Summary of Scholarships & Grants 2023
Below is a summary of the 2023 Research Grant and Scholarship
Offerings from the STGS Charitable Trust
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• HAROLD D. HERNDON SCHOLARSHIP at TRINITY UNIVERSITY
o This scholarship is awarded on a competitive basis to Trinity Geoscience
Majors. Recipient(s) will receive at least $500 per semester on a continual
basis (Fall and Spring semesters only) on the condition that they continue to
meet scholarship requirements. In 2023, two candidates will be chosen: one
incoming Junior and one incoming Senior.
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CLICK HERE for Application
• GEORGE PINKLEY – EDWARD C. ROY, Jr. SCHOLARSHIP at THE UNIVERSITY OF
TEXAS – SAN ANTONIO
o This scholarship is awarded on a competitive basis to UTSA Geoscience
Majors. Recipient(s) will receive at least $500 per semester on a continual
basis (Fall and Spring semesters only) on the condition that they continue to
meet scholarship requirements. In 2023, two candidates will be chosen: one
incoming Junior and one incoming Senior.
CLICK HERE for Cover Sheet
CLICK HERE for Application
• GEOSCIENCE FIELD CAMP SCHOLARSHIP
o This field camp scholarship is awarded on a competitive basis to Geoscience
student(s) at a Texas University who are attending summer Field Camp in
Geology or Earth Science. This Scholarship is to be used towards Field Camp
tuition and expenses only.
o The Scholarship award is up to but no more than $2,000.
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• JONES-AMSBURY RESEARCH GRANT (Graduate Students Only)
o This research grant is awarded on a competitive basis to candidates
currently enrolled in graduate school at a Texas University who are
conducting research toward a Master's Degree in Geology or Earth Science.
o The Grant award is $2,000.
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Instructions and Application Forms are included in this packet and can be downloaded
from the South Texas Geological Society website at www.STGS.org
See individual applications for submittal directions.
DEADLINE FOR ALL APPLICATION SUBMITTALS IS APRIL 1, 2023 APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2023 JONES-AMSBURY RESEARCH
GRANT ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED
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Eligible candidates are currently enrolled in graduate school at a Texas University and are
conducting research toward the Master’s Degree in Geology or Earth Science.
Student Research must be applicable to some aspect of Texas Geology.
$2,000 per grant will be awarded in May, 2023.
Research findings to be published in the Bulletin of the South Texas Geological Society.
The Research Grants are awarded on a competitive basis and all applications will be reviewed by the
Jones-Amsbury Research Grant Committee of the South Texas Geological Society.
