Award: Certificate and recognition during annual University Honors Convocation
Eligibility: Undergraduate physics majors with a minimum 3.0 GPA overall and a minimum of 45 units completed at CSULA
Selection Criteria: Academic performance and contributions to the department
Selection Procedure: Technical eligibility of students is determined by the department office staff under the supervision of the department's Student Affairs committee by the start of the 8 th week of each Fall Quarter. The department's Student Affairs committee evaluates eligible students and recommends one or more nominees to the department faculty by the start of the 9 th week. The department faculty nominates up to two recipients by the end of the 10 th week of Fall Quarter to the Alumni Association.


ALUMNI CERTIFICATE OF HONOR – Graduate

Award: Certificate and recognition during annual University Honors Convocation
Eligibility: Graduate physics majors with a minimum 3.0 GPA overall. Must have completed 40% of the total units required for the degree at CSULA.
Selection Criteria: Academic performance and contributions to the department
Selection Procedure: Technical eligibility of students is determined by the department office staff under the supervision of the department's Student Affairs committee by the start of the 8 th week of each Fall Quarter. The department's Student Affairs committee evaluates eligible students and recommends one or more nominees to the department faculty by the start of the 9 th week. The department faculty nominates up to two recipients by the end of the 10 th week of Fall Quarter to the Alumni Association.


SPECIAL RECOGNITION IN GRADUATE STUDIES

Award: Certificate and recognition during annual University Honors Convocation
Eligibility: Minimum 3.8 GPA in at least 80% of the required degree program.
Selection Criteria: Superior scholastic achievement, special recommendation by department.
Selection Procedure: Technical eligibility of students is determined by the department office staff under the supervision of the department's Student Affairs committee by the start of the 8 th week of each Fall Quarter. The department's Student Affairs committee evaluates eligible students and recommends one or more nominees to the department faculty by the start of the 9 th week. The department faculty selects one or more recipients by the end of the 10 th week of Fall Quarter.


TED C. BRADBURY MEMORIAL AWARD IN THEORETICAL PHYSICS - Student application required

Award: $100 or as determined by the department
Eligibility: Undergraduate or unclassified graduate physics majors who have completed at least three upper division theoretical physics courses at CSULA. At the present time these classes are: 410 AB, 425 AB, 426 AB, 432 AB and 427. Students must have completed at least one of these classes during the four quarters prior to the award and not have graduated with a physics degree from CSULA.
Selection Criteria: Academic performance in the above listed courses only. Academic performance is assessed using grades and recommendations from the instructors of these courses.
Selection Procedure: Technical eligibility of students is determined by the department office staff during the start of the 3 rd week of each Winter quarter under the supervision of the department's Student Affairs committee. The department's Student Affairs committee evaluates eligible students and recommends one or more nominees to the department faculty by the start of the 9 th week of Winter quarter. The department faculty selects a recipient by the end of the 10 th week.


LARRY CHU SCHOLARSHIP – Student application required

Award: $350 per quarter, up to 3 awards per year
Eligibility: The student applicant must be a declared physics major and must be registered for at least 6 units that are part of a physics degree major.
Selection Criteria: Academic performance
Selection Procedure: Technical eligibility of students is determined by the department office staff during the start of the 3 rd week of each Winter quarter under the supervision of the department's Student Affairs committee. The department's Student Affairs committee evaluates eligible students and recommends one or more nominees to the department faculty by the start of the 9 th week of Winter quarter. The department faculty selects a recipient by the end of the 10 th week.


DEPARTMENT GRANT-IN-AID – Student application required. An application may be submitted every quarter.

Award: Up to $1,000 per quarter, up to 3 quarters per year
Eligibility: Student applicant must be a physics major in good standing and taking 4- 16 units in a physics degree program (award varies with the number of units taken), and the student must be making progress toward a physics degree.
Selection Criteria: As determined by the department's Student Affairs Committee
Selection Procedure: Technical eligibility of students is determined by the department office staff during the start of the 3 rd week of each quarter under the supervision of the department's Student Affairs committee. The Student Affairs committee evaluates eligible students and recommends one or more nominees to the department faculty by the start of the 9 th week of quarter. The department faculty selects a recipient by the end of the 10 th week.


LESTER HIRSCH MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP – Student application required

Award: $500
Eligibility: A CSULA undergraduate physics major
Selection Criteria: The recipient must have a stated career goal of teaching Physics at the high school or undergraduate level. The student must maintain a minimum 3.0 grade point average (A = 4.0). The student must be matriculated at CSULA with at least 5 units of load for the quarter the award is made.
Selection Procedure: Technical eligibility of students is determined by the department office staff during the start of the 3 rd week of each Winter quarter under the supervision of the department's Student Affairs committee. The Student Affairs committee evaluates eligible students and recommends one or more nominees to the department faculty by the start of the 9 th week of Winter quarter. The department faculty selects a recipient by the end of the 10 th week.


MARGAZIOTIS STUDENT RESEARCH AWARD

Award: $500 and certificate presented at the annual Honors Convocation
Eligibility: A CSULA undergraduate or graduate student (need not be a physics major) who has participated in a research project under the mentorship of a physics faculty member for at least two quarters.
Selection Criteria: Outstanding performance or potential in research
Selection Procedure: Each faculty mentor nominates one student during a regular Physics & Astronomy department meeting and will provide a one-page description written by the student nominee of their research work. The award is made once each year. A student may receive this award more than once. The department faculty selects a recipient by the end of the 10 th week of Winter quarter following nomination by the department's Student Affairs Committee.


KEITH MILLER SCHOLARSHIP - Student application required

Award: $2000 per year, up to 2 awards per year
Eligibility: Undergraduate and graduate physics majors with a minimum 3.0 GPA overall
Selection Criteria: Academic performance
Selection Procedure: Technical eligibility of students is determined by the department office staff during the start of the 3rd week of each Winter quarter (exception: the 8th week of the 2008 winter quarter) under the supervision of the department's Student Affairs committee. The department's Student Affairs committee evaluates eligible students and recommends two or more nominees to the department faculty by the start of the 9 th week of Winter quarter. The department faculty select two recipients by the end of the 10 th week.

JOHN MUNGER SCHOLARSHIP – Student application required

Award: $500
Eligibility: The student applicant must be a physics major, upper division standing, with a 3.0 GPA or higher.
Selection Criteria: Academic performance based on grades.
Selection Procedure: Technical eligibility of students is determined by the department office staff during the start of the 3 rd week of each Winter quarter under the supervision of the department's Student Affairs committee. The Student Affairs committee evaluates eligible students and recommends one or more nominees to the donor by the start of the 7 th week of Winter quarter. The donor selects a recipient by the end of the 10 th week.


FRIEDA STAHL FELLOWSHIP FOR OUTSTANDING TEACHING - Student application required

Award: $100
Eligibility: Graduate students who are physics majors, have completed at least two quarters of teaching as graduate assistants in the department and have taught a minimum of four courses at the time of nomination.
Selection Criteria: Teaching performance in CSULA physics/astronomy courses or labs.
Selection Procedure: Technical eligibility of students is determined by the department office staff during the start of the 3 rd week of each Winter quarter under the supervision of the department's Student Affairs committee. The Student Affairs committee evaluates eligible students and recommends one or more nominees to the department faculty by the start of the 9 th week of Winter quarter. The department faculty selects a recipient by the end of the 10 th week.