Category: Scholarship

Due by February 1st – submit online

Purpose
To assist students with college education costs and to promote student participation in the American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG). Up to ten scholarships will be awarded to declared undergraduate geological sciences majors who are at least sophomores. Details for applying for these scholarships are provided below.

Scholarship Awards
Scholarship awards in the amount of $1,000.00 – $3,000 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.

Eligibility Requirements
Any student who is majoring in geology (or earth science), is at least a sophomore, and is attending a two-year or four-year accredited college or university in the U.S. can apply (this includes international student members). Also, the student 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.

Each student who is awarded a scholarship agrees, by accepting the scholarship, to prepare a 600 to 800 word article for publication in The Professional Geologist. The subject of the article must be related to a timely professional issue.

Application Process

1. Submit a cover letter introducing yourself and tell us what you have done outside of the class room such as research projects, officer in club, or outside activities within the community. Address your career goals in near term and longer term. Provide your academic objectives: If you are attending a two-year institute do you plan to continue to a four-year institute and complete a degree? If you attend a four-year institute do you plan to attend graduate school?
2. Submit a one page (800 words strictly enforced, 12 pt, times new roman, 1 inch margins, left justify and in a Word doc file) essay on Why I Want to be a Geologist. Scholarship winner’s essays will be printed unedited and in their entirety in the AIPG publication The Professional Geologist (TPG).
3. Portrait of yourself for the purpose of printing in TPG with the scholarship winner’s essay.
4. Submit a copy of your transcript (unofficial) and documentation that you are a current student. Requisite standards to apply are a minimum GPA of 2.8 (on a 4 point scale) and a minimum of 12 semester credits of geology/geoscience courses with a 3.0 GPA in these courses completed at time of application.
5. Letter of recommendation from a geology/geoscience professor that provides an emphasis on your performance and activities in the classroom, in the department, and your character in how you work and help other students. Professor can email the the letter to aipg@aipg.org or upload the letter online at https://aipg.org/page/UndergradeRecLtr. Student needs to let their professor know to email or upload LOR.

The application packet can be submitted online (preferred) below or emailed to aipg@aipg.org. Questions regarding the application process can be directed to (303) 412-6205 or e-mail: aipg@aipg.org.

If you are submitting your application materials by email (aipg@aipg.org), please format the subject line as follows: AIPG Scholarship – Type of Scholarship (Undergrad or Grad) – Last Name – Submission. For example, AIPG Scholarship – Undergraduate – Doe – Essay – Letter of Recommendation. You may submit all application materials in one email, and, if necessary, one file.

Application Deadline and Award Date
Applications must be received by midnight Mountain Standard Time (MST) on February 1st, which is to say, before February 1st. Awarded the month of May. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Basis of Awards
Awards will be based on the cover letter, recommendation, transcript and the content and creativity of the essay as judged by the Education Committee. The decisions of the Education Committee are final.

Due by February 1st – submit online

Purpose
To assist graduate students with college education costs and to promote student participation in the American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG). One scholarship will be awarded to a declared graduate student in an accredited geoscience program in applied geosciences. Details for applying for this scholarship are provided below.

Scholarship Awards
Scholarship award in the amount of $5,000.00 to an eligible graduate student attending a college or university in the U.S. Scholarships are intended to be used to support tuition, room and board, and/or research.

Eligibility Requirements
Any graduate student who is majoring in the geosciences in the U.S. can apply (this includes international student members).

The student who is awarded the scholarship agrees, by accepting the scholarship, to prepare a 600 to 800 word article for publication in The Professional Geologist. The subject of the article must be related to a timely professional issue.

Application Process

1. Submit a cover letter introducing yourself and tell us what you have done outside of the class room such as research projects, officer in club, or outside activities within the community. Address your career goals in near term and longer term.
2. Submit a one page (approximately 750 words) essay on a topic the AIPG Education Committee will decide on annually. The scholarship essay topic is:
   
   What will be the most important contribution that geology and geologists will make in the next quarter century?  Please address the place of competence, ethics, and integrity in your creative product.
    
   Scholarship winner’s essays will be printed unedited and in their entirety in the AIPG publication The Professional Geologist (TPG).
3. Submit a copy of your transcript (unofficial) and documentation that you are a current student. Requisite standards to apply are a minimum GPA of 2.8 (on a 4 point scale) and a minimum of 12 semester credits of geology/geoscience courses with a 3.0 GPA in these courses completed at time of application. Those credits can come from previous grad or undergrad studies.
   
