Scholarships
Scholarships for Physics Majors
This page contains a few of the scholarships that are available for physics majors at McMurry. If you would like more information, please follow the weblinks or contact the Financial Aid Office.
To apply for some of these scholarships, please click here.
Ward-Bottom Science Scholarship
An applicant must be from a small (population is less than 25,000) town in Texas, must major in one of the natural sciences, must maintain GPA of at least 3.0 and, as a student, must live on McMurry campus.
For more information , in addition to Financial Aid, you can also contact
Dr. Tikhon Bykov
Department of Physics
McMurry University
McM Station, Box 38
Abilene, TX 79697
Phone: 325-793-4875
email: tbykov@mcm.edu
S-STEM Scholarship
Through the generosity of the National Science Foundation (NSF), McMurry University received funds to support students with financial need who wish to study in natural science disciplines. Recipients must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 while majoring in Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Physics, Engineering Physics, Computer Science or Math. Qualified students may earn an NSF S-STEM scholarship that, along with other scholarships and grants, will cover the cost of tuition per academic year (renewable up to four years).
Virgil E. Bottom Memorial Scholarship for Physics or Math Majors
For more information, please contact:
Office of Financial Aid
McMurry University
McM Station, Box 908
Abilene, TX 79697
Phone: (325) 793-4713
email: financialaid@mcm.edu
AAPT Barbara Lotze Scholarship for Future Physics Teachers
Applications will be accepted at any time and will be considered for recommendation to the Executive Board at the time of each AAPT winter meeting. Applications for which all materials, including letters of recommendation, have been received by the chair on or before December 1 will be considered for recommendation at the immediately following winter meeting of the Executive Board.
Application materials are available online, or may be requested from:
Programs Department
American Association of Physics Teachers
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740
Phone: (301) 209-3344
Fax: (301) 209-0845
Email: programs@aapt.org
webpage: http://www.aapt.org/
(Click "Programs, -> Grants and Scholarships -> Barbara Lotze Scholarship")
APS Scholarships
There are a number of opportunities for students majoring in physics. Please see APS web page for details.
Opportunities for Women in Physics
SPS Scholarships
There are a number of scholarship opportunities offered by the Society of Physics Students. Please see SPS web page for details.
There are multiple additional scholarships offered by McMurry University. You can learn more about these scholarships by contacting McMurry Financial Aid Office.
Links to search Engines to find your own scholarship
A Google gave a list of scholarship search webpages that was too extensive to reproduce here. Please find your own. By doing a search, you can find scholarships that are specific to your background or interests.
Good luck!