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2020 Graduate Student Research Grants

The primary role of the GSA research grants program is to pro-
vide partial support of master’s and doctoral thesis research in the
geological sciences for graduate students enrolled in universities in
the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Central America. In 2019,
the program awarded US$812,000 to 392 graduate students
(~52% of the 748 who applied), with an average grant of US$2,071.
GSA strongly encourages women, minorities, persons with
disabilities, and other groups that are underrepresented in the
geosciences to participate fully in this program. Apply online
(www.geosociety.org/gradgrants) starting 1 Dec. 2019.
Submissions must be completed by 3 Feb. 2020, at 5 p.m. MST.
Folarin Kolawole used a 2018 research grant to fund a study of
pre-existing structures in the Precambrian basement rocks in the
Arbuckle Mountains, Oklahoma, USA, to assess their implications
for induced seismicity.
More Research Grants for Graduate Students and Others
GSA provides members with additional opportunities to apply
for research funding. Applications for these programs will be
accepted starting 1 Dec. 2019. Submissions must be completed by
3 Feb. 2020, at 5 p.m. MST.

• Farouk El-Baz Student Research Grant—Desert studies
www.geosociety.org/gradgrants • Awards for Geochronology Student Research2 (AGeS2)
researchgrants@geosociety.org Program—Geochronology
+1-303-357-1025 • ZEISS-GSA Research Grant—Microscopy

Call for GSA Fellowship Nominations Travel Awards to 2020 Southeastern-
Northeastern Joint Section Meeting
Deadline: 1 Feb.
Nominate a deserving colleague with the honor of GSA Application deadline: 5 Feb.
Fellowship. GSA members are elected to Fellowship in recognition Students nationwide who work full-time, care for dependents,
of distinguished contributions to the geosciences. See election or are considered non-traditional are eligible to apply for a travel
requirements by visiting www.geosociety.org/Fellowship. award to attend the Southeastern and Northeastern Joint Section
Meeting, 20–22 March, in Reston, Virginia, USA. Funding will
How to Nominate cover meeting registration, lodging, transportation, food, and
The primary nominator, who must be a GSA member and Fellow: dependent care. Send questions to Tahlia Bear, tbear@geosociety
.org. Learn more at https://www.geosociety.org/gsa/about/
1. Writes a letter of support; sections/GSA/Sections/se/students.aspx#travel for the
Southeastern Section and https://www.geosociety.org/gsa/about/
2. Collects two additional letters of support (one must be from a sections/gsa/Sections/ne/home.aspx for the Northeastern Section.
Fellow; both must be GSA members);

3. Obtains nominee’s current CV or résumé (2-page limit); and

4. Completes the online nomination form and uploads letters and
CV at www.geosociety.org/FellowNoms.

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