Eugene and Carolyn Shoemaker Impact Cratering Award Grant

Eugene and Carolyn Shoemaker Impact Cratering Award Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Geological Society of America (GSA)
Amount: US $3,000
Last Updated: July 04, 2025

Summary

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.

Overview

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

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. 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.