Awards and prizes

AIP honors outstanding achievements in physics and raises public awareness of the contributions that physicists make to society. In addition to its awards program, AIP supports the profession with government fellowships and undergraduate scholarships and teaching awards.

AIP Awards and Prizes
Andrew Gemant Award	Recognizes significant contributions to the cultural, artistic, or humanistic dimension of physics
Tate Medal for International Leadership in Physics	Presented for distinguished service to the profession of physics by a non-U.S. national
Compton Medal for Leadership in Physics	Presented for distinguished statesmanship in science
Prize for Industrial Applications of Physics	Sponsored by General Motors and awarded biennially to publicize the value of physics research in industry
Dannie Heineman Astrophysics Prize	Recognizes accomplishments in theoretical astrophysics, sponsored jointly with the American Astronomical Society
Dannie Heineman Mathematical Physics Prize	Recognizes accomplishments in mathematical physics, sponsored jointly with the American Physical Society
Abraham Pais Award for History of Physics	Recognizes outstanding scholarly achievements in the history of physics
Meggers Project Award	Awarded biennially for projects designed to improve high school physics
Fluid Dynamics Prize	Recognizes outstanding achievement in research with demonstrated major impact on the discipline, jointly sponsored with the American Physical Society's Division of Fluid Dynamics
AIP Science Communication Awards
Science Communication Awards	Awarded for excellence in Science Communication in Physics and Astronomy for the non-specialist in three categories: science writing for a general audience, children's writing, and new media
AIP Science Fellowships
AIP Congressional Science Fellowship Program	Sponsors a scientist annually to provide scientific and technical advice to Congress
AIP State Department Science Fellowship Program	Sponsors at least one Fellow annually to provide scientific and technical expertise to the State Department
Society of Physics Students (SPS) Scholarships & Awards
SPS Scholarships	SPS Leadership Scholarships Herbert Levy Memorial Scholarship SPS Future Teacher Scholarship Peggy Dixon Two-Year Scholarship
SPS Recognition Awards	Future Faces Of Physics Award SPS Outstanding Chapter Award SPS Reporter Awards Marsh W. White Award Sigma Pi Sigma Undergraduate Research Award Blake Lilly Prize Outstanding Student Award for Undergraduate Research Outstanding Chapter Advisor Award SPS Travel Awards
SPS Internships
Sigma Pi Sigma Awards	Chapter Project Award Outstanding Service Award Worth Seagondollar Award