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TEAM-UP Together Awards 87 Scholarships to Physics, Astronomy Undergrads
16 Oct 2025
TEAM-UP Together is pleased to announce its 2025 cohort of scholars: 87 students who will each receive $10,000 for the 2025-2026 academic year.
Call for SGMA Committee Members
18 Mar 2025
We welcome applications to join the AAS Committee for Sexual-Orientation and Gender Minorities in Astronomy (SGMA) for a three-year term starting in June 2025. The deadline to apply is 15 April.
Patrice Smith Named 2025 DPS-NSBP Speaker
5 Mar 2025
Through a partnership between the AAS's Division for Planetary Sciences and the National Society of Black Physicists, Patrice Smith has been named the 2025 DPS-NSBP Speaker.
Beth Brown Memorial Award Winners for 2024
2 Dec 2024
Three winners of the AAS-sponsored Beth Brown Memorial Awards announced at the recent joint meeting of the National Society of Black Physicists and National Society of Hispanic Physicists.
University of Michigan Department Earns Physics/Astronomy SEA Change Award
4 Nov 2024
The University of Michigan Department of Astronomy has earned a Bronze Award from the Physics and Astronomy SEA Change Committee for its work to create a more inclusive, diverse, and supportive astronomy department.
P/A SEA Change 4th Cohort Recruitment
6 May 2024
The Physics and Astronomy (P/A) STEMM Equity Achievement (SEA) Change Departmental Program is recruiting for its 4th cohort. Applications are due by 1 August.
Mentorship Program Opportunity for Postdoctoral Applicants
4 May 2024
The Astronomy Mentorship Program is designed to provide professional and academic advice and support to PhD students performing astronomy-related research. Apply by 7 June to participate as a mentee.
Notice of Upcoming Request for Proposals: TEAM-UP Together Departmental Program
19 Mar 2024
TEAM-UP Together will publish a request for proposals later in March to support college and university physics and astronomy departments for 2025 and 2026.
Call for SGMA Committee Members
6 Mar 2024
We welcome applications to join the AAS Committee for Sexual-Orientation and Gender Minorities in Astronomy (SGMA) for a three-year term starting in June 2024. The deadline to apply is 31 March.
Apply for the 2024 TEAM-UP Together Scholarship
8 Feb 2024
Are you — or do you know — a Black undergraduate pursuing a degree in astronomy or physics? Apply for the TEAM-UP Together Scholarship Program by 8 March 2024.