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The Chrysalis Scholarship provides degree-completion funding for women geoscience graduate students whose education has been significantly interrupted by life circumstances. The awards are intended to cover costs associated with completion of her thesis/dissertation, beyond what is traditionally covered by primary research funding. Such costs can include drafting expenses, child-care, defense travel, late-stage research and analyses, or anything necessary to assist a degree candidate during those critical, final days.
Scholarship Sponsor: Association for Women Geoscientists Foundation.
General Information
Award Amount: Amount varies up to $2,000.
Application Deadline: March 31, 2010.
For the March 31, 2010 deadline, the applicant must be expected to complete her degree by December 31, 2011. The applicant must be a student who has contributed and will continue to contribute to both the geosciences and the larger world community through her academic and personal strengths. Applications from outside the United States will be considered on a case-by case basis.
Required Application Materials:
1. A letter of application, in which the applicant describes her background, career goals and objectives, how the scholarship will be used, and the nature and length of the interruption to her education.
2. Letters of reference from the applicant's thesis advisor and another scientist of her choice. Both letters should specifically address the criteria in #1 above.
All application materials should be clearly labeled with the applicant's name, address, and phone number and should be sent to chrysalis@awg.org. Please note: emailed application materials should have "Chrysalis Scholarship" in the subject line.
Scholarships are given to assist students with college education costs and to promote student participation in the American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG). Up to four scholarships will be awarded to declared undergraduate geological sciences majors who are at least sophomores.
Scholarship awards in the amount of $1,000.00 each will be made to eligible students attending a college or university in the U.S. Scholarships are to be used to support tuition and/or room and board.
Scholarships are eligible to any student who is majoring in geology (or earth science), is at least a sophomore, and is attending a four-year accredited college or university in the U.S. can apply. Also, the student must be either a student member of AIPG or must have applied for student membership at the time the application for the scholarship is submitted.
Each student who is awarded a scholarship agrees, by accepting the scholarship, to prepare a 600 to 800 word article for publication in The Professional Geologist. The subject of the article must be related to a timely professional issue.Applicants must submit: a letter of interest with name, mail and e-mail addresses, and telephone number; proof of enrollment in an eligible geological sciences program, transcripts; an original one-page essay on why the applicant wants to become a geologist; and a letter of support from a faculty member familiar with the applicant's academic work. The application packet should be submitted to: American Institute of Professional Geologists, Attn: Education Committee Chr., 1400 W. 122nd Ave., Suite 250, Westminster, CO 80234. For questions regarding the application process call (303)412-6205 or e-mail: aipg@aipg.org. Applications must be received by February 15th, 2010. Scholarships are awarded the month of September. Awards will be based on the content and creativity of the essays as judged by the Education Committee. The decisions of the Education Committee are final.
Share your enthusiasm for the geosciences with other students! The American Geological Institute (AGI) seeks an outstanding undergraduate student or recent graduate in the geosciences, who is interested in networking with high school and college students to promote geosciences careers and to help recruit the next generation of geoscientists to the workforce.
AGI is currently accepting applications for a summer 2010 internship in Geoscience Outreach for the AGI Geoscience Workforce Program. The intern will work with program staff to manage AGI’s social media networks, create student-centered videos, and disseminate geosciences career materials to high school and college students. The successful intern will gain a first-hand understanding of geoscience outreach and career opportunities, and will hone their writing, web publishing, and video editing skills. Specific activities for the internship include:
The internship opportunity is 12 weeks long and is based at the American Geological Institute in Alexandria, Va. It will include a stipend of $4,200. Starting date is flexible. All applications should be postmarked by March 1, 2010.
You must be an undergraduate major or recent graduate in the geosciences, with good writing skills and a responsible work ethic. Video editing experience is a plus. Send a résumé, a cover letter describing what you hope to gain from the internship and how your previous experience makes you most suitable for this position, and the names of 2 references via e-mail, fax or mail to: Attention: Geoscience Workforce Program Outreach Internship, American Geological Institute, 4220 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22302. Fax: (703)379-7563. E-mail: workforce@agiweb.org (subject line: Geoscience Outreach Internship Opportunity).
