Office of International Affairs

In this era of globalization, international issues cut across essentially all aspects of the APS and physics community.

Science: International R&D collaborations are on the rise; countries are partnering to build big facilities.

Industry:  Companies are increasingly multinational; US companies are moving R&D facilities offshore.

Education:  The US competes for the world's best talent; it needs to attract and retain first-rate students and scientists.

Policy:  National S&T policies are affected by global events; federal R&D funding influences US participation in international large-scale collaborations.

Apply for International Travel Grants

APS is accepting applications for the International Travel Grant Award Program (ITGAP).  ITGAP promotes international scientific collaborations between APS members and physicists in developing countries.  Grant recipients receive up to $2,000 for travel expenses while visiting a collaborator abroad for a minimum of one month.  Deadline: 16 July 2013

ITGAP: Eligibility and How to Apply

Joint Session Between APS & the Chinese Physical Society

At the annual meeting of the Chinese Physics Society (CPS) in Guangzhou in September, CPS and APS organized their first joint scientific session on the "International Nature of Physics and New Scientific Opportunities."  Speakers included APS Vice President Malcolm Beasley.
Joint CPS-APS Session

International Affairs Committees & Forums

  Committee on International Scientific Affairs
  Committee on International Freedom of Scientists
  Forum on International Physics
  International Affairs Officer of the Forum on Graduate Student Affairs