Undergraduate Physics Scholarships

The Department of Physics awards scholarships to many of its exceptional physics majors at the freshman through senior levels. Below is a list of the scholarships available through the Department. Scholarship recipients are selected in the Spring. Along with the corresponding requirements, the students are selected on the basis of their GPA.

Apply

Complete the general KSU application through KSN.

Applications are due by 5:00 p.m. CST on March 15, 2021.

If you have any questions, call (785) 532-6786.

Scholarships Available

Name	Requirements
Kathryn and Charles Bearman Scholarship	Female sophomores or above majoring in Physics
Kenneth & Maxine Burkhard Science Teaching Scholarship	Junior or senior showing satisfactory progress toward a bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology or Microbiology who wishes to become certified for secondary school teaching.
A.B. Cardwell Scholarship	Physics major
Clarence S. and Jane Clay Physics Scholarship	Majors whose primary goal is teaching at the secondary level
Basil & Mary Curnutte Scholarship	Undergraduate or graduate student in Physics
William Joe L. Dempsey Memorial	Any worthy student completing his/her junior year at K-State with a major in science who is planning a career in medicine. Preference will be given to an applicant who indicates a special interest in Physics.
Howard and Helen Doyle Science Scholarship	Exceptional students from Bala and Fancy Creek Townships in Riley County, KS majoring in Engineering or Sciences
Dragsdorf Physics Scholarship	Undergraduate or graduate student in Physics
Louis Ellsworth Memorial	Physics majors who are citizens of the United States and a Kansas Resident. Preference given to Riley County.
Terry Suzanne "Speed" and James King Foster Scholarship	Physics major with preference given to female students
John P. Giese Scholarship	Student majoring in Physics who has contributed to the success of the Physics Club and has participated in a research project
J.O. Hamilton Memorial Scholarship	Engineering or Physics major; freshman
Paul Hewitt Scholarship	Student whose primary goal is teaching physics at any level
Leo E. Hudiburg Scholarship	Physics students in good standing
James R. Macdonald Scholarship	Physics majors
Ronald D. Parks Memorial Scholarship	Undergraduate or graduate student in Physics. Undergraduate recipients shall receive the scholarship beginning the fall semester of their junior or senior year and may receive the award for a second year if they make adequate progress toward a degree. Graduate recipients of this award will be first or second year graduate students and may receive the award for a second year if they are in good academic standing.
Physics Department Scholarship	Physics majors
Ralph and Ina Shenk Scholarship	Student who has a desire to teach physics; possibly with a combination of mathematics and/or chemistry at the college or pre-college level. A minimum grade point average of 2.75 in high school is required of freshman recipients and of those students who are receiving this aid while attending Kansas State University. The recipient must be a citizen of the United States with preference given to a resident of the state of Kansas.