External Scholarships for Field Camp

• AAPG Foundation Scholarship: $3,000 one time help to offset field camp costs. several requirements - check the webpage. Deadline Feb 1 typically. 

• GSA/ExxonMobil Field Camp Scholar Award ; J. David Lowell Field Camp Scholarship:  $2,000 to offset summer field camp expenses.  Opens in mid-February.  Various GSA internships and other monies are found here.

• National Association of Geoscience Teachers Scholarships for Field Study:  $750 to offset summer field camp expenses.  Deadline is usually in mid-February.

• Association for Women Geoscientists awards:  They have a variety of student awards, including the Maria Crawford Field Camp Scholarship (mid-February to mid-March deadline). They also have a Brunton Award.

• AEG Foundation (Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists):  Sponsor a number of scholarships for a number of purposes.  The Beardsley-Kuper Fund (application due January 15, 2024) supports geology field camps, but other funds seem to be general geology scholarships, or help student chapters put on field trips, or help support field studies in general.  See website for more opportunities!!

• AIPG National Scholarship Program Assists students with college education costs and to promote student participation in the American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG). Up to four scholarships will be awarded to declared undergraduate geological sciences majors who are at least sophomores. Scholarship awards in the amount of $1,000 each will be made to eligible students attending a college or university in the U.S. Scholarships are intended to be used to support tuition and/or room and board. Student applicants must be either a student member of AIPG or must have applied for student membership at the time the application for the scholarship is submitted. Applications are due early-February. Application instructions are posted online.

• GSA Society has a number of travel scholarships for students, check it out!

• OIED Scholarships are available at various times throughout the year. Check them out!

Departmental Scholarships 

Fred Webb, Jr. and Barbara Haynes Webb Endowed Scholarship for Geology Summer Field Course

This award goes to a junior or senior geology major who is attending a field geology course outside of North or South America. The student must have a GPA or 2.8 or higher, have significant academic potential, and demonstrated sustained dedication to the profession of geology. The awardee must submit a letter of application. The award amount varies in accordance with investment performance.

Jason Wright Field Camp Award

This award is given to 1-2 students to offset the cost of GES Summer Field Camp. The award will aid students who can demonstrate both financial need and academic achievement. The awardee umust have earned a 3.2 GPA or higher to be eligbile. 

Some of these awards are handled internally through departmental polls. For other, students must be registered on the ASAP portal to be eligible, SO PLEASE REGISTER ON THE ASAP PORTAL