M. Hildred Blewett Scholarship

To enable early-career women to return to physics research careers after having had to interrupt those careers for family reasons. The scholarship consists of a one-year award of up to $45,000 (applicants can apply in a subsequent year for one additional year of support). Allowed expenses include dependent care (limited to 50% of the award), salary, travel, equipment, and tuition and fees.

Applicants must have an affiliation with a research-active educational institution or national lab. While no matching contribution from the institution is required, institutional support would be viewed as evidence of support for the applicant.

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Establishment & Support

The award was established from a bequest from M. Hildred Blewett, a particle accelerator physicist who died in 2004. Hildred Blewett was passionate about physics and wanted to help women overcome obstacles by establishing the scholarship.

2008 Selection Committee: Peter Sheldon (Randolph College), Andrea Liu (University of Pennsylvania), Yevgeniya Zastavker (Olin Franklin College of Engineering), Elizabeth Freeland (2006 winner, School of the Art Institute of Chicago)

Rules & Eligibility

The applicant must currently be a U.S. citizen, legal resident, or resident alien of the United States or Canada. She must be currently in Canada or the United States and must have an affiliation with a research-active educational institution or national lab. She must have completed work toward a PhD.

Nomination & Selection Process

The deadline has passed.

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2008 M. Hildred Blewett Scholarship Recipients:

Janice Wynn Guikema, Ya Li, Firouzeh Sabri

Past Recipients: