Continental Scientific Drilling Division Research Support Grants
Announcement of CSD Research Support Grants
The Continental Scientific Drilling (CSD) Division of the Geological Society of America will offer a new grant-making program designed specifically to support early career scientists conducting research in areas that touch the CSD mission (scientific drilling, coring, subsurface investigation, etc.). The Division aims to provide bridge support for post-doctoral scholars and pre-tenure faculty at institutions of higher education in the USA to bolster scholarship and expand opportunities in an otherwise challenging federal funding ecosystem. This program may be renewed in future years depending on circumstances to be evaluated annually.
The Division will offer two Research Support Grants in 2025. Each grant will be valued at $12,500. Grants will be awarded competitively through an application process. Funds are reserved for research activities and may include costs associated with: fieldwork-related travel, fieldwork permitting, laboratory-related travel, laboratory analyses, student/technician salary support, field or lab consumables/supplies, conference/workshop travel, or similar. Applications will be evaluated by the CSD Awards Committee to make a recommendation to the Management Board, who will make final decisions on awards.
Awardees will be required to assist in the development of digital media (e.g., a LinkedIn post) around the impact of the grant on their research program. Awardees are encouraged to present their research at GSA Connects in a CSD-sponsored session. Awardees will be recognized at the Division business meeting at GSA Connects in San Antonio.
Eligibility:
- Post doctoral scholar or pre-tenure faculty in geoscience, geology, geophysics, earth science (or closely allied discipline) in U.S.-based higher education
- Member of the Geological Society of America
- Member of the Continental Scientific Drilling Division
- Demonstration of need
How to Apply:
- Applications should send the following as a single pdf document to michael.mcglue@uky.edu:
- Name, Address, Current Position, Contact Information
- Research Proposal, with special emphasis on relevance and benefit of the proposed work to the CSD community (1 page max, single spaced, 12-pt font)
- Statement of Need, including the identification and limitations of existing funding (1 page max, single spaced, 12-pt font)
- Budget
- Budget Justification
- NSF-style Biographical Sketch
- Letter of endorsement from department chair, affirming need
Applications are due July 21, 2025. Our intent is to notify awardees by August 18, 2025.