The Myrl E. Beck, Jr. Scholarship

This award will be in the form of an advance for support of research leading to an Honors Thesis.  The amount of the award will be typically be $500.  The award will only be available to students in their final year of study.  Research should involve paleomagnetism and/or tectonics, and ideally should require use of the equipment in the Pacific Northwest Paleomagnetism Laboratory housed in the Department of Geology.

Deadline

The deadline for applications is typically April 15, unless that falls on a weekend or holiday, in which case the deadline will be the following school day.

How to apply

Submit the following to Chris Sutton in the Geology Office:

1. a brief research proposal.
2. budget of proposed expenses
3. a current transcript for any non-WWU coursework.
4. short statement of career goals.