Sanders Student Research Grant

Sanders Student Research Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)
Amount: More than US $500
Last Updated: January 01, 2026

Summary

The Sanders Student Research Grant, named after sedimentologist John E. Sanders, supports student research in coastal and environmental geology. Established to honor Sanders' contributions to geology and environmental science, this fund is available to graduate students in good academic standing who have completed at least one semester of study. Recipients must acknowledge the grant in their thesis or publications, ensuring that Sanders' legacy in sedimentology continues to inspire future generations.

Overview

This fund is named in honor of the late John E. Sanders, a well-known sedimentologist who taught at Yale (1954-1965) and Barnard College of Columbia University (1969-1989). Sanders was born in 1926 and completed his undergraduate work in Geology at Ohio Wesleyan University. He received his Ph.D. from Yale in 1953. His work on the Triassic Rift System, turbidity currents, and coastal sedimentation remains pioneering to this day. As a concerned environmentalist, he was one of the earliest scientists to recognize that geologic principles can be applied in documenting and mitigating environmental problems. Author and co-author of numerous papers and several textbooks, including the Principles of Sedimentology, Sanders died in 1999. The fund will be used to support student research in the areas of coastal or environmental geology. Awardees should acknowledge the funding source in any resulting Masters theses, Ph. D. Dissertations, and other publications.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The fund will be used to support student research in the areas of coastal or environmental geology.Student must be in good academic standing and have completed at least 1 semester of graduate study.You may receive a total of two SEPM Foundation graduate student grants in your entire academic career. You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member. YOU MUST BE AN SEPM MEMBER TO APPLY.