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A Positive Way to Invest in the Future of our Field

We at the GSA Foundation sincerely hope that you and your The goal of OTF is to help students from traditionally underrep-
families remain healthy and well during this unprecedented time. resented groups become the geoscientists of the future. Recipients
In awareness of the current and evolving situation, we also wish of OTF scholarships are provided a one-year membership in GSA
to sustain the hope of days ahead and the promise of developing along with full meeting registration and travel support to attend
careers and livelihoods, including those in the ever-vital geosci- their first GSA Annual Meeting.* They are also paired with a
ences. During this time, we would like to help our geoscience mentor who helps them navigate the meeting, make decisions
community continue to prepare geoscientists of the future, and about future education opportunities, and prepare for their future
we offer a positive way to invest in the future of our field. geoscience careers. OTF also provides students with space where
they can experience a sense of community and belonging.
We have a meaningful opportunity to double the impact of
your support. A longtime GSA Foundation donor is issuing a Make a gift today at https://gsa-foundation.org/fund/on-to-
matching gift challenge. Any gift made to GSA’s diversity the-future-fund/ and double your impact on the future leaders of
initiative, On To the Future (OTF), between now and 30 June the geosciences.
will be matched 1:1, up to US$11,000.

On To the Future students at GSA 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

*Keeping in mind the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, gifts made to the OTF fund at this time will be applied to the OTF program based on the status of GSA program-
ming over the coming months. Your gift may help provide registration and mentorship for in-person or virtual GSA meetings, or expand the fund so that future student
participants can be supported at a greater level.
www.gsa-foundation.org