Bauder Fund
The Bauder Fund supports innovative projects, apparatus, and workshops that enhance physics teaching and demonstration, with an emphasis on sharing results with the education community.
Funder: American Association of Physics Teachers
Due Dates: July 1, 2026 | December 1, 2026
Funding Amounts: Up to $2,500 per project; typical awards range from a few hundred to $2,500; no indirect or salary costs allowed.
Summary: Supports innovative activities, apparatus development, and workshops to enhance physics teaching and demonstration.
Key Information: Only AAPT members may apply; no support for salaries, indirect costs, or travel.
Description
The Frederick and Florence Bauder Endowment for the Support of Physics Teaching (Bauder Fund) provides grants to support special activities that advance physics teaching. Funding is available for the development and distribution of innovative instructional apparatus, the creation and support of traveling exhibits, and for local workshops that promote the use of demonstration and laboratory equipment in physics education. The program expects dissemination of activity results (via presentations or publications) and requires a final report documenting outcomes and participant impact. Only expenses occurring after the next national AAPT meeting are eligible.
