Biophysics
Biophysics is an interdisciplinary science that applies approaches and methods traditionally used in physics to study biological phenomena. Biophysics covers all scales of biological organization, from molecular to organismic and populations. Biophysical research shares significant overlap with biochemistry, molecular biology, physical chemistry, physiology, nanotechnology, bioengineering, computational biology, biomechanics, developmental biology and systems biology.
The term biophysics was originally introduced by Karl Pearson in 1892. Ambiguously, the term biophysics is also regularly used in academia to indicate the study of the physical quantities (e.g. electric current, temperature, stress, entropy) in biological systems, which is, by definition, performed by physiology. Nevertheless, other biological sciences also perform research on the biophysical properties of living organisms including molecular biology, cell biology, biophysics, and biochemistry.
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Matching Biophysics Colleges
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Johns Hopkins University
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $52,170 average out-state tuition; $52,170 average in-state tuition |
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University of California-Los Angeles
Four or more years; Public; $39,516 average out-state tuition; $11,502 average in-state tuition |
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Brigham Young University-Provo
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $5,460 average out-state tuition; $5,460 average in-state tuition |
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Northeastern University
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $48,560 average out-state tuition; $48,560 average in-state tuition |
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Loyola University Chicago
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $41,470 average out-state tuition; $41,470 average in-state tuition |
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University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Four or more years; Public; $48,814 average out-state tuition; $15,433 average in-state tuition |
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Temple University
Four or more years; Public; $27,528 average out-state tuition; $15,768 average in-state tuition |
Scholarships for Biophysics Majors
Edith Nourse Rogers STEM ScholarshipU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
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award Up to $30,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Jewel Scholars Program - Mount Mary CollegeMount Mary College |
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award $26,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Lumpkins Family Merit Scholarship in the College of ScienceUniversity of Notre Dame |
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award $25,000 |
deadline January 01, 2024 |
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Quantitative Biology Research Community (QBReC) FellowshipBrandeis University |
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award Up to $20,500 |
deadline January 01, 2024 |
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Bess Heflin FellowshipUniversity of Texas at Austin, Office of Graduate Studies |
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award $19,000 |
deadline Varies |
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UCF Astronaut ScholarshipUniversity of Central Florida (UCF) |
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award Up to $15,000 |
deadline October 31, 2023 |
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Alice P. Gast STEM ScholarshipLehigh University |
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award $12,500 |
deadline January 15, 2024 |
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FIRST Scholarship - Bay Atlantic UniversityFIRST |
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award $11,000 |
deadline August 15, 2023 |
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SOLV Energy Women in Solar ScholarshipSolar Energy International (SEI) |
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award $10,000 |
deadline Varies |
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NEXT for Autism FellowshipNEXT for Autism, Inc. |
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award Up to $10,000 |
deadline June 12, 2023 |
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Biophysics Related Majors
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences
- Biochemistry
- Biomedical Sciences
- Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
- Zoology/Animal Biology
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Neuroscience
- Physiology
- Wildlife Biology
- Pharmacology
- Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology
- Biotechnology
- Biology
- Genetics
- Molecular Biology
- Anatomy
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences
- Cell Biology and Anatomy
- Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
- Human/Medical Genetics