RESUME, REFERENCE LETTERS AND TRANSCRIPTS

SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED TO STUDENTS STUDYING FOR A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN GEOSCIENCE. STUDENTS MUST BE U.S. CITIZENS ATTENDING ONE OF SEVEN UNIVERSITIES THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE FOUNDATION'S SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. THESE INCLUDE RICE UNIVERSITY, THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY, STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY, AND LAMAR UNIVERSITY. EACH FALL, THE HEAD OF THE GEOSCIENCES DEPARTMENT AT EACH UNIVERSITY IS CONTACTED. THE UNIVERSITY SUBMITS TWO NOMINEES AND NOTIFIES THE STUDENTS OF THEIR NOMINATION. EACH STUDENT IS THEN REQUIRED TO FILE AN APPLICATION TO THE FOUNDATION BY A DEADLINE. ALL APPLICATIONS ARE REVIEWED IN LATE NOVEMBER AND WINNERS ARE NOTIFIED IN DECEMBER. THE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE PRESENTED TO THE STUDENTS IN JANUARY OR FEBRUARY AT ONE OF THE REGULAR HGS DINNER MEETINGS. TYPICALLY, IF THE APPLICANTS ARE QUALIFIED, THE FOUNDATION ATTEMPTS TO AWARD A SCHOLARSHIP TO EACH UNIVERSITY PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM.