Association for Women Geoscientists: Chrysalis Scholarship

Summary: 

Tuition/Research support for women geoscience graduate student to complete thesis/ dissertation after been significantly interrupted by life circumstances.

Application Deadline Date: 
Sunday, March 31, 2024
Upper Limit Amount ($): 
2,000
Academic Area: 

Geoscience

Description: 
The Chrysalis Scholarship provides degree-completion funding for women geoscience graduate students whose education has been significantly interrupted by life circumstances. The awards are intended to cover costs associated with completion of her thesis/dissertation, beyond what is traditionally covered by primary research funding. Such costs can include drafting expenses, child-care, defense travel, late-stage research and analyses, or anything necessary to assist a degree candidate during those critical, final days.
 
Award Purpose: 
Research
Tuition
Other
Year In School: 
Masters
PhD
Eligibility Requirement - Gender: 
Female
Eligibility Requirement - Citizenship: 

Any

Eligibility Requirement - Residency: 

Any

Eligibility Requirement - Other: 
* The applicant must be a student who has contributed and will continue to contribute to both the geosciences and the larger world community through her academic and personal strengths * The scholarship fund is intended for the completion of her thesis/ dissertation beyond what is traditionally covered by primary research funding
 
Specializations: 
Climate Change Science and Solutions
Ecosystem Management and Conservation
Energy and the Environment
Forestry
People, Equity, and the Environment
Water Resource Science & Management
Urban
Date Updated: 
Friday, January 5, 2024
Recurring: 
Annual - March
Eligibility - Citizenship: 
US Citizens/Permanent Residents
Foreign Nationals
DACA
Amount: 
2000