Attention students! Do you work in the western states? If so, check out the field scholarships from the Tobacco Root Geological Society. Visit the website for application procedures.
Field Scholarships - applications due February 15 every year
- TRGS Field Scholarship(s) go to students working on field-based projects in the northern Rocky Mountains. Preference goes to mapping projects in Montana, Idaho, and northern Wyoming.
- The Harrison Scholarship(s) go to students working on a field-based project involving Precambrian rocks.
- The Michael Thompson Foster and Peter Kinnison Foster Scholarship(s) go to students, researchers, or explorationists who best exemplify the prospector ethic. Awarded to those with a demonstrated interest and ability in mineral exploration, field research, or economic pursuits that advance our knowledge of mineral commodities and public commitment to responsible mining.
- The M. Dean Kleinkopf Scholarship(s) go to students undertaking geophysical field projects in the northern Rocky Mountains.
- The Betty Skipp Research Award for Field Studies in the Rocky Mountains goes to women graduate students for research with a significant component of original geological fieldwork in Idaho, Montana, Utah, Colorado, or Wyoming. If funds are sufficient, men may also be supported.
- The Belt Association Scholarship(s) go to students working on a field-based project involving Belt Supergroup or correlative rocks.
- The Sibanye-Stillwater Scholarship(s) go to students working on a projects associated with mining or mineral exploration.