Scholarships and Grants
Explore a variety of scholarship opportunities—new listings are added regularly, so be sure to check back often for the latest updates.
- Departmental Scholarships (for field studies, research, and books)
Scholarship forms for 2026 awards are now open! For scholarship descriptions, click on the opportunities below:
Fliers for all departmental scholarships will be posted in early-mid November, with the deadline being sometime around the third week of January. Awardees will be notified in mid-late March. Funds will be available before the end of April. Note: We do not normally award both the Flint and Environmental Studies field scholarships to the same person. Apply for one or the other!
- Grants and Scholarships for Undergraduate Education, Research, and Teaching
- American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG) National Undergraduate Scholarship awards $1000 for tuition and room & board expenses (deadline in February). This one is for future professional geologists; it requires a 'creative' essay, among other things.
- Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) Scholarships: For undergraduates and graduates (deadline around March 1).
- Scholarships and Resources for Minority Students: This list of scholarships is put out by an organization called Steps, which has an overall mission of guiding all students toward careers in public service. These careers include such things as teaching and homeland security.
- Research and Teaching Grants
- General Undergraduate Grants
- External Scholarships for Geology/Geoscience Summer Field Camps
- AAPG Foundation Field Camp Scholarship Program: provides eligible and deserving undergraduate-level geoscience students with a one-time $3,000 grant. Application open November 30 – February 28.
- National Association of Geoscience Teachers Scholarships for Field Study: $750 to offset summer field camp expenses. Deadline is usually in mid-February.
- GSA Field Camp Scholarships: $2,000 to offset summer field camp expenses. Application deadlines change, but applications generally open by mid-February.
- Association for Women Geoscientists awards: They have a variety of student awards, including the Maria Crawford Field Camp Scholarship (mid-February deadline). The Brunton Award supports any sort of field work and has a December 15th deadline.
- L. Austin Weeks Undergraduate Grant Program (AAPG Foundation): This one offers a $3000 grant to help pay for a geoscience field camp. Applications open December through February.
- AEG Foundation (Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists): They sponsor a number of scholarships for a number of purposes. The Beardsley-Kuper Fund supports geology field camps (February 1 deadline), but other funds seem to be general geology scholarships, or help student chapters put on field trips, or help support field studies in general. This is a good page to study!
- Some field camps offer scholarships to support students attending their field camp. For example, Indiana University's field camp offers several scholarships. To find more, just google "geology field camp scholarship" and click on the ".edu" links.