Student Funding Opportunities

Funding Opportunities

While by no means an exhaustive list, this is a list of funding opportunities of which our students often take advantage. Typical or approximate application deadlines are given below. Note that funding awarded by the Geology Department is limited to current Geology students (those who have taken at least one WWU Geology course or are taking such a course at the time of application).

	Undergraduates
	Scholarships	Research Funding
W W U	Geol: Rahm (2/15) Geol: Schmierer (4/15) Geol: Tuition/Fee Waiver (4/15) Geol: Talbot (4/15) CST: Olson, Murphy, VanNostrand, etc CST: Women in Science, Women in Technology Leadership	Geol: Advance for Research (4/15) Geol: Beck (4/15) Geol: Travel to Meetings (PDF) RSP: Research Opportunities for Undergrads (deadlines) RSP: Mentoring Undergraduates Grant (deadlines)
E x t.	Mt. Baker Rock & Gem Club Whidbey Island Pebble Pushers (4/15) AWG: Puget Sound Scholarship (10/28) AWG: Minority Woman Scholarship (5/15) Major Fellowships	GSA: Travel to Section Meetings GSA: Travel to National Meeting AGU: Travel to Meetings

Undergraduates

Scholarships

Research Funding

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Geol: Rahm (2/15)
Geol: Schmierer (4/15)
Geol: Tuition/Fee Waiver (4/15)
Geol: Talbot (4/15)
CST: Olson, Murphy, VanNostrand, etc
CST: Women in Science, Women in Technology Leadership

Geol: Advance for Research (4/15)
Geol: Beck (4/15)
Geol: Travel to Meetings (PDF)
RSP: Research Opportunities for Undergrads (deadlines)
RSP: Mentoring Undergraduates Grant (deadlines)

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	Graduate Students
	Scholarships	Research Funding
W W U	Geol: Rahm (2/15)	Geol: Advance for Research (4/15) Geol: Travel to Meetings (PDF) RSP: Ross Travel Grant (PDF) (10/1, 11/15, 3/15, 5/15) RSP: Graduate Research Fund (deadlines)
E x t.		GSA: Travel to Section Meetings GSA: Travel to National Meeting AGU: Travel to Meetings GSA: Graduate Research Grants (2/1) Sigma Xi: Grants-in-Aid of Research (3/15 & 10/15) AAPG: Grants-in-Aid of Research (1/31) Mazamas: Graduate Student Research Grant (2/2)

Graduate Students

Scholarships

Research Funding

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Geol: Rahm (2/15)

Geol: Advance for Research (4/15)
Geol: Travel to Meetings (PDF)
RSP: Ross Travel Grant (PDF) (10/1, 11/15, 3/15, 5/15)
RSP: Graduate Research Fund (deadlines)

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GSA: Travel to Section Meetings
GSA: Travel to National Meeting
AGU: Travel to Meetings
GSA: Graduate Research Grants (2/1)
Sigma Xi: Grants-in-Aid of Research (3/15 & 10/15)
AAPG: Grants-in-Aid of Research (1/31)
Mazamas: Graduate Student Research Grant (2/2)

There are many other funding opportunities available. Here are some campus resources to help you find them:

Funding Opportunities

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