Application deadline: 2 September
ALL THREE GRANTS

GSA Student Travel Grants

Three separate grants are available to GSA Student Members this year. The online application forms will be available during the registration period which begins in early June.

Planetary Geology Division
offers student travel grant.

NOTE: Students may apply for multiple grants for the Joint Annual Meeting but may only receive one grant.

GSA Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Student Travel Grants
GSA Section Travel Grants
Joint Meeting Student Travel Fund

Applying for a travel grant does not register you for the meeting.
You must register for the meeting BEFORE you can apply for a Travel Grant.
Registration requirement does not apply to Travel Grant #1.

Notification of grant status will be made by e-mail. Those receiving grants must pick up their checks in person (with photo ID) on site in Houston. The online application form will be available when registration opens in early June.

1. GSA Student Travel Grant for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities

The GSA Minorities and Women in the Geosciences Committee and the GSA Foundation announce the availability of student travel grant funds for one or more eligible students to attend the Joint Annual Meeting. The primary goal of this student travel scholarship is to encourage the participation of females, minorities, and persons with disabilities in the geosciences at national meetings. Each of the successful candidates will receive GSA membership for 2009 and an average cash award of $500 to be used for roundtrip airfare, hotel accommodations, meeting registration, and/or meals.

Eligibility Requirements:

Full-time student enrolled in an accredited university or college for the fall semester 2008 and majoring in geology/earth science or a related field.
U.S. citizenship, or permanent residency, with a valid social security number.
Preference will be given to students presenting papers/posters either as primary or secondary authors.
Undergraduate and graduate students may apply.
Must be a GSA student member at the time of application.
Awardees are expected to attend the entire meeting, and to participate in GeoScience Day (geological field trip for middle or high school students during the meeting).

Contact Chris McLelland at +1-303-357-1082, , with any questions.

2. GSA Section Travel Grants

The GSA Foundation has made US$4,500 in grants available to each of the six GSA Sections. The money, when combined with equal funds from the Sections, is used to help GSA Student Members (grad & undergrad) travel to GSA meetings. For more information, please visit the Section Web sites listed below or contact the Section secretary directly.

You must be registered for the meeting before you can apply for a travel grant. The travel grant application deadline is 2 September.

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The Rocky Mountain and Cordilleran Sections offer student travel grants for their regional Section Meetings but not for the Joint Annual Meeting.

3. Joint Meeting Student Travel Fund

This grant is for any student member of the participating organizations in the 2008 Joint Annual Meeting.
More information is available in the STUDENTS section on the main meeting Web site.

Planetary Geology Division Student Travel Grant

The Planetary Geology Division of the Geological Society of America is offering two travel grants of $500 each for students presenting first-authored papers at the 2008 GSA Annual Meeting. Click here for more information.