Every year the Judson Mead Geologic Field Station recognizes outstanding students from across the country who enroll in its summer programs with scholarships to help defray the cost of its courses. A number of different sources of funding are used to provide the various scholarship awards made each year. A brief description of the sources used for funding the various scholarships is provided below.
In the recent past, upwards of 60% of the students attending our courses have been awarded a scholarship. The recipients of scholarships are chosen by a selection committee composed of faculty members of the Department of Geological Sciences associated with the courses. This committee will make the decision as to which source of funding is most appropriate for the individual awards. The primary criterion for the awarding of scholarships is academic merit.
Note that a single application is used for all of the scholarships and the letter of recommendation submitted with the course application will be used in support of the scholarship applications. Scholarship awards will be applied directly to the student's Bursar's bill.
Friends and associates of Dr. Deiss, the founder of the Field Station, established this fund in 1960, following his death in 1959. This fund provides two $800 scholarships to cover tuition for the top applicants in each course offered through the Field Station (G329 and G429)with preference given to students who attend Indiana University. Application form
Judson Mead Field Station Fund
An endowment was established in March 1984 in honor of Dr. Judson Mead, the then retiring Director of the Geologic Field Station in Montana. This fund supports student scholarships for courses offered at the Field Station, student and faculty research in the region, travel expenses for students, visiting faculty, and scientists, and allows for the purchasing of supplies and equipment as needed.
A range of scholarships are available from $400 – $100 to cover the tuition for students attending one of the courses offered through the Field Station. In any given year, 30–40 scholarships are awarded from this fund. Application form
In recognition of the fundamental importance of experiential, field-based learning in the development of a professional geologist/geophysicist, ConocoPhillips generously donated funds to sponsor students attending the Indiana University GEOL G429 field course. A total of twelve $1500 scholarships will be awarded this summer.
One stipulation of these scholarships is that the recipients must agree to provide written documentation outlining their field camp experience and how this award helped make it possible. The award is based solely upon academic merit and professional promise and requires one letter of recommendation (this can be the same letter used as part of the course application process).
Application form
