Physical Sciences Scholarships

Earth has benefited greatly from research and innovation

Our understanding and development on earth has benefited greatly from research and innovation in the fields of geoscience, chemistry, astronomy, paleontology and physics. If you're majoring in a physical science, there are infinite scholarship opportunities for you here.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, geoscience and environmental science job opportunities are expected to increase approximately 20% by 2020. There is an immediate need for scientists in the United States to advance technology, medicine, and atmospheric and astrological awareness.

If you're interested in applying for physical sciences scholarships, view your options below.

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  A.T. Anderson Memorial Scholarship

  Deadline: May 31 | Amount: $1,000-$2,000

  American Indian Science and Engineering Society

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• ^$1K

  ABC Humane Wildlife Academic Scholarship – Women In STEM

  Deadline: July 1 | Amount: $1,000

  ABC Humane Wildlife Prevention and Control

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  AFCEA Ralph W. Shrader Diversity Scholarships

  Deadline: April 30 | Amount: Varies

  Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA)

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• ^$3K

  AFCEA ROTC Scholarships

  Deadline: May 31 | Amount: $2,000-$3,000

  Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA)

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• ^$1K

  Aida White Memorial Scholarship

  Deadline: January 15 | Amount: $1,000

  Pinellas Education Foundation

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• ^$15K

  AMS Graduate Fellowship in the History of Science

  Deadline: May 1 | Amount: $15,000

  American Meteorological Society

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• ^$25K

  AMS Graduate Fellowships

  Deadline: January 1 | Amount: $25,000

  American Meteorological Society

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• ^$6K

  AMS Minority Scholarship

  Deadline: February 12 | Amount: $6,000

  American Meteorological Society

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• ^$10K

  AMS Senior Named Scholarships

  Deadline: March 26 | Amount: Up to $10,000

  American Meteorological Society

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• ^$3K

  Analytical Engineering, Inc. (AEI) Scholarship

  Deadline: January | Amount: $1,000-$3,000

  Community Foundation of Bartholomew County

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• ^$4K

  ASNE Scholarship Program

  Deadline: February 7 | Amount: $4,000

  American Society of Naval Engineers

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• ^$10K

  Astronaut Scholarship

  Deadline: Varies | Amount: $10,000

  Astronaut Scholarship Foundation

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  August and Eleanor Streater Mathematics and Science Scholarship

  Deadline: Varies | Amount: Varies

  Wells County Foundation Inc.

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  BAFTX Undergraduate Award

  Deadline: March 31 | Amount: Varies

  British American Foundation of Texas

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• ^$5K

  Banatao Filipino American Education Fund

  Deadline: March | Amount: $5,000

  Asian Pacific Fund

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• ^$1K

  Battery Division Student Research Award

  Deadline: March 15 | Amount: $1,000

  Electrochemical Society

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• ^$2.5K

  Boeing Company STEM Scholarship

  Deadline: March | Amount: $2,500

  Independent Colleges of Washington

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• ^$2.5K

  Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Foundation Scholarship

  Deadline: May 31 | Amount: $2,500 for 4 years

  American Indian Science and Engineering Society

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• ^$900

  Campbell "Buck" McIntyre Scholarship

  Deadline: February 1 | Amount: $900

  Decatur County Community Foundation

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• ^$12K

  Carolyn Watson Opportunities Scholarship

  Deadline: February 15 | Amount: $12,000

  Oklahoma City Community Foundation

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• ^$5K

  CGSC Bernard Harris Math and Science Scholarship

  Deadline: May 4 | Amount: $5,000

  Harris Foundation

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• ^$1K

  Chuck Reville, K3FT Memorial Scholarship

  Deadline: April 30 | Amount: $1,000

  Foundation for Amateur Radio Inc.

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  Collegiate Inventors Competition

  Deadline: June | Amount: Varies

  National Inventors Hall of Fame

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  Computational Science Graduate Fellowship

  Deadline: January 12 | Amount: Varies

  Department of Energy

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• ^$50K

  Davidson Fellows Scholarships

  Deadline: February 9 | Amount: $10,000-$50,000

  Davidson Institute for Talent Development

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• ^$500

  Dennis Crowe Science Scholarship

  Deadline: February 1 | Amount: $500

  Decatur County Community Foundation

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• ^$5K

  East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes

  Deadline: November | Amount: $5,000 stipend plus airfare and living expenses

  National Science Foundation East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes

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• ^$5K

  Educating America Scholarship

  Deadline: December | Amount: Up to $5,000

  Educating America Scholarship

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• ^$1.5K

  Elizabeth and Sherman Asche Memorial Scholarship

  Deadline: June | Amount: $1,500

  Association on American Indian Affairs

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  Ezoe Memorial Foundation Academic Scholarship

