Field Experiences

Grants and Scholarships

J. David Lowell Field Camp Scholarships

Application deadline: 9 April 2025

This award is for undergraduate students to attend summer field camp. Students will be awarded $2,000 each to attend the field camp of their choice based on diversity, economic/financial need, and merit.

Geology Field Camps 2025

Special Addition for J. David Lowell Field Camp Scholarship Awardees

GSA partner Brunton will provide each recipient with a new engraved Purple Standard Transit! Maker of the essential geologist's instrument, Brunton aims to inspire, educate, and support professional pursuits in the sciences. GSA is proud to work with a company so aligned with its own mission.

A person holds a Brunton Paleo Purple Transit tool against rock. They are outdoors and plants are in the background.

Short-Term Field Opportunities

NPS Scientists in Parks

Summer applications closed. We occasionally offer opportunities outside the summer and winter seasons. Check for new projects.

Scientists in Parks provides immersive, science-related, career-building experiences in partnership with the National Park Service.

How To Apply

GeoCorps™ America

Summer applications closed. We occasionally offer opportunities outside the summer season. Check for new projects.

Trying to apply for a project? We recommend logging into the application first and adding projects from there.

GeoCorps America is a program of the Geological Society of America that partners with the Bureau of Land Management and USDA Forest Service to offer short-term, paid geoscience opportunities on federal lands.

How To Apply GeoCorps Login

More Field Camp Awards & Scholarships

GSA Field Camp Excellence Award

The GSA Field Camp Excellence Award will not be offered in 2024.

GSA/ExxonMobil Bighorn Basin Field Award

The Bighorn Basin Field Award will not be offered in 2024.

Other Field Programs

EarthCache™

Let the Earth be Your Teacher

The very first EarthCache ("EarthCache I" [GCHFT2]) was placed by user "geoaware" on 10 Jan. 2004 on a headland in New South Wales, Australia. Since then, more than 6.3 million people have logged visits to EarthCache sites, and the number is growing exponentially. GSA is very proud to be part of the exciting geocaching community and hope we can continue to add value and wonderful Earth science experiences through the EarthCache program.

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Future Grants

IGC Travel Grants

38th International Geological Congress (IGC) Student and Early Career Scientists Travel Grant Mentoring Program in 2028

Applications will be open in 2027 for the 2028 Congress

This award is for students and early career professionals (within seven years of receiving their last degree). To be eligible, applicants must be residents or citizens of the U.S. and be enrolled in, or employed at, a U.S. institution.