Proposal submissions are accepted twice a year. The fall deadline is October 15 and the spring deadline is March 15. Mark your calendar to check the main South-Central Section page for the Call for Proposals.

The South-Central Section of the Geological Society of America sponsors a program to offer grants of up to $500 to support individual research by undergraduate students attending universities and colleges within the section (Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana). Each university/college may submit any number of proposals. However, if more than one proposal is submitted from a department, the Chair of the department must rank each proposal before it is submitted to the South-Central Section. NOTE: Funds used to travel to professional meetings are not eligible, nor are funds used to purchase permanent equipment.

Please send your proposals (original and three copies) to:

SC GSA Undergraduate Research Grants
Jeffrey Connelly
Department of Earth Science
2801 South University Ave.
Little Rock, AR 72204-1099
(501) 569-3546

Proposal format:

All proposals must include:
• A cover page which gives:
  1. Applicant's name and e-mail address, school address, class standing, and expected date of graduation.
  2. Project title
  3. Project Supervisor
  4. A concise statement (no more than 100 words) of the project.
• A 2–3 page narrative, which discusses the significance of the research and the methods to be used.
• A letter of endorsement from the Project Supervisor
• A complete itemized budget (include all potential sources of funds, including money received and other grant applications pending).

All recipients of proposals are required to (1) expend the funds as stated in the proposal, (2) return any unexpended funds to the Section Secretary, and (3) submit a written report of the research and disposition of funds to the Section Secretary within three months of completion of the project. To encourage students to present their work, a published abstract of a paper/poster presented at a professional meeting can serve in lieu of the written report.

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