  Deadline: October 4 | Amount: Varies

  Ezoe Memorial Foundation

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• ^$1K

  Father James B. Macelwane Annual Award in Meteorology

  Deadline: June 4 | Amount: $1,000

  American Meteorological Society

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• ^$60K

  Fellowship Award

  Deadline: March 15 and August 16 | Amount: $52,000-$60,000 plus expenses

  Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation

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• ^$25K

  Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship for Minorities

  Deadline: December 9 | Amount: $25,000

  Fellowships Office

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  Francisca C. Vrona Memorial Scholarship

  Deadline: March 1 | Amount: Varies

  Barry Community Foundation

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• ^$5K

  Freshman Undergraduate Scholarship

  Deadline: February 5 | Amount: $5,000

  American Meteorological Society

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• ^$2K

  GAHCC Foundation Scholarship

  Deadline: April 30 | Amount: $2,000

  Hispanic Scholarship Consortium

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• ^$2K

  GeneTex Scholarship Program

  Deadline: December 17 | Amount: $2,000

  GeneTex Inc.

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• ^$1K

  Gertrude S. Goldhaber Prize

  Deadline: April 15 | Amount: $1,000

  Brookhaven Women in Science

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• ^$2K

  Gladys Anderson Emerson Scholarship

  Deadline: February 15 | Amount: $2,000

  Iota Sigma Pi (ISP) ND

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• ^$10K

  Gorgas Scholarship Competition

  Deadline: January 18 | Amount: Up to $10,000

  Alabama Junior Academy of Science

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• ^$20K

  Graduate Fellowship for STEM Diversity

  Deadline: December 15 | Amount: $20,000

  Graduate Fellowships for STEM Diversity

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• ^$44K

  Graduate Research Fellowship Program

  Deadline: October | Amount: Up to $44,000

  National Science Foundation

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• ^$3K

  Heinlein Society Scholarship Program

  Deadline: April 1 | Amount: $3,000

  Heinlein Society

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  Hertz Foundation's Graduate Fellowship Award

  Deadline: October 1 | Amount: Varies

  Fannie and John Hertz Foundation

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• ^$1,750

  Horkheimer/Smith Youth Service Award

  Deadline: March 31 | Amount: $1,750 plus travel expenses

  Astronomical League

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  Ida M. Pope Memorial Scholarship

  Deadline: January 31 | Amount: Varies

  Hawaii Community Foundation - Scholarships

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  Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Life Members' Fellowship in Electrical History

  Deadline: February 1 | Amount: Varies

  Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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• ^$3K

  Jerome Evenson Scholarship

  Deadline: February | Amount: $3,000

  Arlington Community Foundation

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• ^$999

  Jessica Lynn Wantz Memorial 4-H

  Deadline: February | Amount: $500-$999

  Henry County Community Foundation

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• ^$5K

  John J. McKetta Scholarship

  Deadline: June 15 | Amount: $5,000

  American Institute of Chemical Engineers - (AIChE)

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• ^$1K

  Kids Car Donations Annual College Scholarship

  Deadline: August 15 | Amount: Up to $1,000

  Kids Car Donations

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• ^$1,200

  Kylen C. Bares Memorial Scholarship Fund

  Deadline: April 4 | Amount: $1,200

  Community Foundation of Greater Memphis

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• ^$3K

  LabRoots Scholarship

  Deadline: January 29; September 3 | Amount: $3,000

  Labroots

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• ^$3K

  Lambeth Family Scholarship

  Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $3,000

  Seattle Foundation

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• ^$10K

  Lockheed Martin STEM Scholarship Program

  Deadline: April 1 | Amount: $10,000

  Lockheed Martin STEM Scholarship Program

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  MAES Scholarship Program

  Deadline: April 30 | Amount: Varies

  Society of Mexican American Engineers and Scientists Inc. (MAES)

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• ^$3K

  Mikkelson Foundation Scholarship

  Deadline: April 15 | Amount: $3,000

  Mikkelson Foundation

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  Minnesota Academic Excellence Scholarship

  Deadline: Varies | Amount: Varies

  Minnesota Office of Higher Education Services

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• ^$1K

  Minority Affairs Committee Award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement

  Deadline: July 15 | Amount: $1,000

  American Institute of Chemical Engineers - (AIChE)

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  NDSEG Fellowship Program

  Deadline: November 30 | Amount: Varies

  Department of Defense, American Society for Engineering Education

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• ^$750

  Nola Cook Scholarship

  Deadline: June 15 | Amount: $750

  Branch and Cook Scholarships

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• ^$1.5K

  Novus Biologicals Scholarship Program

  Deadline: December 8 | Amount: $1,500

  Novus Biologicals

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• ^$5K

  Out to Innovate Scholarship for LGBTQ+ Students in STEM

  Deadline: June 4 | Amount: Up to $5,000

  Out to Innovate

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• ^$2K

  Paul and Ellen Ruckes Scholarship

  Deadline: February 15 | Amount: $2,000

  American Foundation for the Blind Scholarship Committee

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• ^$5K

  Payzer Scholarship

  Deadline: January 31 | Amount: $5,000

  EAA Aviation Center

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• ^$2K

  PixelPlex Bi-Annual STEM Scholarship

  Deadline: December 5 | Amount: $2,000

  PixelPlex

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• ^$1.5K

  R&D Systems Scholarship Program

  Deadline: June 16 and December 8 | Amount: $1,500

  R&D Systems Inc.

