Research grants, Fellowships, and Scholarships

I've compiled a list of research grants, fellowships, and scholarships for both graduate students and undergraduates in the Department of Earth & Climate Sciences at SF State (with a focus on students in my research group). If you see something you want to apply for, put the deadline on your calendar now so that you can start your application, request letters of recommendation, and order transcripts well in advance of the deadline. Deadlines generally hover around the same time of year if not the same date each year:

Graduate Student Research & Travel Grant Opportunities and Fellowships

• AAPG Foundation Grants-in-Aid program, $500-$3,000 - deadline January 15
• AAAS Pacific Division Student Research Award, up to $750 - deadline May 1
• AAAS Pacific Division Student Travel Grants, up to $150 - deadline 5pm on May 1
• AEG Foundation Funds, variable - deadline February 1
• AIPG William J. Siok Graduate Scholarship Program, $1,000 - deadline February 1
• AGeS2 Program, GSA, for geochronology student research - deadline 3pm on February 1 annually
• AGU travel grants (specific international meetings only) - variable
• College of Science and Engineering, SF State - deadlines vary
• Department of Geosciences research grants, up to $800 - deadlines in the 5th week of Fall semester and the 10th week of Spring semester (usually announced by e-mail)
• EDMAP, US Geological Survey, up to $17,500 - deadline in November
• GSA Graduate Student Research Grants (~50% success rate!), with an average award of ~2,000 - deadline February 1
• GSA Travel Grants to Cordilleran Section meetings - deadline in late Winter/early Spring
• MSA Grant for Student Research in Mineralogy & Petrology, up to $5,000 - deadline March 1
• MSA Grant for Research in Crystallography, up to $5,000 - deadline March 1
• National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowship program, must be U.S. Citizen, generous stipend + tuition - deadline November 2
• National Geographic Society Early Career Grants, $5,000-$10,000 - deadline October 21
• NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program, generous stipend + tuition - deadline October 22 annually
• SEG scholarships, $500-$10,000 - deadline March 1
• Society of Economic Geologists Graduate Student Fellowship Program, $2,500-$15,000 - deadline February 1
• Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research program, up to $1,000 - deadlines March 15 & October 1
• Zeiss-GSA Research Grant, $10,000 - deadline February 3

Undergraduate Student Research & Travel Grant Opportunities, and Scholarships

• AEG Foundation Funds, variable - deadline February 1
• AIPG National Undergraduate Scholarships, $1,000-$3,000 - February 1
• Association of Independent Professional Earth Scientists National Undergraduate Scholarship, $1,000-$3,000  - deadline February 1
• College of Science and Engineering, SF State - deadlines vary
• Department of Defense SMART Scholarship Program, generous stipend + tuition - deadline 5pm on December 1
• Department of Geosciences research grants, up to $400 - deadlines vary (announced by email)
• The Desk and Derrick Educational Trust scholarships, U.S. & Canadian citizens only (Min. 3.2 GPA) - deadline April 1
• EDMAP, US Geological Survey, up to $10,000 - deadline in November
• Expanding Representation in Geosciences, GSA, diversity program, $1,500 - deadline May 15
• The Gladys Carol Scholarship Program, $2,500 (renewable, Min. 3.75 GPA) - deadline March 31
• The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation (apply in Sophomore year), tuition + $7,500 - Fall deadline
• GSA Travel Grants to Cordilleran Section meetings - deadline in late Winter/early Spring
• GSA Grants & Scholarships (research, travel & scholarships/fellowships) – variable deadlines
• Microscopy Society of America, Undergraduate Research Scholarship Program, up to $3,000 - deadline 11:59pm on December 1 
• MSA Grant for Student Research in Mineralogy & Petrology, up to $5,000 - deadline March 1
• MSA Grant for Research in Crystallography, up to $5,000 - deadline March 1
• National Geographic Society Early Career Grants, $5,000-$10,000 - deadline October 21
• On To The Future, GSA, diversity travel grant to attend the Annual Meeting of the GSA
• SEG scholarships, $500-$10,000 - deadline March 1
• Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research program, up to $1,000 - deadlines March 15 & October 1

Underrepresented Students and/or Womxn Only

• AAPG L. Austin Weeks Undergraduate Grants - deadline March 31
• AGI Scholarship Programs, Harriet Evelyn Wallace Scholarship for Female Graduate Geoscience Students, $5,000 (can apply twice) - deadline February 7
• AWG awards (scholarships, travel awards, field-based or paleontology research) - award amounts and deadlines are variable
• GSA Grants & Scholarships (research, travel & scholarships/fellowships) – variable deadlines
• Collabera STEM Scholarship (women only), $2,500 - deadline May 29
• Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship (U.S. Citizens only, URM award) - deadline December 17

Field Camp Scholarships (in addition to above scholarships)

• AEG Foundation Beardsley-Kuper Field Camp Scholarship Fund - deadline February 1
• AISES Exxon Mobil scholarships (indigenous students only), $3,000 - deadline May 31
• AWG Maria Crawford Field Camp scholarship, $750 - deadline February 14
• GSA Field Camp Awards, $2,000-$10,000 - deadline March 27 
• GSA J. David Lowell Field Camp Scholarships, $2,000 – deadline April 9, 2025
• NAGT scholarships for field study, $750 - deadline February 14
• SEG Field Camp program, $1,000-$20,000 - deadline February 1
• Scholarships for the Indiana University Judson Mead Geologic Field Station, $40-$180 per credit hour (~80% of students receive a scholarship)
• TravelingGeologist Fieldwork Scholarship (800CAD [or equivalent foreign currency]) - deadline March 31

Good luck!