How much funding does Eugene and Carolyn Shoemaker Impact Cratering Award Grant provide?

Eugene and Carolyn Shoemaker Impact Cratering Award Grant provides US $3,000 in funding.

When is the deadline for Eugene and Carolyn Shoemaker Impact Cratering Award Grant?

This grant has a rolling deadline or the deadline has not been announced.

Eugene and Carolyn Shoemaker Impact Cratering Award Grant

Geological Society of America Foundation

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Funding Amount

US $3,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Eligible organizations

Shoemaker Impact Cratering Award is for undergraduate or graduate students, of any nationality, working in any country, in the disciplines of geology, geophysics, geochemistry, astronomy, or biology.

Other requirements

The Eugene M.

Overview

The Eugene and Carolyn Shoemaker Impact Cratering Award offers $3000 for research on impact craters on Earth or other celestial bodies. This award is aimed at undergraduate and graduate students globally, focusing on disciplines such as geology and astronomy. Eligible applicants can investigate various aspects of impact cratering, including processes and the resulting geological and biological effects. This funding opportunity encourages innovative research to enhance our understanding of impact events.

The award, which will include $3000, is to be applied for the study of impact craters, either on Earth or on the other solid bodies in the solar system. Areas of study may include but are not limited to impact cratering processes, the bodies (asteroidal or cometary) that make the impacts; or the geological, chemical, or biological results of impact cratering.

Eligibility

The Eugene M. Shoemaker Impact Cratering Award is for undergraduate or graduate students, of any nationality, working in any country, in the disciplines of geology, geophysics, geochemistry, astronomy, or biology.