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• ^$3K

  RBC Wealth Management Colorado Scholarship

  Deadline: March 15 | Amount: $3,000

  Denver Foundation

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• ^$1K

  RevPart STEM Scholarship

  Deadline: December 31 | Amount: $250-$1,000

  RevPart

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• ^$5K

  Ridgeline International Community Scholarship

  Deadline: June 30 | Amount: $5,000

  Ridgeline International

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  RISE - Research Internships in Science and Engineering

  Deadline: December | Amount: Varies

  German Academic Exchange Service

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• ^$2.5K

  Rockwell Collins Scholarship

  Deadline: March 11 | Amount: $2,500

  Navy League Foundation

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  Roth Family Scholarship Fund

  Deadline: March 1 | Amount: Varies

  Blackford County Community Foundation

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• ^$5K

  Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid of Research

  Deadline: October 1; March 15 | Amount: $5,000

  Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society

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  SMART Scholarship

  Deadline: December 1 | Amount: Varies

  American Society for Engineering Education

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• ^$1K

  Snapology STEM Studies Scholarship

  Deadline: April 30 | Amount: $1,000

  Snapology

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• ^$2K

  Society of American Military Engineers, Albuquerque Post Scholarship

  Deadline: June 1 | Amount: $2,000

  New Mexico Engineering Foundation

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• ^$10K

  Stantec Equity and Diversity Scholarship

  Deadline: November 18 | Amount: $1,500-$10,000

  Stantec

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• ^$1K

  Steven J. Muir Scholarship

  Deadline: March 15 | Amount: $1,000

  Tau Kappa Epsilon Educational Foundation

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• ^$1K

  Student Award Program of FSD

  Deadline: December 1 | Amount: $1,000

  Foundation for Science and Disability

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• ^$22.5K

  TE Connectivity African Heritage Scholarship

  Deadline: August 30 | Amount: Up to $22,500

  TE Connectivity African Heritage Scholarship

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• ^$5K

  Tech High School Alumni Association/W.O. Cheney Merit Scholarship

  Deadline: February 15 | Amount: $5,000 a year

  Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc.

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  The AK Steel Foundation STEM Scholarship

  Deadline: March 15 | Amount: Varies

  The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio

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  The Albert L. & June B. Powers Scholarship

  Deadline: April 1 (College Applicants); May 1 (High School Seniors) | Amount: Varies

  Concord Carlisle Scholarship Fund

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  The Vinod Jalan Memorial Scholarship

  Deadline: April 1 (College Applicants); May 1 (High School Seniors) | Amount: Varies

  Concord Carlisle Scholarship Fund

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  Thomas Drummond Memorial Scholarship

  Deadline: February 8 | Amount: Varies

  Bay Area Community Foundation

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• ^$500

  Thomas H. Dunning, Sr., Memorial Scholarship

  Deadline: March 15 | Amount: $500

  Tau Kappa Epsilon Educational Foundation

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• ^$900

  Timothy L. Taschwer Scholarship

  Deadline: March 15 | Amount: $900

  Tau Kappa Epsilon Educational Foundation

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• ^$5K

  Trevor D. Leser Memorial Scholarship

  Deadline: February 8 | Amount: $5,000

  Bay Area Community Foundation

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• ^$5K

  Unitil Scholarship Fund

  Deadline: March 15 | Amount: $5,000

  Unitil

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  Verda Mclendon Scholarship

  Deadline: March 1 | Amount: Varies

  Community Foundation of Jackson County

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  West Virginia Engineering, Science and Technology Scholarship

  Deadline: March 1 | Amount: Varies

  West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission PROMISE Scholarship

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• ^$2K

  William Fairburn, Jr. and Cynthia Fairburn Memorial Scholarship

  Deadline: January 29 | Amount: $2,000

  Ventura County Community Foundation

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  William James and Dorothy Bading Lanquist Fund

  Deadline: January 31 | Amount: Varies

  Hawaii Community Foundation - Scholarships

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• ^$3.5K

  WISE Scholarship

  Deadline: January 7 | Amount: $3,500

  Anderson Sobel Cosmetic Surgery

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• ^$3K

  Women in STEM Scholarship/BHW Scholarship

  Deadline: April 15 | Amount: $3,000

  BHW Group

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• ^$5K

  Zipwhip + The Riveter: Women in STEM Scholarship

  Deadline: June 14 | Amount: $5,000

  Zipwhip

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