4. Letter of recommendation from a geology/geoscience professor that provides an emphasis on your performance and activities in the classroom, in the department, and your character in how you work and help other students. Professor can email the the letter to aipg@aipg.org or upload the letter online at https://aipg.org/page/GraduateRecLtr. Student needs to let professor know to email or upload LOR.

The application packet can be submitted online below (preferred) or emailed to aipg@aipg.org. Questions regarding the application process can be directed to (303) 412-6205 or e-mail: aipg@aipg.org.

If you are submitting your application materials by email (aipg@aipg.org), please format the subject line as follows: Foundation Scholarship – Type of Scholarship (Undergrad or Grad) – Last Name of Applicant – Submission. For example, Foundation Scholarship – Graduate – Doe – Letter of Recommendation. You may submit all application materials in one email, and, if necessary, one file.

Application Deadline and Award Date
Applications must be received by midnight Mountain Standard Time (MST) on February 1st, which is to say, before February 1st. Awarded the month of May. The scholarship award will be based on the cover letter, recommendation, transcript and the content and creativity of the essay as judged by the Education Committee. Incomplete applications will not be considered. The decision of the Education Committee is final.

https://nagt.org/nagt/students/field_scholarships.html

Application Deadline: February 14

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Each year, NAGT makes eighteen $750 awards to undergraduate students to facilitate their study of field geoscience. These awards, previously given to students who attend a traditional summer field camp, are now available for students attending field-based courses at any time of year and in any format: face-to-face, virtual, or hybrid. The intent of the awards is to support students’ participation in intensive field courses in any aspect of geoscience (including geophysics, soil science, hydrology, etc.) that focuses on students practicing skills of field observation, data collection, analysis and synthesis.

Awardees are selected based on the importance of the field experience in meeting their educational and career goals, the quality of the field aspects of the course, and the importance of the financial award in allowing them to participate in the program. In addition, the committee endeavors to select awardees that expand the diversity of people studying geosciences in the field and a collaboration with the Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG) funds two additional awards specifically for women.

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Scholarship Eligibility and Application

Requirements:

• Students must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher to apply.
• Students must be planning to attend a field course in the geosciences that is at least a total of three weeks in duration (it is not necessary that these be consecutive) and that engages the student primarily in field work, rather than classroom work. Field courses can be face-to-face, virtual, or hybrid.

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By February 14

You will be asked to provide:

• A 250-word essay explaining how the field-camp experience fits into your long-term academic and career goals.
• A transcript of all your college work (an unofficial transcript is acceptable).
• Name and contact information for one reference person who is acquainted with your work and is willing to write a letter of recommendation for you. We will contact them directly and ask them to submit their recommendation.
• Demographic data, to help us determine the breadth and diversity of our applicant pool and if we are serving the full spectrum of students.
• Your gender identity, to determine eligibility for scholarships funded by the Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG).

The deadline for receipt of applications is February 14th.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Do I need to apply for both the AWG and NAGT scholarships?

A: You only need to apply once, as NAGT manages the award process for both the AWG and NAGT scholarship.

Q: What is the timeline for the award process?

A: The deadline for student applications is February 14th and the deadline for faculty references is February 21st. Once the applications are complete with references, they will be sent to the committee and their process takes several weeks. We usually notify students in mid to late March.

Q: Do I need to contact my reference?

A: NAGT will contact the reference listed on your application and follow up with them. The sooner you submit your application, the sooner your reference will be contacted and the more time they have to write your recommendation.  

Award Recipients

• See current and past scholarship recipients

Contact

Rebeccah Bradley, NAGT Executive Office

https://www.geosociety.org/GSA/GSA/grants/home.aspx?hkey=e4133995-e8fd-43a7-b169-7323b0d72ee9

Every year, GSA distributes hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants and scholarships to help further the future of the geosciences. Learn more about specific programs, eligibility, and how to apply.

In 2025, approximately $900,000 was awarded to 354 graduate students (~52.2% of the 678 who applied) with an average grant of ~$2,688.

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Planning the Application Workshop

Please register to attend the GRFP Planning the Application Workshop on October 15, 2025 from 4-5pm. At this workshop, you will work on starting your application in the NSF system, enlisting your letter writers, and outlining your statements. College of Engineering faculty will be available to work with you in small groups. 

After completing this form, you’ll receive a calendar invite with session details and location. Snacks will be provided.

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Writing the Statements Workshop

Please register to attend the GRFP Writing the Statements Workshop on November 3, 2025 from 5-6pm.  At this workshop, you will work in small groups with faculty and writing center staff to review and revise your statements. 

After completing this form, you’ll receive a calendar invite with session details and location. Snacks will be provided.