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25–28 OCTOBER • MONTRÉAL, QUÉBEC, CANADA
                                   On To the Future (OTF)


                                 The OTF program supports students from diverse groups to attend their first
                            GSA Annual Meeting. Now in its eighth year, here are some of the achievements so far:








                                         Supported 647 students and recent graduates since 2013.

                                                             $



                                  Average award is US$516 with awards ranging from US$50–US$1,000.







                                        47% from groups underrepresented in the geosciences
                                    (American Indian/Alaska Native, African American, Hispanic/
                                            Latino, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander).


         80%
                                                                                  8% Other
         60%


         40%                                                             32%
                                                                     Graduate
                                                                      students
         20%


                                                                                                   60%
          0%                                                                                       Undergraduate
                  Female     First-    Veterans  Non-traditional                                   students
                           generation             students
                            students


                  Learn more about this program and how you can help mentor a student at https://www.geosociety.org/otf.



                                                           GSA DIVERSITY IN THE GEOSCIENCES
                                                           AND OTF ALUMNI RECEPTION
                                                           Tues., 27 Oct.
                                                               Everyone is welcome to socialize and share ideas at this infor-
                                                           mal gathering. OTF scholars, the OTF research grant awardee,
                                                           and Expanding Representation in the Geoscience Scholarship
                                                           recipients will be recognized, with a special presentation by the
                                                           Bromery awardee.



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