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Scholarships
The Rocky Mountain Section of SEPM Awards
Three Annual Graduate Student Research Grants
2010 WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT
1) Donald L. Smith Research Grant which is offered as a tribute to the late Professor Donald Smith of Montana State University (see AAPG Bulletin, v. 69, p. 1830-1832). This grant offers a $2,000.00 award to a Ph.D. degree candidate. The award is to be used for research that is directly applicable to better understanding the geology of the Rocky Mountain region.
To apply for the 2011 Grant, see "2011 Grant Application Requirements" below.
2010 Winner: Michael Ryan King, University of Alberta
"Refining the chronostratigraphy of the Prionocyclus macombi biozone in the upper Ferron Sandstone of Utah: A step towards understanding the sub-basinal relationships of Upper Cretaceous clastic wedge"
2010 Honorable Mention: Erich Heydweiller, Colorado School of Mines
"Synorogenic strata of the Denver Basin: new techniques for an old problem"
2) Edwin D. McKee Grant which is offered as a tribute to the late Edwin McKee who worked for the U.S. Geological Survey for over 30 years (see AAPG Bulletin, v. 69, p. 491-493). This grant offers a $2,000.00 award to Undergraduate or Master's degree candidates. The award is to be used for thesis-related research in sedimentology and/or the application of sedimentology to a better understanding of the geology of the Rocky Mountain region.
To apply for the 2011 Grant, see "2011 Grant Application Requirements" below.
2010 Winner: Elizabeth Balgord, Idaho State University
"Providing geochronologic, geochemical and stratigraphic constraints on the Facer and Perry Canyon Formations, Northern Utah: Implications for the assembly and breakup of Rodinia"
2010 Honorable Mention: Dawn Hayes, Utah State University
"Evidence for a middle Neoproterozoic eutrophication event in the Uinta Mountain Group?"
3) Fluvial Sedimentology Award offered for the past several years in the amount of $2,000.00, is offered to support Masters or Doctoral level student research in modern or ancient fluvial sedimentology.
To apply for the 2011 Grant, see "2011 Grant Application Requirements" below.
2010 Winner: Elena Evans, University of Montana
"Spatial variation of fine sediment infiltration in a gravel bedded river"
2010 Honorable Mention: Raju Prasad Sitaula, Colorado School of Mines
"Regional correlation and depositional history of the upper Mesaverde Group, Unita Basin, Utah"
2011 GRANT APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
1) Submit one PDF document consisting of a cover page and a proposal narrative clearly stating
both the plan for, and the significance of, the proposed research using this Word form.
Text of the proposal is limited to three (3) pages, excluding figures, tables, references.
2) Have two (2) letters of recommendation sent directly from Referee to Dr. Marc S. Hendrix at
marc.hendrix@umontana.umt.edu with your name and the Grant you are applying for in the subject line.
Please have your referee submit these in a PDF format. DEADLINE is 5:00pm MST on FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2011
Direct questions to:
Dr. Marc S. Hendrix, Department of Geology
University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812
Fax: (406) 243-5278 Phone: (406) 243-5278
Email: marc.hendrix@umontana.umt.edu
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