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Professional Organizations
American Physical Society http://www.aps.org/
American Institute of Physics http://www.aip.org/
Society of Physics Students http://www.spsnational.org/
Board of Visitors Fund for Undergraduate Research
In 2013, the Physics Department's Board of Visitors has graciously established a new fund to support physics undergraduate research. Questions about the fund may be addressed to Professor Carlsmith.
Funding available to undergraduates
UW Undergraduate Research Program: http://www.lssaa.wisc.edu/urs/research/index.html
UW Letter and Science Honors Program: http://www.honors.ls.wisc.edu/SiteContent.aspx?prev=1&id=46
Wisconsin Space Grant: http://www.uwgb.edu/wsgc/
Student Awards Program in Fuel Cycle Research: http://www.fuelcycleinnovations.org/
APS DNP Conference Experience for Undergraduates http://physics.westmont.edu/ceu
UW Undergraduate Symposium: http://www.learning.wisc.edu/ugsymposium/
UW Hilldale Research Fellowships: http://www.provost.wisc.edu/uaa/awards/hilldale.html
UW Bookstore Academic Excellence Award: http://www.provost.wisc.edu/uaa/awards/bookstore.html
DAAD RISE-Research Internships in Science and Engineering: http://www.daad.de/rise/en/
Funding for graduate student projects
WARF Discovery Challenge: http://www.warf.org/about/index.jsp?cid=61&scid=129
WID Emerging Interfaces Award: http://wid.wisc.edu/programs/emerging-interfaces-award/application/
Internships
NSF https://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/
DOE http://science.energy.gov/wdts/suli/
APL http://www.jhuapl.edu/employment/summer/
http://www.jhuapl.edu/education/diversity/gem.asp
DOE/INFN Summer Exchange Program: http://www.infn.it/summer_student/
UW REU Program: http://www.astro.wisc.edu/undergrads/uw-madison-reu-program/
Biomedical Engineering Society: http://bmes.org/about
Shine Medical Technologies (2013 Startup in Monona): http://careers.shinemed.com/job-type/internship/
Scholarships
APS Society of Physics Students list http://www.compadre.org/student/scholarships/browse.cfm
APS list http://www.aps.org/programs/education/undergrad/students/scholarships.cfm
Horizon http://wid.ndia.org/horizon/Pages/default.aspx
Faculty development
UW Baldwin Awards: http://www.provost.wisc.edu/baldwin.htm