Peggy Dixon Two-Year Scholarship
Society of Physics Students
Award: $2,000
Deadline: Mar 15, 2026
To encourage the study of physics and the pursuit of high scholarship. Qualifications: Applicants must be undergraduate members of the SPS national organization; applicants must have completed at least one semester or quarter of the introductory physics sequence; applicants must be transitioning from a two-year college into a physics bachelor's degree program; graduating seniors are not eligible for SPS Scholarships. Selection criteria: Selection will be based on Committee and the criteria high scholarship performance both in physics and overall studies; exhibition of the potential and intention for continued scholastic development in physics; active participation in SPS programs. How to apply: Applicants must be submit online application form; transcript: an official, current transcript must be sent directly to the SPS Scholarship Program by the applicant’s college or university; written statement of the applicant’s career objectives; written statement of the applicant’s participation in SPS activities certification from the department chair that the applicant is in good standing with the department and making satisfactory progress toward the degree; two letters of recommendation from faculty members familiar with the applicant and his or her qualifications; one of these letters must be from a current two-year physics faculty member; the recommenders should comment on the applicant in light of each of the three criteria; submit a completed W-9 federal tax form before funds dispersal. Focus: Physics.