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| Account | # | Narrative | Link |
| A.A. Guydosh and Mary D. Guydosh Endowed Scholarship in Physics | 21-42034 | merit-based scholarships for undergraduate students | https://giving.umd.edu/campaigns/bespoke?kwodcpreselect=KDC-CM42034&kwodcfilter=KDC-CM42034 |
| Angelo Bardasis Fellowship | 91140672 | supports scholarships for students | https://giving.umd.edu/campaigns/bespoke?kwodcpreselect=KDC-1140672&kwodcfilter=KDC-1140672 |
| Charles T. Husar Endowment for Physics | 21-41444 | provides student support for students in the Department of Physics | https://giving.umd.edu/campaigns/bespoke?kwodcpreselect=KDC-CM41444&kwodcfilter=KDC-CM41444 |
| George A. Snow Memorial Award | 21-40718 | an annual award for a student or faculty member who personally helps advance the representation of women in the field of physics. | https://giving.umd.edu/campaigns/bespoke?kwodcpreselect=KDC-CM40718&kwodcfilter=KDC-CM40718 |
| James B. Langworthy Undergraduate Current-Use Scholarship in Physics | 21-31454 | provides annual merit-based scholarships for undergraduate physics majors | https://giving.umd.edu/campaigns/bespoke?kwodcpreselect=KDC-CM31454&kwodcfilter=KDC-CM31454 |
| Jerry B. Marion Endowed Fund | 91140179 | supports an outstanding graduating senior interested in teaching physics | https://giving.umd.edu/campaigns/bespoke?kwodcpreselect=KDC-1140179&kwodcfilter=KDC-1140179 |
| Joseph and Dorothy Sucher Graduate Endowed Prize in Physics | 21-41263 | merit-based annual awards for at least one graduate student in relativistic theoretical physics | https://giving.umd.edu/campaigns/bespoke?kwodcpreselect=KDC-CM41263&kwodcfilter=KDC-CM41263 |
| Justin DeSha-Overcash Summer Research Award | 21-21962 | supports an undergraduate student who is an out-of-state resident majoring in Physics, astronomy, or geology, with financial need. | https://giving.umd.edu/make-a-gift?kwoDCpreselect=KDC-CM21962 |
| Kapo-Barwick Endowment in Physics | CP 0327 | supports a graduate student in the Department of Physics. | https://giving.umd.edu/campaigns/bespoke?kwodcpreselect=KDC-CM0327&kwodcfilter=KDC-CM0327 |
| Katharine Burr Blodgett Graduate Student Fellowship | 21-40620 | provides a graduate fellowship to assist in enhancing the diversity of talented students interested in the field of physics. | https://giving.umd.edu/campaigns/bespoke?kwodcpreselect=KDC-CM40620&kwodcfilter=KDC-CM40620 |
| Leon A. Herreid Science Scholarship | 91140397 | scholarships for graduate students with preference given to those affiliated with NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center | https://giving.umd.edu/campaigns/bespoke?kwodcpreselect=KDC-1140397&kwodcfilter=KDC-1140397 |
| Mollie and Simon Slawsky Memorial Fund | 91140021 | supports student tutoring | https://giving.umd.edu/campaigns/bespoke?kwodcpreselect=KDC-1140021&kwodcfilter=KDC-1140021 |
| Professor Elliott W. Montroll Fund | 21-23146 | provides merit-based undergraduate student stipends . Preference is given to students participating in internships in physics. | https://giving.umd.edu/campaigns/bespoke?kwodcpreselect=KDC-CM23146&kwodcfilter=KDC-CM23146 |
| Professor William M. MacDonald Physics Endowed Scholarship | 21-40417 | supports senior undergraduate students majoring in Physics | https://giving.umd.edu/campaigns/bespoke?kwodcpreselect=KDC-CM40417&kwodcfilter=KDC-CM40417 |
| Richard and Anna Iskraut Scholarship Award for Advanced Studies in Physics | CP 0026 | annual scholarship award to an entering graduate student in classical physics. | https://giving.umd.edu/campaigns/bespoke?kwodcpreselect=KDC-CM0026&kwodcfilter=KDC-CM0026 |
| Thomas G. Mason Interdisciplinary Physics Fund | 21-40663 | exposes talented doctoral students in the Department of Physics to non-physics disciplines through summer interaction with professors in other departments. | https://giving.umd.edu/campaigns/bespoke?kwodcpreselect=KDC-CM40663&kwodcfilter=KDC-CM40663 |
| Hans R. Griem Endowed Program Support Fund in Physics | 21-41610 | supports the Department of Physics | https://giving.umd.edu/make-a-gift?kwoDCpreselect=KDC-CM41610 |
| Lorraine DeSalvo Chair's Endowed Award for Outstanding Service | 21-41423 | recognizes employees in the Department of Physics | https://giving.umd.edu/make-a-gift?kwoDCpreselect=KDC-CM41423 |
| Physics Department Operating Fund | 21-20058 | supports the general function of the Physics Dept. | https://giving.umd.edu/make-a-gift?kwoDCpreselect=KDC-CM20058 |
| Physics Outreach and Educational Fund | 21-21035 | supports outreach and educaitonal activities | https://giving.umd.edu/make-a-gift?kwoDCpreselect=KDC-CM21035 |
| Physics Scholarship and Award Fund | 21-30532 | helps to recruit and retain students | https://giving.umd.edu/make-a-gift?kwoDCpreselect=KDC-CM30532 |
| Professor Ching-Hung Woo and Professor Charles Misner Endowed Award in Fundamental Physics | 21-41425 | supports Ph.D. students in the Department of Physics | https://giving.umd.edu/make-a-gift?kwoDCpreselect=KDC-CM41425 |
| Weber Endowment for Gravitational Physics | 21-41404 | supports activities related to gravitational waves | https://giving.umd.edu/make-a-gift?kwoDCpreselect=KDC-CM41404 |
| Bandy/Jordan Women in Physics Endowed Fund | 21-41087 | supports events and activities of the Women in Physics group. | https://giving.umd.edu/make-a-gift?kwoDCpreselect=KDC-CM41087 |
| Center for Nanophysics and Advanced Materials (CNAM) Operating Account | 21-22918 | supports the Quantum Materials Center (formally CNAM) | https://giving.umd.edu/make-a-gift?kwoDCpreselect=KDC-CM22918 |
| John S. Toll Endowed Prize in Physics | 21-41055 | merit-based prizes for undergraduate students | https://giving.umd.edu/make-a-gift?kwoDCpreselect=KDC-CM41055 |
| Myers and Friends of Physics Endowment | 91140178 | supports outstanding graduate students and TAs | https://giving.umd.edu/make-a-gift?kwoDCpreselect=KDC-1140178 |
| Physics Undergraduate Student Support Endowment | 21-41083 | supports undergraduate scholarships for students | https://giving.umd.edu/make-a-gift?kwoDCpreselect=KDC-CM41083 |
Further information
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