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GSA CONNECTS 2021
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 not well represented in the geosciences
(American Indian/Alaska Native, African American, Hispanic/
Latino, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander).

80%
73% 8% Other
60% 67%

40% 32%
37% Graduate
students
20%

9% 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.

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