Outreach & Grants
Education and Outreach
The DFD Education & Outreach Committee coordinates a range of workshops and lunches each year. The "Fluids Education Lunch / Workshop" focuses on fluid dynamics-related education activities at K-12, college, and higher-ed levels. It typically includes a panel discussion and demonstrations related to course material, classroom experiments, technology, etc. The "Women in Fluids Luncheon" focuses on a range of topics from recruiting, retention, and professional skill building. The Education & Outreach Committee also assists in resume helping workshops at the DFD meeting for anyone interested in applying to academia or industry. A new panel was recently added consisting of prominent members in the fluid dynamics community to provide advice on applying to faculty and postdoctoral positions. The main themes or focus of these events may vary year to year.
Financial Assistance
The division makes travel subsidy grants and enabling travel grants to a small number of individuals needing financial support to attend the annual DFD meeting.
To be considered for either award, prospective applicants must:
Non-members and attendees that are not presenting will not be considered for financial assistance. First-time attendees will be prioritized.
Travel Subsidy Grant
DFD is pleased to offer a limited number of travel subsidy grants to encourage participation and attendance at the 79th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics.
Applicants will need to indicate prior conference attendance, as well as all potential sources of funding.
Enabling Travel Grant
DFD is pleased to offer a limited number of enabling travel grants to enable participation and attendance at the 79th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics. Priority will be given to researchers who would not otherwise be able to attend the meeting, for whom the meeting comes at a timely point in their career and who have not previously attended a DFD meeting.
Enabling grants will cover a greater portion of travel costs than the standard travel subsidy grant. The enabling grants are for applicants who would otherwise be financially unable to attend the meeting. Applicants will need to provide a personal statement as well as the contact information for their advisor or equivalent mentor who can endorse their application.
Nomination and Selection Process
Applicants should apply for either the travel subsidy grant or the enabling travel grant. Applications must be received by August 6, 2026 to be considered.
Grant recipients will be notified by email by mid-September 2026. Questions concerning eligibility should be directed to the APS/DFD External Affairs Committee Chair, Sam Taira, ktaira@seas.ucla.edu. Technical assistance inquiries should be directed to honors@aps.org
For financial support, the Division is grateful to the National Science Foundation (Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems), and to AIP Publishing (‘Physics of Fluids—serving the fluid dynamics community since 1958’).
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Childcare and Disability Grants
Childcare Travel Grant
DFD is pleased to offer a limited number of childcare travel grants to enable participation and attendance at the 79th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics. Priority will be given to researchers who would not otherwise be able to attend the meeting, due to childcare-based restrictions.
Childcare grants will provide a travel supplement to applicants responsible for at least 50% of the primary care of at least one child under 12 years of age. Applicants will need to provide details of childcare needs for consideration.
Nomination and Selection Process
Applications must be received by August 6, 2026 to be considered. If the applicant is presenting at the meeting, the presentation's title, author(s), and abstract should be provided within the application.
Grant recipients will be notified by email by mid-September 2026. Questions concerning eligibility should be directed to the APS/DFD External Affairs Committee Chair, Sam Taira, ktaira@seas.ucla.edu. Technical assistance inquiries should be directed to honors@aps.org
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Disability Grant
DFD is pleased to offer a limited number of disability travel grants to enable participation and attendance at the 79th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics. Priority will be given to researchers who would not otherwise be able to attend the meeting, due to assistance limitations.
Disability grants will reimburse a portion of costs required to provide necessary accessibility for applicants to attend the meeting. Applicants will need to provide details of what assistance would be necessary for their attendance to be made possible and a projection of the expected associated costs.
Nomination and Selection Process
Applications must be received by August 6, 2026 to be considered. If the applicant is presenting at the meeting, the presentation's title, author(s), and abstract should be provided within the application for either grant.
Grant recipients will be notified by email by mid-September 2026. Questions concerning eligibility should be directed to the APS/DFD External Affairs Committee Chair, Sam Taira, ktaira@seas.ucla.edu. Technical assistance inquiries should be directed to honors@aps.org
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