SCHOLARSHIP & GRANTS
About AEG Foundation Scholarships & Grants
The AEG Foundation provides over 25 grants and scholarships each year to students and professionals, ranging from $500 to $5,000 each. We encourage and seek out applicants who bring diverse racial backgrounds, a variety of life experiences, and focus on a range of topics within environmental and engineering geology, from colleges and universities across the United States. Please see below for details on how to apply.
If you are a student seeking funds for tuition, field camp, and other financial support, please click here for the scholarship application portal. All scholarships are due January 15th each year.
If you are a professional seeking funds for field trips for your students or other professional support, please click here for the grant portal. Grant applications are accepted year round.
Please note that we are using the old scholarship and grant portal, so it will be not be in the same style as the webpage.
AEG Foundation Scholarships & Grants
Regional Scholarships:
Carolinas Scholarship (students studying or doing research in North or South Carolina)
Christopher C. Mathewson Texas Section Scholarship (students studying or doing research in Texas)
Robert J. Watters Great Basin Chapter Scholarship (students studying or doing research in Nevada)
West-Gray Scholarship (students studying or doing research in the eastern half of the United States)
Identity Based Scholarships:
Steckel Diversity Scholarship (Have a personal heritage of Black, Hispanic or Latino/a, Pacific Islander, and/or American Indian/Alaska Native)
Susan Steele Weir Scholarship (For women environmental and engineering geology students)
Field Camp/Field Research Scholarships:
Beardsley-Kuper Geology Field Camp Scholarship
Tilford Field Studies Scholarship
General Scholarships:
Lemke Scholarship (Provides supporting funds to AEG Student Members presenting at professional meetings at which AEG Foundation plays a substantial role)
Marliave Scholarship
Shlemon Quaternary Engineering Geology Scholarship (Graduate geology students in quaternary engineering geology)
Martin L. Stout Scholarship
Grants:
Steckel Diversity Field Trips Grant (For junior-high school and high school Earth Science or STEM teachers who teach primarily Black, Hispanic or Latino/a, Pacific Islander, and/or American Indian/Alaskan Native students)
John Moylan Student Chapter Grant (Supports AEG Student Chapters for field trips, visiting professionals, and other program needs through small grants)
K-14 Education Fund Grant (Supporting geological education in earth science for elementary, middle, and high schools; and technical and community colleges)
AEG Foundation Scholarships
General Requirements for Scholarships:
- AEG Foundation scholarship applications are accepted online or via email. Online submissions are preferred.
- Applications with all supporting materials, including transcripts, letters of recommendation, etc. must be received by 11:59 PM EST on January 15th of each year. Note, for online submissions, requests for letters of recommendation will not be sent until the applicant has submitted his/her application.
- A free membership through AEG is required. Even if you are already an AEG member, you must set up an account for this application separate from your AEG log-in.
- AEG Foundation scholarship and grant applicants must be US residents, from US educational institutions to qualify.
Carolinas Scholarship
Scholarship Charter | Application
(PDF)
Qualifications:
- AEG Student Member
- Undergraduate student with a geoscience major enrolled in a school in North or South Carolina.
Requirements:
- Complete Background Information
- Answer the essay question
- Two letters of reference (online)
- Complete set of ALL transcripts
Christopher C. Mathewson Texas Section Scholarship
Scholarship Charter | Application
(PDF)
Qualifications:
- AEG Student Member
- Undergraduate student enrolled in an accredited Texas college or university, OR
- Graduate student enrolled in an accredited university outside (or inside) Texas but conducting their field studies inside Texas
Requirements:
- Complete Background Information
- Respond to ALL questions
- References from two professors (online)
- Transcripts are NOT required
- Agreement to provide the AEG Foundation with a written final report, within 1 year of award receipt, that documents and describes the experience received based on the scholarship awarded and demonstrates compliance with grant conditions.
Robert J. Watters Great Basin Chapter Scholarship
Scholarship Charter | Application
(PDF)
Qualifications:
- AEG Student Member
- Undergraduate student enrolled in an accredited Nevada college or university, OR
- Graduate student enrolled in an accredited university outside (or inside) Nevada but conducting their field studies inside Nevada.
Requirements:
- Complete Background Information
- Respond to ALL questions
- References from two professors (online)
- Transcripts are NOT required
- Agreement to provide the AEG Foundation with a written final report, within 1 year of award receipt, that documents and describes the experience received based on the scholarship awarded and demonstrates compliance with grant conditions.
