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Awards and Prizes
Every year, AIP recognizes and honors excellence in the physical sciences, raising public awareness of the contributions our community makes to society. Check back soon for updates on awards and prizes once submissions are open.
Latest Award Recipients
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Charles Thorn Awarded 2026 Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics
MAR 17, 2026
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Annual Marian H. Rose Research Scholarship Awarded to Lucciana Mikaela Cáceres Holgado
FEB 10, 2026
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Alice Shapley Wins 2026 Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics
FEB 03, 2026
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John Holdren Awarded 2026 AIP Karl Compton Medal
DEC 15, 2025
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2025 Joseph A. Johnson Award Goes to Morgan State University Assistant Professor Stacyann Nelson
NOV 20, 2025
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Meggers Project Award Granted to PhET Interactive Simulations
OCT 30, 2025
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Smitha Vishveshwara Wins AIP’s 2025 Andrew Gemant Award for Intertwining Physics, Theater, and Fiction
SEP 04, 2025
AIP Awards & Prizes
AIP honors outstanding achievements in excellence in physics and raises public awareness of the contributions that physicists make to society.
Compton Medal for Leadership in Physics
Andrew Gemant Award
Tate Medal for International Leadership in Physics
Grants & Fellowships
AIP supports the physical sciences with grants to institutions and fellowships for individual scientists and science historians.
William F. and Edith R. Meggers Project Award
Grants-in-Aid for History of the Physical Sciences
Niels Bohr Library & Archives Grants to Archives
AIP State Department Science Policy Fellowships
AIP Congressional Science Policy Fellowships
Federation Awards
AIP is proud to partner with our Member Organizations on strategy-driven projects and to recognize excellence in science and service.
AIP Venture Grants
Dannie Heineman Mathematical Physics Prize
Dannie Heineman Astrophysics Prize
AIP-NSBP Joseph A. Johnson Award
Scholarships & Awards for Students
The Society of Physics Students provides scholarships, research and travel grants, and outreach awards for students and chapters. SPS also sponsors a summer internship program that offers opportunities for undergraduates in scientific research, education, and public policy.
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APR 09, 2026
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AIP Congratulates 2025 Nobel Prize Winners in Physics
OCT 07, 2025
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AIP Coverage of 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics
OCT 02, 2025
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Ana María Cetto Awarded 2025 Tate Medal for International Leadership in Physics
MAR 18, 2025
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Samson Shatashvili To Receive 2025 Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics
MAR 17, 2025
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AIP Welcomes Kandis Boyd to Board of Directors
FEB 12, 2025
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Inaugural Marian Rose Research Scholarship Awarded to Brianna Hauke
FEB 05, 2025
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Priyamvada Natarajan Wins 2025 Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics
JAN 16, 2025