The 2013 APS Bridge Program (APS-BP) Request for Proposals (RFP)
for new Bridge Sites is now available at
http://www.apsbridgeprogram.org/institutions/bridge/rfp.cfm.
The primary goal of the APS-BP is to increase the number of
underrepresented minorities who are awarded PhDs in physics. The
deadline for submitting an initial proposal is October 4, 2013.
In the 2012-2013 RFP solicitation, we received and reviewed twenty-
four initial proposals, and of these, seven advanced to the full
proposal submission process. Two of these were selected to become
Bridge Sites. Bridge Sites will host students (APS Bridge Fellows),
who are unlikely to gain admission to a physics doctoral program
without further preparation. The Bridge Fellows will spend a period
of 1-2 years after their undergraduate studies enhancing their
academic and research skills.
From the competitive pool of 2013 student applicants, seven students
were placed at APS Bridge Sites as Bridge Fellows, and two more
students were offered direct admission into the site's PhD program.
The program was also able to facilitate admission into graduate
programs for an additional five students, well surpassing the original
projected outcomes.
A webinar on the APS Bridge Program RFP will be
held on September 20 at 12:00 p.m. ET. To participate, please register
for the webinar at https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/636404230.
Regards,
Theodore Hodapp, Ph.D.
Director of Education and Diversity
American Physical Society
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740
Email: hodapp@aps.org
Phone: 301-209-3263