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AWG E-MAIL NEWS  No. 2000-17, April 5, 2000
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CONTENTS:
**SUSAN EKDALE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
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SUSAN EKDALE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS

   The AWG Salt Lake City Chapter (AWG-SLC) offers two Susan Ekdale
Memorial Scholarships every year, currently in the amount of $500 each. One
is funded by AWG-SLC, and the other is matched by AWG Foundation funds
under Project No. 95-002.

Application Requirements:
1) A one- to two-page typed essay, double spaced, that includes the following:
*A description of personal and academic highlights
*A description of how you plan to apply your geoscience education to your
future work or education
* A brief explanation of why you are applying for the scholarship
* A brief statement of what you as a woman can contribute to the geosciences
2) A letter of recommendation from a professor or instructor in any field
or discipline
3) A letter of eligibility from your department verifying your field of study
4) Address(es) and phone number(s) where we can reach you in May

Eligibility:
1) Open to women attending mandatory geoscience field camp in the year the
scholarships are awarded
2) Applicants must be attending a Utah institution of higher learning, or be a
Utah resident attending college elsewhere.
3) Scholarships must be applied to direct or indirect field camp expenses,
including equipment, tuition, books, child care, etc.
4) Applications must be RECEIVED by Friday, April 21, 2000.

Send applications to: AWG-SLC, P.O. Box 58691, Salt Lake City, UT  84158-0691,
Attn:  Jen Helm, Ekdale Scholarship Chair

*Applications will be judged by the Ekdale Scholarship Committee based upon
merit and need. Academic performance will be considered to a lesser degree.
*The two 2000 Ekdale Scholars will be notified of their awards by May 5.