The Physics Department at Virginia Tech is extremely fortunate to have many generous benefactors who have endowed the scholarships and awards listed below for our undergraduate and graduate students so that they may better concentrate on their respective studies and research.

The recipients are chosen each year by a departmental committee of faculty members, and the awards are presented at an Awards Ceremony in April.

The entering freshman need not fill out any kind of application to be eligible for a scholarship. Once you have been accepted into Virginia Tech and have declared yourself a physics major, you are automatically considered as a candidate.

Awards Ceremony 2013

The Awards Ceremony for 2013 was held on Friday, April 12, 2013 at 11:45 A.M. in the GLC Multipurpose Room. This year's keynote speakers were former graduate students, Drs. Daniela and Gregory Topasna (class of 1999), who are both associate professors at Virginia Military Institute.

Reports from Previous Award Ceremonies

• Awards 2013 (brochure) - Guest Speakers: Drs. Daniela and Gregory Topasna (class of 1999)
• Awards Ceremony 2012 (brochure) - Guest Speaker: Dr. Pamela L. Granger (class of 2004)
• Awards Ceremony 2011 (brochure) - Guest Speaker: Dr. Beth Ann Reid (class of 2003)
• Awards Ceremony 2010 (brochure) - Guest Speaker: Dr. Jerome "Jay" Mettetal (class of 2003)
• Awards Ceremony 2009 (brochure) - Guest Speaker: Justin Krometis (class of 2004)
• Awards Ceremony 2008 (brochure) - Followed by 1st Sowers Distinguished Lecture
• Awards Ceremony 2007 (brochure) - Guest Speaker: Dr. Seth Smith (class of 2001)
• Awards Ceremony 2006 (brochure) - Guest Speaker: Dr. Leah Shaw Chock (class of 1998)
• Awards Ceremony 2005 (brochure) - Guest Speaker: Prof. David Wright (Ph.D. 1984)
• Awards Ceremony 2004 - Guest Speaker: Dr. Andrew J. Landahl (class of 1996)
• Awards Ceremony 2003 - Guest Speaker: Dr. Maureen Mellody (class of 1995)
• Awards Ceremony 2002 - Guest Speaker: Dr. Daniel C. Kilper (class of 1990)
• Awards Ceremony 2001 (brochure) - Guest Speaker: Dr. Terrence Lagerlund (Ph.D. 1975)

Undergraduate Scholarships and Awards

• H. Y. Loh Award - established 1976
• Hugh D. Ussery Scholarship - established 1984
• Theodore E. Leinhardt Scholarship - established 1990
• Daniel C. and Delia F. Grant Scholarships - established 1990
• Robert Preston Hamilton Prize - established 1991
• Alice Estes Martin Scholarship - established 1991
• C. H. Wan Scholarship - established 1991
• Frank Leigh Robeson Scholarship - established 1995
• Lubna Razia Ijaz Scholarship - established 1995
• Diane Marie Hoffman Award - established 1996
• Webster & Sara Schoene Richardson Memorial Scholarship - established 1998
• Col. Nelson Carey Brown Memorial Scholarship - established 1998
• Robert Coleman Richardson Scholarship - established 1998
• Robert Lee Bowden, Jr. Essay Prize - established 2008
• Wan-Zia Scholarship - established 2012

Graduate Scholarships and Awards

• Jamie Dunn Award - established 1982
• C. H. Wan Scholarship - established 1991
• Ray F. Tipsword Graduate Scholarship - established 1992
• William E. Hassinger Graduate Fellowship - established 2006
• Award for Graduate Teaching Assistant Excellence - established 2007
• James A. Jacobs Memorial Graduate Fellowship - established 2007
• Clayton D. Williams Graduate Fellowship in Theoretical Physics - established 2008
• Wan-Zia Scholarship - established 2012

Click here for other fellowships and financial support available to graduate students.