The American Geological Institute is an equal opportunity employer.
Do you like to analyze data trends, and think critically about complex problems?
Would you like to build models to study the relationships between different sets of economic and workforce data?
We are currently accepting applications for a summer 2010 internship for the Geoscience Workforce Program. The intern will contribute to AGI’s Geoscience Workforce Program’s data collection and analysis efforts pertaining to labor force dynamics. Tasks will include labor force data collection, development of economic indicator models that link economic indicators and workforce supply and demand trends, and analysis of workforce trends. The intern will also have the opportunity to write data briefs and reports on data analysis results.
Based at the American Geological Institute in Alexandria, Virginia, the internship is 12 weeks long and includes a $4200 stipend. All applications should be received by March 1, 2010. A background in economics or statistics is a plus. Send your resume, cover letter contact information of two references to: Attention: Geoscience Workforce Program Summer Internship, American Geological Institute, 4220 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22302. Fax: 703-379-7563. E-mail: workforce@agiweb.org (subject line: Geoscience Workforce Program Summer Internship).
The American Geological Institute is an equal opportunity employer.
DOSECC (Drilling, Observation and Sampling of the Earth’s Continental Crust) invites students and teachers to apply for summer 2010 grants in scientific drilling. The grants promote student involvement in projects where drilling has provided data and materials for study, and are available to college students (graduate or undergraduate) and primary and secondary schoolteachers, worldwide. Awardees can undertake research related to ongoing or past drilling efforts. Applicants do not have to be attending a DOSECC Member Institution to be considered for this award. Grant funding will be available in the summer of 2010 and budgets of $2,000 to $5,000 are appropriate. Applications must be received by March 1, 2010 and awardees will be announced April 1, 2010. For additional information consult www.dosecc.org/html/internship.html, or e-mail David Zur, DOSECC's Education and Outreach Manager at dzur@dosecc.org.
Do you like science and love to write?
Try out science writing with an EARTH magazine internship this summer.
We are currently accepting applications for a summer 2010 internship. The intern will work as a full member of the EARTH staff. Tasks include writing news articles for EARTH online, writing and editing news and trends articles for print, helping to edit and produce the magazine, and attending press briefings and science seminars in Washington, D.C., as needed.
Based at the American Geological Institute in Alexandria, Va., the internship is 12 weeks long and includes a $3,500 stipend. Starting time is flexible. All applications should be received by March 31, 2010. A background in the geosciences, writing and design work is a plus. Send a résumé, letter describing what you hope to gain from the internship and how your previous experience makes you most suitable for this position, and writing samples (no more than three) via e-mail, fax or mail to:
Attention: EARTH Summer Internship, American Geological Institute, 4220 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22302. Fax: (703)379-7563. E-mail: earth@earthmagazine.org.
Writing samples can include essays, newspaper or magazine articles, or samples from classroom work. We want to see that you have a flair for writing and that you can describe science well.
The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Kentucky has assistantships and fellowships available for the 2010-11 academic year for MS and PhD students. All awards include tuition and health insurance. The department has 8 regular faculty and 10 adjunct faculty, including staff at the Kentucky Geological Survey and the Center for Applied Energy Research. Research specializations include geochemistry, geophysics, hydrogeology, igneous and metamorphic petrology, sedimentary geology, and tectonics. Facilities include UK's Environmental Research and Teaching Laboratory, the Kentucky Seismic and Strong-Motion Network, an extensive spread of geophysical instruments and computational facilities for near-surface to global, lithospheric, and planetary research, electron microprobe and X-ray diffraction laboratories, and extensive library holdings. UK is located in Lexington, a vibrant community of about 260,000. The surrounding area offers a wealth of outdoor and cultural opportunities. For more information, visit www.uky.edu/AS/Geology or contact Dr. Alan Fryar, Director of Graduate Studies (859-257-4392 or alan.fryar@uky.edu).
