- Independent Study Course Registration Form
Use to request registration for Independent Study Projects, Teaching Practica, UG Peer Mentors, Senior Thesis, Honors Thesis, or Internship credits.
- Geological Organizations
By joining professional societies, you can build your professional network, find academic resources, and apply for grants and scholarships. We highly encourage you to consider membership in some of the following or other relevant societies.
- Geology Field Camp Information
List of Geology Field Camps available on
The H. Richard Naslund Geology Undergraduate Field Study Scholarship is awarded annually to an undergraduate °®¶¹´«Ã½ Geology Major who plans to attend a Field Study Program. Eligible students must have a 3.0 GPA or higher and demonstrated financial need. Students may apply by contacting the undergraduate director (Alex Nikulin) with information on the field study program that they will be attending.
Applications are due by March 1.
- Undergraduate Student Funding Opportunities
- °®¶¹´«Ã½ offers a few options for funding conference travel and research.
- Harpur Edge provides a variety of professional, intellectual, and personal development opportunities including financial support for research and travel.
- The of the Geological Society of America provides funding opportunities for undergraduate students to attend the regional or national annual meeting and to conduct research.
- The awards small grants to undergraduate college students involved in science research to promote interest in science among young people.
- Graduate Student Funding Opportunities
Travel Grant Opportunities:
- at °®¶¹´«Ã½ offers a few options for funding conference and research travel to your graduate education.
- : Financial assistance is offered to undergraduate and graduate students who are members of GSA for travel to both the GSA Geographic Section meetings and the national GSA Annual Meeting.
Research Grants:
- at °®¶¹´«Ã½ has compiled a short list of funding agencies. These are not specific to geosciences.
- : To cover expenses directly related to their thesis work such as field work, laboratory analyses, etc.
- : To assist graduate students with college education costs and to promote student participation in the American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG).
- : Seed research grants are available for students and young professionals intending to do field-based research, as well as to use the AMNH collections.
- : The primary role of the GSA research grants program is to provide partial support of master's and doctoral thesis research in the geological sciences for graduate students enrolled in universities in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Central America.
- : This Fellowship is awarded to a graduate student conducting geological field research in the Rocky Mountain region.
- : Advancing knowledge and understanding of paleontology and life’s evolution through research, education, and advocacy.
- : The RMAG Foundation supports earth science research for graduate, and selected undergraduate students, by offering scholarship awards each year.
- : Provides research grants to undergraduate and graduate students in most areas of the sciences and engineering by encouraging close working relationships between students and mentors.
- : The Foundation was established in 1985 to encourage and support grant award college and university students and faculty members engaged in research studies and educational projects directly related bearing a reasonable relationship to formation evaluation.
- : Supporting student research broadly in sedimentary geology.
- : Advancing the science of vertebrate paleontology throughout the world.