Steckel Diversity Scholarship
Scholarship Charter | Application
(PDF)
Qualifications:
- Have a personal heritage of Black, Hispanic or Latino/a, Pacific Islander, and/or American Indian/Alaska Native
- Have a declared major studies in the Geosciences, such as Geology, Geophysics, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and related geoscience subjects
- Undergraduate student in the Sophomore, Junior, or Senior years
- Have a GPA of at least 2.9, confirmed by a school transcript directly from the school
- Have a potential for contributions to the Geosciences profession
- Exhibit leadership abilities and/or experience
Requirements:
- Respond to ALL questions
- References from two professors (online)
- Complete set of ALL transcripts
Susan Steele Weir Scholarship (Women of "Steele")
Scholarship Charter | Application
(PDF)
Qualifications:
- AEG Member or Student Member
- Woman undergraduate or graduate university student in environmental and engineering geology
Requirements:
- Respond to ALL questions
- References from three professors (online)
- Complete set of ALL transcripts
Beardsley-Kuper Geology Field Camp Scholarship
Scholarship Charter | Application
(PDF)
Qualifications:
- AEG Student Member
- Undergraduate or post baccalaureate student who has not won this award previously.
- Attending field camp at an accredited academic institution with an emphasis on environmental and engineering geology.
- May be used by recipients to support the direct costs of the field camp tuition as well as meals and lodging.
- Applicants must have completed a minimum level of coursework necessary for a basic foundation in geology prior to attending field camp, clearly shown on submitted transcripts. Such coursework may include: mineralogy, petrology, structural geology, geomorphology, stratigraphy.
Requirements:
- Complete Background Information
- Answer the essay question
- References from two professors (online)
- Complete set of ALL transcripts
- Agreement to provide the AEG Foundation with a written final report, within 1 year of award receipt, that documents and describes the experience received based on the scholarship awarded and demonstrates compliance with grant conditions.
Tilford Field Studies Scholarship
Scholarship Charter | Application
(PDF)
Qualifications:
- AEG Student Member
- Undergraduate student who will use this scholarship toward the cost of a geology field camp course or senior thesis field research, OR
- Graduate student who will use this scholarship toward field research.
Requirements:
- Complete Background Information
- Undergraduates: Respond to FIRST question
- Graduate Students: Respond to ALL questions
- References from two professors (online)
- Complete set of ALL transcripts
- Agreement to provide the AEG Foundation with a written final report, within 1 year of award receipt, that documents and describes the experience received based on the scholarship awarded and demonstrates compliance with grant conditions.
Marliave Scholarship
Scholarship Charter | Application
(PDF)
Qualifications:
- AEG Student Member
- Senior or graduate student presently enrolled full-time in a college or university degree program in engineering geology or geological engineering.
- Nomination or sponsorship letter from a faculty member, an employer or geoscience professional with knowledge of the applicant's qualifications. The sponsor/nominator should be a member of AEG and it is encouraged to have this individual be a Student Chapter Advisor or AEG Section Officer.
- Two letters of reference (in addition to the Nomination/Sponsorship Letter listed above) must be submitted online by persons in the profession who can evaluate the applicant's qualifications to become a Marliave Scholar.
- Description of current and anticipated future involvement in the Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists.
- The goals statement must be original and must not be edited by a professor or others in the profession.
Requirements:
- Complete Background Information
- Complete Statement of Career Goals
- Three letters of reference (online)
- Transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work
- Attached copies of pertinent publication abstracts
- Agreement to provide the AEG Foundation with a written final report, within 1 year of award receipt, that documents and describes the experience received based on the scholarship awarded and demonstrates compliance with grant conditions.
Shlemon Quaternary Engineering Geology Scholarship
Scholarship Charter | Application
(PDF)
Qualifications:
- AEG Student Member
- Undergraduate geology major (not freshmen year) or graduate student with an environmental or engineering geology emphasis.
- Scholarship should be used for direct tuition for classes and not for fees required for enrollment or attendance at the educational institution, or for books, supplies, and equipment required for courses of instruction.
Requirements:
- Complete Background Information
- Respond to ONE of two essay questions
- References from two professors (online)
- Transcripts are NOT required
- Agreement to provide the AEG Foundation with a written final report, within 1 year of award receipt, that documents and describes the experience received based on the scholarship awarded and demonstrates compliance with grant conditions.
