Division Grants Nine of the 12 GSA divisions award grants for outstanding student research within the respective division's field of interest. Jr. Scholarships for graduate students in the earth sciences and archaeology. Guidelines are available from the division secretary. The Coal Geology Division awards the A. L. Medlin Scholarship Award and a Field Research Award to students who submit the best proposals of research projects in the field of coal geology.
Guidelines are available from the division secretary.
The Planetary Geology Division offers two S. E. Dwornik Student Paper Awards in the field of planetary geology annually. Contact the division secretary for information. The Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division awards the J. Hoover Mackin and Arthur D. Howard Research Grants to support graduate student research on Quaternary geology or geomorphology. Applications are available from the division secretary, Alan R. Nelson, U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS 966, Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225. The deadline for applications is February 1, for grants awarded in April.