Education & Research Fund
What is the AAPM Education and Research Fund?
Established in 1990, our Education & Research (E&R) Fund supports our vital medical physics profession by funding strategic research and education programs and awards. In 2023, it funded approximately $490,000 in research seed grants, mentorship programs, travel grants, PhD student fellowships, distinguished lectureships, and travel and tuition awards. Also, it supported undergraduate fellowships, which attract outstanding students and promote diversity in our field. For more detail, please click on the 2023 Education & Research Fund Annual Report at right.
E&R Fund revenues come from donations by members, local chapters, and sister organizations, and from AAPM's operations budget. Member gifts are the most essential, and in 2023 donations totaled $114,647, bringing the end-of-year balance in our E&R Fund to over $5.2 million; this generates a portion of the revenue currently used for E&R funded awards. Your contributions are essential to ensuring the maintenance AND growth of our E&R funded awards in future years.
How can I Donate?
There are multiple giving opportunities within the AAPM portfolio of E&R funds, and all gifts to the AAPM Education and Research Fund are irrevocable and tax deductible (EIN: #23-7057224). To see giving opportunities and to give today, go to our "Donate Now" web page. One attractive opportunity is the pledge matching option for which AAPM provides 1:1 matching for donations of at least $2,500, either through a one-time donation or a five-year or less pledge. The donor immediately receives full donor recognition for the total amount of the gift and the matching funds (see AAPM Policy AP-95).
A recent giving opportunity is AAPM's Planned Giving Program in which one leaves a legacy gift to the AAPM that sustains and grows education and research opportunities in medical physics. Upon registering a legacy gift with the AAPM, one becomes a member of the AAPM Legacy Guild, and as an incentive, the AAPM is transferring $5,000 to the E&R Fund in honor of the member (see AAPM Policy AP-18). To provide members valuable insight into how to make legacy gifts, the AAPM has recently released a Planned Giving website.
Who is on the AAPM Development Committee?
You can find the roster of members of the AAPM Development Committee on the AAPM Committee Tree.
Who has Received the Award in the Past?
A list of Award Recipients can be found here.
Who has Contributed to the Fund?
A list of Education Fund Donors can be found here.
Previous Education & Research Fund Annual Reports
- 2022 Education & Research Fund Annual Report
- 2021 Education & Research Fund Annual Report
- 2020 Education & Research Fund Annual Report
- 2019 Education & Research Fund Annual Report
- 2018 Education & Research Fund Annual Report
- 2017 Education & Research Fund Annual Report
- 2016 Education & Research Fund Annual Report
- 2015 Education & Research Fund Annual Report
- 2014 Education & Research Fund Annual Report
- 2013 Education & Research Fund Annual Report
- 2012 Education & Research Fund Annual Report
- 2011 Education & Research Fund Annual Report
- 2010 Education & Research Fund Annual Report
- 2009 Education & Research Fund Annual Report
- 2008 Education & Research Fund Annual Report
- 2007 Education & Research Fund Annual Report