Martin L. Stout Scholarship
Scholarship Charter | Application
(PDF)
Qualifications:
- AEG Student Member
- Undergraduate geology major (not freshmen year) or graduate student with an environmental or engineering geology emphasis.
- Scholarship should be used for direct tuition for classes and not for fees required for enrollment or attendance at the educational institution, or for books, supplies, and equipment required for courses of instruction
Requirements:
- Complete Background Information
- Respond to ONE of two essay questions
- References from two professors (online)
- Transcripts are NOT required
- Agreement to provide the AEG Foundation with a written final report, within 1 year of award receipt, that documents and describes the experience received based on the scholarship awarded and demonstrates compliance with grant conditions.
West-Gray Scholarship
Scholarship Charter | Application
(PDF)
Qualifications:
- AEG Student Member
- Undergraduate or graduate student majoring in geology at an accredited college or university in the Eastern US.
- Active AEG Sponsorship
Requirements:
- Respond to ALL questions
- References from two professors (online)
- Transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work
- GPA of 3.0 out of 4.0 or higher
- Complete set of ALL transcripts
- Agreement to provide the AEG Foundation with a written final report, within 1 year of award receipt, that documents and describes the geology field camp experience and demonstrates compliance with grant conditions.
Lemke Scholarship
Scholarship Charter (PDF)
Qualifications:
- AEG Student Member
- Undergraduate or graduate student majoring in geology at an accredited college or university
- Accepted and completed presentation at Annual Meeting
AEG Foundation Grants
General Requirements:
- AEG Foundation grant applications are accepted online and via email. Online applications are preferred.
- Applications with all supporting materials are accepted year round.
Steckel Diversity Field Trips Grant
Grant Charter Application (PDF)
Qualifications:
- At least 66% (two-thirds) of the students who will participate on this field trip should be of Black, Hispanic or Latino/a, Pacific Islander, and/or American Indian/Alaskan Native personal heritage
- An interesting and appropriate itinerary of at least three different types of outdoor stops
- The introduction of geoscience as a possible career, and how to best prepare for it while still in junior-high school and high school, shall be included in the field-trip itinerary
- Enlistment of geoscience students and professionals from your area who may agree to help with the itinerary or additional expenses, and provide real-time, on-site participation with your field-trip group
- An optimum number of student participants should be between 16 and 24
- There shall be a prudent number of adult chaperones - at least one adult chaperone for every five students
- The use of maps (topographic, geologic, bathymetric, highway, land-use, hydrologic, etc.) before, during, and after the field trip
- Each student field-trip participant must provide a written and signed parental/guardian permission or authorization that meets or exceeds the state, district, and school requirements
- These grants are available to public, private, and charter school students. They are not available to home-school students or home-school groups
- It is preferred that this AEG Foundation Diversity Field-Trip be scheduled for out-of-school hours, such as a Saturday, a school holiday, or a vacation day
Requirements:
- Complete Background Information
- Complete Field Trip Information
- Successful proposals may request funding for transportation; lunches and snacks; admission fees to state or national parks, mineral- or fossil-collecting sites, mine tours, or other geoscience-related sites; liability insurance for the teacher(s), the school and district, volunteer chaperones, and AEG Foundation; and other necessary expenses
- Successful proposals should request not more than about $1,000 each
- A summary of each field trip that is funded through this AEG program shall be prepared for the AEG Foundation and AEG
John Moylan Student Chapter Grant
Grant Charter Application (PDF)
Qualifications:
- Must use the funds received from the AEG Foundation for the proposed use
- Must use the funds in accordance with applicable law and regulation
Requirements:
- Complete Background Information
- Complete Project Information
- Must provide the Foundation with a brief written report on the activities sponsored by the grant (suitable for publication in the AEG News) within one year of grant approval or the grant in full must be returned
K-14 Education Fund Grant
Grant Charter Application (PDF)
Qualifications:
- Must use the funds received from the AEG Foundation for the proposed use
- Must use the funds in accordance with applicable law and regulation
Requirements:
- Complete Background Information
- Complete Project Information
- Must provide the Foundation with a brief written report on the activities sponsored by the grant (suitable for publication in the AEG News) within one year of grant approval or the grant in full must be returned
- Must provide verification of applicable accreditations and enrollment records during the life of the grant as allowable by law