Below is a list of potential fellowships for the GEO-focused graduate student.

• NSF graduate research fellowship program from National Science Foundation.

• NASA space technology graduate research opportunities from NASA.

• DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship.

Below is a list of potential scholarships for the GEO-focused graduate student.

• SEG Scholarships from Society of Exploration Geophysics (up to $10,000  USD per year).

• AAPG grants from American Association of Petroleum Geologists.

Application of these grants normally requires a research proposal.

• Pathfinder fellowships from CUASHSI (up to $5,000 USD).

• GSA grad student research grants from the Geological Society of America. GEOS601 will walk you through how to write a GSA grad student research proposal.

• SEG near surface research award from Society of Exploration Geophysics.

Research grants: 

• Burnham award - This is an internal Department of Geosciences research scholarship ($1500 USD max).

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Travel grants:

• Department of Geosciences will post travel grants in the beginning of every semester.

• ASBSU grants from Associated Students of Boise State University (up to $400 USD for each students every year).

• Conference travel funding from Graduate College.

It is a unique experience to visit another research group related to your research in another country for several months. Such an experience can let you explore a foreign country, know more people/friends and get advising from the expert(s) in your research field other than your advisor. There are some opportunities to support such research visiting in certain countries. Notice that these opportunities require research proposals and take a long time to prepare applications. These funding opportunities are very competitive.

•  Chateaubriand Fellowship Program, 4-9 months in France.

• DAAD short-term grants, 1-6 months in Germany.

• JSPS short-term program, 1-12 months in Japan. Notice the requirement on citizenship or permanent residence.