Physics scholarships and fellowships for women, covering particle physics, astrophysics, nuclear physics, condensed matter, and applied physics. Includes major national lab programs and international fellowships.
Deadline: February
Five annual scholarships of $10,000 each awarded to US citizen women pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees in optics, photoni…
View details →Association for Women in Science
Deadline: February
A $2,500 scholarship awarded annually by the Association for Women in Science to an undergraduate woman studying physics, geophysi…
View details →AWIS / Society of Physics Students
Deadline: March
$2,500 annual award for an exceptional female physics or geoscience undergraduate who excels academically and demonstrates achieve…
View details →American Association of Physics Teachers
Deadline: February
A multi-round competition selecting and training the five-member US team for the International Physics Olympiad (IPhO), progressin…
View details →CERN
Deadline: January
A prestigious international program at CERN in Geneva inviting undergraduate students in physics, computing, engineering, and math…
View details →American Physical Society
Deadline: February
Established in 1980, this American Physical Society scholarship supports African American, Hispanic American, and Native American …
View details →National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Deadline: February
A 10-to-12-week summer research program, running since 1959, in which undergraduates and graduating seniors conduct radio-astronom…
View details →Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Deadline: January
A 12-week paid summer internship at Fermilab for undergraduate sophomores and juniors majoring in physics, engineering (mechanical…
View details →California Institute of Technology
A ten-week summer research program inviting undergraduates in physics, astronomy, and engineering from any institution to advance …
View details →Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
Deadline: February
A ten-week NSF-funded summer research program at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian in Cambridge, MA, pairing und…
View details →MIT Haystack Observatory
An NSF-funded summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates program at MIT Haystack Observatory in Westford, MA, spanning radio a…
View details →Maria Mitchell Association
An NSF-funded summer astronomy and astrophysics REU on Nantucket, MA, hosted by the Maria Mitchell Association. Six undergraduates…
View details →Deadline: March
A suite of merit- and leadership-based scholarships from the Society of Physics Students for undergraduate physics and astronomy m…
View details →Scholarships from the Optica Foundation (formerly OSA) supporting undergraduate and master's students studying optics, photonics, …
View details →University of Washington
Deadline: February
A 10-week NSF-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates at the University of Washington in Seattle, offering hands-on research…
View details →Chicago Quantum Exchange
Deadline: February
A 10-week residential summer research fellowship run by the Chicago Quantum Exchange placing undergraduates in Quantum Information…
View details →Space Telescope Science Institute
Deadline: January
A summer program at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore that employs about a dozen undergraduates each year to work…
View details →Lunar and Planetary Institute (USRA)
Deadline: December
A ten-week summer research internship operated by the Universities Space Research Association at the Lunar and Planetary Institute…
View details →Princeton University
Deadline: January
An NSF MRSEC-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates in materials science at Princeton, where students work on a mentored re…
View details →SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
A paid summer internship at SLAC's Linac Coherent Light Source, where undergraduates work with staff scientists on X-ray free-elec…
View details →Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
A paid summer research internship at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory placing undergraduates on fusion-energy and plasma-sc…
View details →Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
A summer honors program at Jefferson Lab giving high-achieving high-school students hands-on experience in nuclear and accelerator…
View details →Old Dominion University / Jefferson Lab
Deadline: February 21
An NSF-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates run jointly by Old Dominion University and Jefferson Lab, placing students on…
View details →Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
A paid summer internship at LLNL's National Ignition Facility and Photon Science directorate, placing undergraduate and graduate s…
View details →University of Notre Dame
Deadline: February 16
An NSF-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates at the University of Notre Dame placing students on physics and astronomy res…
View details →Northern Arizona University
Deadline: February 1
An NSF-funded REU at Northern Arizona University in astronomy and planetary science, giving undergraduates mentored research and a…
View details →Georgia Institute of Technology
Deadline: February 27
An NSF-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates in the Georgia Tech School of Physics, placing students on research across co…
View details →University of Florida
Deadline: February 1
An NSF-funded astronomy Research Experience for Undergraduates at the University of Florida, with mentored research, a stipend, an…
View details →University of Wisconsin-Madison
Deadline: February 15
An NSF-funded astronomy Research Experience for Undergraduates at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, offering mentored research …
View details →Ohio State University
Deadline: February 19
An NSF materials-research-center REU at Ohio State's Center for Emergent Materials, placing undergraduates on condensed-matter and…
View details →Rice University
Deadline: March 1, 2026
A ten-week NSF REU at Rice University offering undergraduates research projects in atomic physics, quantum optics, nanophotonics, …
View details →University of Arizona
Deadline: February 14, 2026
An REU hosted by the NSF Center for Quantum Networks at the University of Arizona, engaging undergraduates in quantum networking a…
View details →Louisiana State University
Deadline: February 1, 2026
An NSF REU in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Louisiana State University offering undergraduates mentored research in p…
View details →Los Alamos National Laboratory
Mentored research internships across technical and scientific fields (physics, computing, engineering and more) at Los Alamos Nati…
View details →International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
An IAEA fellowship providing up to €40,000 in total support for women pursuing a master's degree in nuclear science, engineering, …
View details →Deadline: May 30
An IEEE Photonics Society scholarship recognizing graduate students conducting research in photonics, optics, and optoelectronics.…
View details →Acoustical Society of America
A $30,000 annual scholarship for a U.S. graduate student in architectural acoustics or noise control, one of several Acoustical So…
View details →The American Physical Society (APS) offers multiple awards including the Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin Doctoral Dissertation Award. The Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowships ($50,000/year) are highly competitive and include physics. NSF GRFP funds women in physics at the graduate level. The Society of Physics Students has undergraduate scholarship programs.
Yes — DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) placements at Fermilab, SLAC, CERN-affiliated programs, and other national labs are available and competitive for women graduate students. The DOE NNSA Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship covers nuclear physics specifically.
The Brooke Owens Fellowship places women in aerospace/astrophysics internships at leading companies and institutions. NASA Internships are available at all career levels. The American Astronomical Society has fellowship and award programs for women in astronomy.