Our success is increasingly dependent on the generous support of faculty, staff, alumni and friends!
Please help secure and enhance our reputation as a top-ranked physics program with a gift to Physics.
- Go to giving.umd.edu
- Click the red GIVE button at the top right
- In the Direct your gift box, select Other UMD designation
- Then paste the name and account number of your preferred fund, as seen below and finish the form.
Thank you!
Account | Account # | Narrative |
| Mollie and Simon Slawsky Memorial Fund | 91140021 | supports student tutoring |
| Myers and Friends of Physics Endowment | 91140178 | support outstanding graduate students and TAs |
| Jerry B. Marion Endowed Fund | 91140179 | support an outstanding graduating senior interested in teaching physics |
| Leon A. Herreid Science Scholarship | 91140397 | scholarships for graduate students with preference given to those affiliated with NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Angelo Bardasis Fellowship | 91140672 | supports scholarships for students |
| Physics Department Operating Fund | 21-20058 | supports the general function of the Physics Dept. |
| Physics Outreach and Educational Fund | 21-21035 | supports outreach and educaitonal activities |
| Justin DeSha-Overcash Summer Research Award | 21-21962 | support to an undergraduate student who is an out-of-state resident majoring in Physics, astronomy, or geology, with financial need. |
| Center for Nanophysics and Advanced Materials (CNAM) Operating Account | 21-22918 | support the Quantum Materials Center (formally CNAM) |
| Professor Elliott W. Montroll Fund | 21-23146 | provide merit-based undergraduate student stipends . Preference is given to students participating in internships in physics. |
| Physics Scholarship and Award Fund | 21-30532 | recruit and retain students |
| James B. Langworthy Undergraduate Current-Use Scholarship in Physics | 21-31454 | provide annual merit-based scholarships for undergraduate physics majors |
| Professor William M. MacDonald Physics Endowed Scholarship | 21-40417 | to support senior undergraduate students majoring in Physics |
| Katharine Burr Blodgett Graduate Student Fellowship | 21-40620 | provide a graduate fellowship to assist in enhancing the diversity of talented students interested in the field of physics. |
| Thomas G. Mason Interdisciplinary Physics Fund | 21-40663 | expose talented doctoral students in the Department of Physics to non-physics disciplines through summer interaction with professors in other departments. |
| George A. Snow Memorial Award | 21-40718 | an annual award for a student or faculty member who personally helps advance the representation of women in the field of physics. |
| John S. Toll Endowed Prize in Physics | 21-41055 | merit-based prizes for undergraduate students |
| Physics Undergraduate Student Support Endowment | 21-41083 | support undergraduate scholarships for students |
| Bandy/Jordan Women in Physics Endowed Fund | 21-41087 | support events and activities of the Women in Physics group. |
| Joseph and Dorothy Sucher Graduate Endowed Prize in Physics | 21-41263 | merit-based annual awards for at least one graduate student in relativistic theoretical physics |
| Weber Endowment for Gravitational Physics | 21-41404 | support physics and/or astronomy activities related to gravitational waves |
| Lorraine DeSalvo Chair's Endowed Award for Outstanding Service | 21-41423 | recognize employees in the Department of Physics |
| Professor Ching-Hung Woo and Professor Charles Misner Endowed Award in Fundamental Physics | 21-41425 | support Ph.D. students or faculty members in the Department of Physics and/or the Department of Astronomy |
| Charles T. Husar Endowment for Physics | 21-41444 | provide student support for students in the Department of Physics |
| Hans R. Griem Endowed Program Support Fund in Physics | 21-41610 | support for the Department of Physics |
| A.A. Guydosh and Mary D. Guydosh Endowed Scholarship in Physics | 21-42034 | merit-based scholarships for undergraduate students |
| Richard and Anna Iskraut Scholarship Award for Advanced Studies in Physics | CP 0026 | annual scholarship award to an entering graduate student in classical physics. |
| Kapo-Barwick Endowment in Physics | CP 0327 | support a graduate student in the Department of Physics. |
Further information
| Check - Send checks, made payable to "the University of Maryland College Park Foundation" or abbrev. "UMCP Foundation."- In the notes/for section on the check please write, "Department of Physics," and designate the desired funds. Mail to: CMNS Office of the Dean 3400 A.V. Williams Bldg. University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742 |
| Pledge - Pledge support by calling 301.405.7749. You will be sent a confirmation letter and automatically enroll you in our reminder system. |
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| Payroll Deduction - (For UMD employees only) To request a payroll deduction, please call 301.405.7749 or send an email to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
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