Publication Charge Grants

Publication Charge grants are intended to help Rocky Mountain geoscientists offset costs for publication. The costs can include page charges, color charges, and or open-access charges for articles relevant to Rocky Mountain geoscience.

Grants are awarded by the Trustees either as part of the scholarship award process or on a standalone application.

For 2025, two Publication Grant were awarded to:

Ahmed M. Ahmed, Ph.D. candidate, Geophysics, Colorado School of Mines
Matthew Musso, Ph.D. candidate, Geology, Colorado School of Mines

Standalone Grant Application Guidelines:

• Authors must submit proof of publication and an invoice for charges in a credible journal.
• Valid charges are page charges, color charges, and/or Open Access charges
• Requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis and grants will be offered at the sole discretion of the Trustees of the RMAG Foundation
• The Grant amount will be at the sole discretion of the Trustees of the RMAG Foundation

Grant Requests must include the following:

• Article title and authors’ names
• Publication, journal or book name
• Summary of new and unique information disseminated in this publication as it relates to Rocky Mountain geosciences (300-500 words maximum)
• Estimated publication date
• The grantee agrees to Provide one copy of the publication to the RMAG Foundation
• The grantee agrees that the publication name, article title and author(s) name(s) be published for publicity purposes on the following:
  • RMAG Foundation website
  • RMAG Outcrop newsletter article
  • Slides promoting the Foundation at RMAG functions

Grant Request Submission:

Submit grant requests via email to rstucker06@hotmail.com