Petroleum Geoscientists Fund for Undergraduate Field Experience and Research
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Eligible organizations
- Undergraduate students in geoscience programs
- Students seeking to participate in field camp experiences
- Rising field camp costs are prohibitive to students
Other requirements
- 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
- Corporate funding for field camp scholarships has shrunk dramatically in recent years
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
What Geological Society of America Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 1
- Total given
- $1.85M
- Median grant
- $1.85M
- By dollars: Colorado 100%. Top recipient cities: Boulder, CO.
Example grants
Geological Society of America Inc · Boulder, CO
To assist in funding research in the field of geology and dissemination of information
$1.85M
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