IUPUI Earth Sciences Department Scholarships

Indiana Geology and Gem Society Scholarship 
This scholarship award is made possible by a generous gift from the Indiana Geology and Gem Society and its purpose is to support a qualified Geology student who is not within twelve months of graduation following the beginning of Fall semester.

Qualifications
To qualify, a student must:

a.) be in good academic standing
b.) have an overall GPA of at least 3.0
c.) have satisfactorily completed G110 and G209 with an average grade of A-
d.) enroll in at least 9 credit hours, including G221 or more advanced Geology courses in the Fall

Award:
Geology faculty will review applications and select the recipient. The award will be a $1,000 scholarship, to be used for tuition, fees and books. The recipient will be acknowledged during the Honors Day ceremony. Applications may be picked up in the Geology Department office, SL 118.

IUPUI Geology Alumni Scholarship
This scholarship award is made possible by a generous gift from Alumni of the Department of Earth Sciences at IUPUI and its purpose is to support a qualified Geology student who is not within twelve months of graduation following the beginning of Fall semester.

Qualifications
To qualify, a student must

a.) be in good academic standing
b.) have an overall GPA of at least 3.0
c.) enroll in at least 9 credit hours during the Fall semester
d.) enroll in at least 18 credit hours during the academic year

Award
Geology faculty will review applications and select the recipient. The award will be a $1,000 scholarship, to be used for tuition, fees and books. The recipient will be acknowledged during the Honors Day ceremony. Applications may be picked up in the Geology Department office, SL 118.

Undergraduate Research Opportunities (Summer 2006)
The Department of Earth Sciences is offering two Undergraduate Research Scholarships for Summer 2006. These scholarships are intended for beginning students (either beginning at IUPUI this coming year or in their first or second year), and will provide an opportunity for students to work in a lab and be involved in a research project under the supervision of a faculty member and graduate students.

Many research areas are available, including the environment, climate, paleontology, volcanoes, minerals, water, and satellite data interpretation.

The Scholarships are for a total of up to $1,500 each for the summer, and will be paid based on hourly employment at the rate of $10/hour.

To apply, please send the following information to Gabriel Filippelli (gfilippe@iupui.edu):

1. Name
2. Class Level (e.g., new student, first year, second year)
3. A short statement (less than 100 words) of why you would like to work in a Geology Laboratory

Research Funding

Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
The IUPUI School of Science Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (SOS UROP) is a School of Science program that offers a science major in the School the opportunity to work with a faculty mentor on a research project. Students who engage in undergraduate research learn through inquiry and experience in a chosen discipline with an intensity and depth not likely encountered in the classroom.
Visit the UROP homepage here.

North Central GSA
The GSA Foundation has awarded $4,500 to each of the six GSA sections. The money, when combined with equal funds from the sections, is used to assist both undergraduate and graduate student members of GSA.
Visit the North Central GSA Student Grants website here.

CEES Internships
The Center for Earth and Environmental Science offers internships for undergraduate students to assist in CEES-sponsored research or to assist with CEES outreach and education activities. Internships announcements occur throughout the year and are sent within the IUPUI community to individuals or departments affiliated with CEES. To be included in these announcements, send a request to cees@iupui.edu

Graduate Student Funding

Applicants to our graduate program are only considered for funding or scholarships/fellowships after they have submitted an application into the program. IUPUI, like many other earth science graduate programs, supports many of its graduate students with a competitive stipend, tuition waiver, and subsidized health care. Tuition waivers generally extend to cover in-state or out-of-state tuition. The sources of the funding come from various areas, including research grants, CEES, fellowships and scholarships, and teaching assistantships. The graduate committee determines which accepted students will receive funding and what type of duties he or she will perform their first semester.

Students with teaching assistantships are given a faculty mentor, and involve either teaching 100-level laboratory course(s) or managing a 100-level online course(s) with a time commitment of 20 hr/week. Graduate students that are near completion on occasion teach a 100-level course on campus.

The number of students funded each year is dependent on several factors, so the number of students receiving funding can vary from year to year. Funding decisions are typically made in the spring semester for students planning to start the program in the fall. For more information on graduate funding, contact the head of our graduate committee.

IUPUI Earth Sciences Department
723 West Michigan Street, SL118
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
317.274.7484
317.274.7966 (fax)