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STUDENT GRANTS,

AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS

Kerry Kelts Award

Application deadline: 31 July, 12 a.m. EST

Applications are invited for the Kerry Kelts Research Awards
of the GSA Limnogeology Division. This year, one award of
US$1,000 for undergraduate or graduate student research related
to limnogeology, limnology, or paleolimnology is available.

Prepare your application as a PDF (or PDFs) with your last
name in all file names. The application file should contain a
research summary and a short CV (two pages max.). The research
summary must include a description of the proposed research, its
limnogeological significance, why the award funds are needed for
the project, and a brief description of the student’s other funding
sources. Be sure to include a title. The maximum length for the
summary is five pages, including figures and captions; the list of
references cited is not included in this limit. Send your application
to Division Chair Joop Varekamp, jvarekamp@wesleyan.edu.
Please include “Kelts Award application” in the subject line.

GSA and the Limnogeology Division hope to increase the
number of Kelts awards, named for visionary limnogeologist
and inspiring teacher Kerry Kelts, in the future. If you can
help support this award, please send your donation, labeled
“Kerry Kelts Research Awards of the Limnogeology Division,”
to GSA at P.O. Box 9140, Boulder, CO 80301-9140, USA.

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