The Physics Department Award
"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science..." -Albert Einstein
- Amount: $1,000-$3,000
- Eligibility: High school seniors and transfer students who have applied to UD with an interest in physics may apply.
Applications Accepted Now!
Application Deadline: December 1
To Apply:
- Apply for admission to the University of Dallas.
- Schedule an on-campus interview with the Physics Department by filling out a registration form for either the Odyssey Days Program or a Personalized Visit, here.
- Submit a letter of recommendation from your high school or college physics teacher.
- Take the online quiz
- Complete the Special Award Program Application and submit it at least two weeks prior to your campus visit and interview. Please be sure to mark the envelope or email "Special Award Program Application."
Renewability Criteria:
This scholarship is renewable annually and is available to you during four consecutive school years, dependent upon your academic performance and the criteria stated below.
- Maintain full-time academic status each semester by earning at least twelve UD credit hours per fall and spring semester and earning at least twenty-seven UD credit hours per annual review period (defined below).
- Demonstrate a cumulative UD G.P.A. (grade point average) of at least 3.000 on the annual review date.
- Enroll in General Physics during your first year.
- Successfully complete the following courses in physics:
- Physics 2311 and Physics 2111, Calculus-based Physics General Physics I with lab
- Physics 2312 and Physics 2112, Calculus-based Physics General Physics II with lab
- Physics 3320 and Physics 3120 Quantum Physics with lab
- Physics 3363 Computational Physics
Note: (Quantum Physics and Computational Physics are usually taken during the sophomore year. Substitutions may be approved by the Chairman.)
All materials for the Special Award Program must be submitted 2 weeks prior to a campus visit.
Send letters of recommendation to:
University of Dallas
c/o Drew Klein
Office of Undergraduate Admission
Physics Special Award Program
1845 East Northgate Drive
Irving, TX 75062
Fax: 972.721.5017
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