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Puget Sound Chapter Scholarship

Scholarship Sponsor: AWG Puget Sound Chapter

Award Amount: $1,000

General Description

To encourage the participation of women in the geosciences; to exchange education, technical, and professional information; and to enhance the professional growth and advancement of women in the geosciences.

Application Materials Required

  1. Name, address, phone number and email (if available).
  2. One paragraph each describing your (1) financial needs, (2) current resources, and (3) academic achievements.
  3. One-page essay summarizing your commitment to a career in the geosciences.
  4. Copies of all college transcripts (photocopies accepted).
  5. 3 letters of reference; provide names, affiliations, phone numbers:
    - 2 people familiar with academic achievement and personal commitment (at least one geosciences faculty member).
    -1 person familiar with your financial needs (may be a relative).

Application Deadline: November 3, 2006

Application Requirements/Restrictions

  1. Undergraduate women committed to completing a Bachelor's Degree and pursuing a career or graduate work in the geosciences, including: Geology, environmental/engineering geology, geochemistry, geophysics, hydrogeology or hydrology.
  2. Sophomore, junior, or senior women enrolled in a university or 2-year college in Washington State west of the Columbia and Okanogan Rivers
  3. Minimum of 3.2 GPA (or equivalent academic achievement).

Other Information

Applicants will be judged on their potential for professional success, academic achievements, and financial need. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Recipient will be notified by December 21, 2006.

Contact Information

AWG Puget Sound Chapter
Attn: Anne Udaloy
1910 E. 4th Ave., PMB #65
Olympia, WA 98506
scholarship@awg-ps.org

For more information on the AWG Puget Sound Chapter visit http://www.awg-ps.org/.


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