Regarding Transcripts:
You will receive an email when your transcript has been uploaded. If you have not received an email by 5 p.m. central time on Tuesday, February 8, you may want to track your transcript to locate its whereabouts. Transcripts will be accepted until February 14.

How can I help fund the GIA Program?

Foundation Grants-In-Aid 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. The Grants-In-Aid Committee scores each application at least three times.

Scoring is based on the following five areas: (a) student's academic and employment history (b) scientific merit of proposal (c) suitability to program objectives (d) financial merit of proposal (e) endorsement by faculty or department advisor.

Grants range from $1,000 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.

Download Grants-in-Aid Program Brochure

If you require further details, contact us by e-mail, or write to:

AAPG Foundation

Grants-in-Aid Program
P.O. Box 979
Tulsa, OK 74101-0979 USA

Phone: 918-560-2644