference, please reach out as soon as possible to Melissa Walton (melissawalton@arizona.edu) regarding the financial support.

Please feel free to reach out with any questions to either the APS CU*iP Attendee information page or to myself (Rachel Hyneman, rhyneman@arizona.edu) or the department head (Shufang Su, shufang@arizona.edu).