DEPARTMENT INFORMATION

Department of Geology, 62 SCI
California State University, Bakersfield
9001 Stockdale Highway
Bakersfield, California 93311-1022

FINANCIAL AID/SCHOLARSHIPS

The Victor & Virginia Church Scholarship, The Theodore Decker Memorial, The C.E. Strange Fund, The Herman W. Weddle Memorial Scholarship, and
Teaching Assistantships

Our students have many sources of financial aid unique to our department in addition to the campus, state, and federal sources available to all students. New for the school year 1999-2000 are two $5,000 CSUB Merit Award Scholarships. The Victor & Virginia Church Scholarship is targeted specifically for Geology majors and the Theodore Decker Memorial is targeted for Physical Science majors.  Our students also have access to scholarships from the C.E. Strange Fund, given principally to Geology majors. Several of our students are able to supplement their income with grants from this generous endowment as high as $500-$1,000 per year.  Most recently Geology students are eligible for The Herman W. Weddle Memorial Scholarship.  This endowment is specifically for Senior or Masters students studying well samples and who make major use of the California Well Sample Repository.

Students also receive aid as research assistants from grants and contracts held by faculty members and, also, from grants given out by the CSUB research office. In addition, most of our junior and senior level and graduate students are able to find part-time work with local
industry enabling them to gain relevant work experience while attending school.

Fully supported teaching assistantships including tuition waivers are granted on a competitive basis to qualified graduate students.

The American Association of Petroleum Geologists Foundation Grants in Aid Program
Online Application

The American Association of Petroleum Geologists Foundation announces its 2005 Grants in Aid Program for geoscience graduate students whose research has application to the search for and development of petroleum and energy-mineral resources, and/or related environmental geology issues. Grants range from $500 to $2000, and are applied to expenses related to the student's thesis work such as fieldwork, lab analyses, etc.

Specific to geoscience graduate students, the John E. Kilkenny Memorial Grant is restricted to a student studying in the Pacific Section of AAPG at a university in that Section.

All applicants who qualify will be applying for the unrestricted grants totaling over $130,200.
 

NSF Scholarship in the Sciences

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