Planetary Geology Division Student Travel Grant

The Planetary Geology Division (PGD) Student Travel Grant provides modest travel support for PGD student members who are presenting first-authored work at the Geological Society of America (GSA) Annual Meeting. The division awards at least 3–4 grants of $500 to help defray meeting-related travel costs. Recipients are notified prior to the meeting, receive checks after the meeting, and are required to staff the PGD booth during the conference.

$500 cash payment; notification prior to meeting; recipients required to staff PGD booth during the meeting.

Applicants must be the first author and presenter of a talk or poster accepted for presentation at GSA Connects, be a Student Member of both GSA and the Planetary Geology Division, and be registered for the meeting before applying. A student may receive only one GSA travel grant per meeting.

Download and complete the Travel Grant Application Form; prepare a two-page CV and a 300–500 word justification; combine all documents into a single PDF and email to geosociety.pgd@gmail.com addressed to the PGD 2nd Vice-Chair. Applicants must be registered for the meeting before applying.