AWG SEB Kentucky Geoscience Student Research Scholarship
The Southeastern Bluegrass Chapter of the Association for Women Geoscientists is pleased to announce its annual student research grant solicitation for 2025. In partnership with the AWG Foundation, a scholarship in the amount of $500 will be awarded to two female students in geoscience to cover costs associated with research or travel to a scientific conference.
ELIGIBILITY
QUALIFYING EXPENSES: Any lab analyses and/or supplies, field work costs (e.g., airfare, accommodations, transportation, fees, field supplies, food), conference, meeting, and workshop costs (e.g., airfare, accommodations, transportation, fees, registration, food, printing), publication costs, and/or university fees.
HOW TO APPLY: Complete the application form, including a one-page research merit statement that describes the purpose and importance of the applicant’s research and how this funding will help the applicant achieve their research and/or professional goals. Please also include an anticipated budget in the table provided. Email completed application to [email protected] by April 1st, 2025 at 23:59:00 ET (extended). Awardees will be contacted by May 31, 2025.
CRITERIA
ELIGIBILITY
- Applicant must be a member of the Southeastern Bluegrass chapter of AWG.
- Applicant must identify as a woman (cis, trans, gender fluid, and non-binary welcomed).
- Applicant must be enrolled (undergraduate, M.S., or Ph.D. students) in an accredited college or university in Kentucky for at least one full semester before the award application.
- Applicant must be enrolled (undergraduate, M.S., or Ph.D. students) in an accredited college or university in Kentucky for one full academic year after the award application.
- Applicant must be pursuing a degree in a geoscience-related field (e.g., environmental science, geology, geophysics, GIS, hydrogeology, marine geology, mining engineering, paleoecology, paleoclimatology, paleoceanography, paleontology, physical geography, water resource management, etc.).
QUALIFYING EXPENSES: Any lab analyses and/or supplies, field work costs (e.g., airfare, accommodations, transportation, fees, field supplies, food), conference, meeting, and workshop costs (e.g., airfare, accommodations, transportation, fees, registration, food, printing), publication costs, and/or university fees.
HOW TO APPLY: Complete the application form, including a one-page research merit statement that describes the purpose and importance of the applicant’s research and how this funding will help the applicant achieve their research and/or professional goals. Please also include an anticipated budget in the table provided. Email completed application to [email protected] by April 1st, 2025 at 23:59:00 ET (extended). Awardees will be contacted by May 31, 2025.
CRITERIA
- Completeness of application (includes CV, budget, research merit statement)
- Appropriateness to scholarship objective for the “AWG SEB Kentucky Geoscience Student Research Scholarship”
- Statement of Research Merit (quality, clarity, detail).
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