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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS STUDENT GRANTS,
GSA DIVISION AWARDS
■ MINERALOGY, GEOCHEMISTRY, PETROLOGY,
AND VOLCANOLOGY (MGPV)
Nominations due 15 July
Submit nominations to J. Alex Speer, Mineralogical Society of
America, 3635 Concorde Pkwy, Suite 500, Chantilly, VA 20151-
1110, USA; jaspeer@minsocam.org. For more information, go to
www.geosociety.org/divisions/mgpv/awards.htm.
MGPV Distinguished Geologic Career Award
This award goes to an individual who, throughout his or her
career, has made distinguished contributions in one or more of
the following fields of research: mineralogy, geochemistry,
petrology, and volcanology, with emphasis on multidisciplinary,
field-based contributions.
MGPV Early Career Award
This award will go to an individual near the beginning of his or
her professional career who has made distinguished contributions
in one or more of the following fields of research: mineralogy,
geochemistry, petrology, and/or volcanology, with emphasis on
multidisciplinary, field-based contributions. Nominations are
restricted to those who are within eight years past the award of
their final degree. Extensions of up to two years will be made for to GSA at P.O. Box 9140, Boulder, CO 80301-9140, USA.
nominees who have taken career breaks for family reasons or
because of serious illness.
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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,”