Scholarships
Applications for 2025 scholarships are closed. Thanks to all who applied. Click on the buttons below to see previous winners. Watch this space for info about 2026 scholarships.
The RMAG Foundation awarded $80,000 in scholarships in 2025. In addition to named scholarships, we managed the SM Energy Scholar Award, the Neal J. Harr Award, the C. Elmo and Kathleen W. Brown Field Camp Scholarship and Publication Grants.
The RMAG Foundation supports earth science research and academic studies for graduate and selected undergraduate students by providing 14 students with scholarship awards in 2025. Many of the awards have specific qualifications which must be documented by student applicants and are described separately for each scholarship. Some of the scholarships are available not only to geology and geophysics students but to other earth science-related sub-disciplines including, but not limited to: geochemistry, hydrology, atmospheric and/or climate sciences, volcanology, mining-related studies, planetary sciences, surface processes, and glaciology. Applications will only be accepted from students at U.S.-based institutions.
The RMAG Foundation is pleased to announce a new scholarship: The SM Energy Scholar Award. SM Energy has generously endowed a $10,000 award to be given to a junior, senior, or graduate student conducting research at an accredited university in the United States. Click here for more information and an application.
Competitive Scholarships
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Faculty Nominated Scholarships
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Back row: Don McKenna (MD), Annie Breyak (SW), Rachel Williams (SW), Victor Fakeye (SW), Matt Musso (SW), Professor Zane Job (CSM), Nate Rogers (T)
Middle row: Kim Foster Garneau (MD), Lauren Guido (SW), Tanya Inks (T), Shawna Gilbertson (T)
Front row: Eric Stautberg (SW), Elizabeth McKenna (MD), Ginny Gent (T), Sue Cluff (MD), Laura Wray (T)
MD – Major donor
SW – Scholarship Winner
T – Trustee of the RMAG Foundation