2013 APS Bridge Program (APS-BP) Request for Proposals (RFP)

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Friday, 4 October 2013

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

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