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Funding Opportunities
Scholarships in the geology
department are available to freshmen and upperclassmen on the basis of
academic excellence. Walter
H. Bucher Scholarships and Walter and Kathryn H. Cook Scholarships are
given to qualified incoming freshmen and upperclass majors in geology.
First-year awardees are selected on the basis of their ACT and
SAT records. Each year all sophomore, junior, and senior majors are automatically
considered for Walter and Kathryn H. Cook Scholarships. Recipients are selected from among those
carrying a 3.0 average or higher in their major field. Awards are announced each year in May
for the following Fall.
Summer Field Camp scholarships are also available upon application
in writing to the Director of Undergraduate Studies.
These awards are designed to offset part of the tuition and expense
of the required field camp.
The American Geological
Institute (AGI) sponsors scholarships for minorities at both the undergraduate
and graduate level. Undergraduate scholarships up to $10,000 per year and graduate
scholarships up to $4,000 per year are awarded on the basis of academic
excellence and financial need. Applications
may be obtained from:
DirectorAGI Minority
Geoscience Scholarships
American Geological Institute
4220 King St.
Alexandria, VA 22302-1507
or from the Director of Undergraduate
Studies, Department of Geology. The annual deadline for submission of completed applications
is February 1.
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