Department Scholarships

Check out the following applications offered by the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Application timeframes vary.

To apply for the scholarships below, please visit the UTSA Scholarship Hub.

Amy Shelton and V.H. McNutt Endowed Presidential Scholarship

Recipients selected primarily on academic excellence; need may also be considered as determined by the Department Scholarship Committee.
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Award: Amounts vary

ELIGIBILTY CRITERIA

  • Current undergraduate student, enrolled full-time (12+ credit hours/semester) or
    graduate student enrolled full-time (9+ credit hours/semester)
    *exception for those in their final semester before graduation and not required to be full-time to graduate
  • Major: any in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • GPA: cumulative 3.0 (4.0 scale)

Dr. James O. Jones Endowed Scholarship

The scholarship supports supplementing the cost of student geological field training and student geological field-based research is awarded based on academic success as determined by the Department Scholarship Committee, as well as situations that may merit special consideration.
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Award: Amounts vary

ELIGIBILTY CRITERIA

  • Major: Geosciences

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Must submit a letter of recommendation from a geology faculty member
  • Must submit a summary of geological field training/field based research and budget

Jerry Wayne Earnest Memorial Scholarship in the Geosciences in the College of Sciences

The scholarship is awarded to the student who has demonstrated academic excellence as determined by the Department Scholarship Committee.

Award: $500

ELIGIBILTY CRITERIA

  • Current undergraduate student, enrolled full-time (12+ credit hours/semester)
    *exception for those in their final semester before graduation and not required to be full-time to graduate
  • Major: Geosciences
  • GPA: cumulative 3.0 (4.0 scale)

Mrs. Parvathammal Endowed Scholarship

The scholarship is awarded to the geosciences undergraduate student who has demonstrated academic excellence as determined by the Department Scholarship Committee.
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Award: Amounts vary

ELIGIBILTY CRITERIA

  • Current undergraduate student, enrolled full-time (12+ credit hours/semester)
  • Major: Geosciences
  • Preference given to a female student as long as women make up less than 50% of the students enrolled in the undergraduate Geosciences program

San Antonio Geophysical Society Research Scholarship

The scholarship supports graduate or undergraduate student working in the area of geophysics or geology and currently enrolled and pursuing a degree in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences.

Award: $300 - $1000

ELIGIBILTY CRITERIA

  • Graduate student conducting geophysical research, or conducting fieldwork for geological research or
    undergraduate student engaged in field research
  • Major: any in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • GPA: cumulative 3.0 (4.0 scale)
  • Preference given to graduate students conducting geophysical research. In the absence of a sufficient number of graduate applicants engaged in geophysical research, the funds will awarded to graduate students conducting field work for geological research. Undergraduates are eligible if engaged in field research.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Submit a one-page essay describing your research, including a detailed budget outlining expenditures. If using fund to attend a research conference, the essay should include a description of how the participation at the conference is relevant to the educational development as a geoscientist.
    Note: awards can be made as reimbursements for past expenditures made with personal funds

Southwest Gem and Mineral Society Summer Field Camp Endowed Scholarship

The scholarship supports students attending geology summer field camp and is awarded based on academic excellence and need as determined by the Department Scholarship Committee.

Award: Amounts vary

ELIGIBILTY CRITERIA

  • Geosciences majors attending UTSA summer field camp when offered or
    support for students attending other field camps as conditions warrant

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Wilford L. Stapp Memorial Fund for Undergraduate Research

The scholarship supports undergraduate research in the field for geology, including sedimentology, geophysics, hydrogeology, paleontology, geomorphology, and climate.

Award: Amounts vary

ELIGIBILTY CRITERIA

  • Undergraduate student conducting in field for geology, including sedimentology, geophysics, hydrogeology, paleontology, geomorphology, and climate
  • GPA: minimum 2.0 (4.0 scale)

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Submit a written statement describing your research and proposed budget

The following Scholarships are offered and awarded by the South Texas Geological Society (STGS).

South Texas Geological Society (STGS) Scholarships

STGS offices are located at 900 N.W. Loop 410, Suite D-100, San Antonio, TX 78209. The contact person is Ms. Doreen Brooner at 210-822-9092.

Jones-Amsbury Research Grant

Application made to the STGS
Award: Up to $1000 to support student (undergraduate and graduate) research directly related to the geology of South Texas
Deadline: Varies - Awards are made by April 1

Field Camp Scholarship

Application made to the STGS
Award: Up to $1500 for summer field camp expenses

Chairman's Award

The award goes to a "meritorious, needy, or otherwise qualified student" as recommended to the chair by the Department Scholarship Committee.
Name submitted to the STGS
Award: $500
Deadline: Before the end of April

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