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Petroleum Geoscientists Fund for Undergraduate Field Experience and Research

GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA

Funding Amount

Varies

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Petroleum Geoscientists Fund for Undergraduate Field Experience and Research

Overview: A new fund initiated and started by a group of industry career geoscientists to support undergraduate field experience and research. One of a small number of sources of field camp financial support.

Geographic Scope: United States

Focus Areas:

  • Undergraduate field experience

  • Field camp scholarships

  • Geoscience student research

  • Petroleum geoscience training
  • Eligibility:

  • Undergraduate students in geoscience programs

  • Students seeking to participate in field camp experiences
  • Key Context: Initiative addresses critical issues in geoscience education:

  • Only 40% of 2016 geoscience bachelor's degree candidates participated in field camp

  • Field camp attendance continues to decrease

  • Rising field camp costs are prohibitive to students

  • Corporate funding for field camp scholarships has shrunk dramatically in recent years
  • Contact Information:

  • Phone: (303) 357-1054

  • Email: Jeff Tyler (jeff.tyler@gsa-foundation.org)

  • Mailing Address: GSA Foundation, P.O. Box 9140, 3300 Penrose Place, Boulder, CO 80301
  • Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

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