Grants In Aid Program

Deadline:
January 31

About the Program

Grants

How to apply

Apply Online

Questions:
> FAQs
> AAPG Grants-in-Aid Committee

Current Recipients

Abstracts:
> 2007
> 2006
> 2005

The American Association of Petroleum Geologists Foundation

Grants-in-Aid

About the Program

The purpose of the AAPG Foundation's Grants-in-Aid program is to foster research in the geosciences. Grants are made to provide financial assistance to graduate students (currently enrolled in Masters or Ph.D. programs) whose thesis research has application to the search for and development of petroleum and energy-mineral resources, and/or to related environmental geology issues.

Grants are based on merit, and in part, on the financial needs of the applicant. Although the focus of the program is the support of qualified candidates for Masters or equivalent degrees, qualified doctoral candidates are also encouraged to apply.

Factors weighed in selecting successful applicants include: the qualifications of an applicant as indicated by past performance; originality and imagination of the proposed project; support of the department in which the work is being done; and perceived significance of the project to petroleum, energy minerals and related environmental geology.

Grants range from $500 to $3,000 and are to be applied to expenses directly related to the student's thesis work, such as field work, laboratory analyses, etc. Funds are NOT to be used for capital equipment, conferences, salaries, tuition, room and board during the school year. Further details will be included at the online submission site.

If you do not have browsing access to the Internet, contact us by e-mail at ataylor@aapg.org, or write to: AAPG Foundation-Grants-in-Aid Program P.O. Box 979
Tulsa, OK 74101-0979 USA