APPLICATION FOR FALL 2024
OKLAHOMA MINERAL AND GEM SOCIETY"GEMS AND STONES & PETRIFIED BONES"SCHOLARSHIP
omgs-minerals.org

Name:_______________________________________________ Date:______________
Email:__________________________________________________________________
Phone:_________________________________________________________________
Address (University):______________________________________________________
Address (Home):_________________________________________________________
Faculty Reference and Email:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
University attending and year to graduate: _____________________________________
Undergraduate Level, Declared Degree and GPA:______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why should you be considered for this scholarship?
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Oklahoma Mineral and Gem Society
P.O. Box 2084Oklahoma City, OK 73101

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List any Community Activities, Societies or State groups you have been involved with,what year and reasons you were involved: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Please list any scholarships or grants you are receiving:_________________________________________________________________________________________________
What are your career goals?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Signature:_______________________________________________________________

Please email to: allyssagutierrez.wintermud@gmail.com and pres@omgs-minerals.org
or mail to:
Allyssa Gutierrez
1013 Driver Ln.
Edmond, OK 73025
Oklahoma Mineral and Gem Society
P.O. Box 2084
Oklahoma City, OK 73101

2PREREQUISITES FOR THE FALL 2024 SCHOLARSHIPFROM THE
OKLAHOMA MINERAL AND GEM SOCIETY"GEMS & STONES & PETRIFIED BONES"
omgs-mineral.org
Criteria and Application for Non-PhD Scholarship:
Oklahoma Mineral and Gem Society (OMGS) welcomes and invites qualified
candidates in Earth Science Studies or Geology to apply for scholarships which will
open September 1, 2024 and close at midnight of September 30th, 2024. The
OMGS Board of Directors will choose two students from OU and two students
from OSU to receive a scholarship in the amount of $1500.00. The applications
will be reviewed and decided upon at the October Board meeting, then distributions
to each of the students will be made by October 31, 2024.
Scholarships are available to be used for tuition, books, educational fees or forsummer Field Camp. We, in the Oklahoma Mineral and Gem Society, hope it isyour intent to begin your career in the State of Oklahoma. Special consideration will
be given to students who are involved in activities related to education of rocks andminerals or to those who have volunteered in the identification process of rocks.
CRITERIA:
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Candidates must be classified as a junior or senior in the field of studies.
2.

Must maintain a 3.0 grade point average in Geoscience studies. (If less than
3.0, please explain. OMGS understands that life circumstances can changepriorities.)

3.

Must be attending Oklahoma University or Oklahoma State University.

4.

Must be a U.S. citizen.

5.

Must be a resident of Oklahoma

6.

Must attend one Oklahoma Mineral & Gem Society general meeting whichmeet on the third Thursday evening of each month at 7:00 pm at 3400 NW 36thSt., Oklahoma City to receive the scholarship check, or must volunteer at theannual OMGS Rocks Show (October 25-27, 2024), and you should write athank-you letter to OMGS.

Oklahoma Mineral and Gem Society
P.O. Box 2084
Oklahoma City, OK 73101

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