Scholarships

Introducing the SM Energy Scholar Award, new for 2025!

The Foundation will be awarding $90,000 in scholarships for 2025.

Scholarship applications are due by January 17, 2025.

2024 K-12 Earth Science Teacher of the Year Award

Congratulations to our 2024 winners: Hannah Winters and Kent Hups!

The Foundation funded eleven scholarships totaling $59,600 in 2024

The Foundation needs your support to continue funding scholarships, awards, and community outreach.

Publications Grants

Helping authors defray the cost of publishing their work.

Grants to Students and Institutions

Providing grants to students to attend symposia and courses.

The Foundation supports grade 6-12 students in Colorado performing Earth Science research

Foundation Trustees were judges at the 2024 Colorado Science & Engineering Fair on April 11, 2024 in Fort Collins and awarded $1000 in prizes to three high school students.

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Who We Are

The Foundation is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization supporting earth science education through scholarships, aid to earth science teaching, and dissemination of geoscience information.

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What We Do

The Foundation supports activities in the earth sciences by providing funds to support students, teaching endeavors, and by funding earth science publications and presentations.

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Your contribution helps support geoscience students as well as educate the public about how geoscience impacts their lives.

Your generous donation helps make our shared vision possible.

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