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attend an international conference with other Lesser Antilles spe-
cialists. The community I found there was so wonderful, and the
feedback has given great confidence that my research does con-
tribute and has value in the scientific community. I was encour- 2019 and 2020 GSA Graduate
aged by everyone that attended to keep up the analysis and they Student Research Grant recipi-
are all very eager to know what I find. I would not have been able ent Erdoo Mongol undertaking
core cleaning at the LacCore
to create invaluable professional connections without the help (National Lacustrine Core)
from GSA. Thank so very much!” Facility in the University of Min-
nesota for smear slides and
energy dispersive X-ray spec-
“It helped propel my Ph.D. Other students in my department troscopy analysis.
have been struggling to find grants, and I will admit to this as well
during my master’s. But being a first year Ph.D. with some fund-
ing to research and really get moving has been very helpful.”

Program details: https://www.geosociety.org/gradgrants
Applications accepted from 1 Dec. 2020 through 2 Feb. 2021.

2021 Graduate Student Research Grants

The primary role of the GSA research grants program is to pro- More Research Grants for Graduate Students and Others
vide partial support for master’s and doctoral thesis research in the GSA provides members with additional opportunities to apply
geological sciences for graduate students enrolled in universities for research funding. Applications for these programs are accepted
in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Central America. In between 1 Dec. 2020 and 1 Feb. 2021, at 5 p.m. MST.
2020, US$651,645 was awarded to 358 graduate students (~55% of
the 659 who applied), with an average grant of US$1,820. GSA • Farouk El-Baz Student Research Grant (for desert studies)
strongly encourages women, minorities, persons with disabilities, • Awards for Geochronology Student Research2 (AGeS2) Program
and other groups that are underrepresented in the geosciences to (for geochronology), which is supported by the National Science
participate fully in this program. Apply online, starting 1 Dec. Foundation under grant no. 1759201.
2020. Submissions must be completed by 2 Feb. 2021, at 5 p.m.
MST. An instructional webinar will take place in Nov. or Dec.; For more information:
see the website for details. The GSA Graduate Student Research https://www.geosociety.org/grants
Grant Program is supported by the National Science Foundation researchgrants@geosociety.org
under grant no. 1949901. +1-303-357-1025

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