As part of the AGS mission to foster education in the Geological Sciences, AGS has been awarding scholarships to students since 1999. Awards are designed to be given out annually, but are conditional upon the funds gaining enough awardable income throughout the year. Please contact the scholarship committee chair Shane Valentine (austingeologicalsociety@gmail.com) with any questions.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the Geosciences Textbook Scholarship
The Austin Geological Society established the “The Austin Geological Society (AGS): DEI in the Geosciences Textbook Scholarship” in 2020 in recognition of the financial hardships that the COVID-19 pandemic had on students. As part of AGS’s commitment to promoting DEI in the geosciences, we are continuing this scholarship for the Spring 2023 semester.
AGS’s goal is to award up to ten (10) $300 scholarships for the Spring 2023 semester.
Student Applicants: Applications for the DEI textbook scholarship will be accepted until 11:59pm on October 31, 2022 November 18, 2022 [deadline extended]. Students can download the application form here: Download application here. Applications will be reviewed using these Confidentiality Terms.
Donations to the AGS Textbook scholarship: If you would like to contribute money to the DEI textbook scholarship fund, please donate using this link to our Paypal account here. All donated funds will be added directly to this scholarship fund and will help us increase the number of scholarships we can award.
AGS Endowed Scholarship (for UT Austin students)
Students with excellent academics and financial need are nominated by Jackson School of Geoscience field camp faculty after taking Field Camp (Geology 660).
Two $500 scholarships are awarded in the spring of each year to two University of Texas at Austin, Jackson School of Geoscience students.
The Scholarship Selection Committee, composed of two UT Geoscience faculty and the AGS Endowed Scholarship Chair, evaluate the nominated students and select the recipients.
Donations to the AGS Endowed Scholarship Fund:If you would like to contribute money to the AGS Endowed Scholarship Fund, please donate using this link to our Paypal account here.
AGS Dennis Trombatore Memorial Scholarship (open)
The Scholarship is open to any central Texas geology student, but was devised primarily as a partnership between AGS and Austin Community College to help geology students of promise transition between ACC and a 4-year geology degree program (preference is given to UT Austin, but this is not a criterion).
A $500 scholarship is awarded in the spring of each year.
Students apply directly for the new Regional Scholarship.
Awards are based on a single page narrative of need and future goals along with a minimum 2.5 GPA overall, submittal of STEM coursework for review, and staff recommendations.
AGS Regional Endowed Scholarship
Awardee Award Date Award Amount
Austin T. Arnold Spring 2018 $500
AGS Regional Endowed Scholarship (UT Austin)
Awardee Award Date Award Amount
Madeleine Vadeboncoeur 4/28/2016 $500
Christian Baker 4/28/2016 $500
Katherine Newman 4/9/2015 $500
Mitchell Rieglier 4/9/2015 $500
Benjamin Smith 8/4/2014 $500
Aaron Hatsche 5/1/2013 $500
Nicole Kurka 5/1/2013 $500
Molly Rupp 5/2/2012 $500
David Brown 5/2/2012 $500
Parker Foy 4/26/2011 $500
Chris Heiligenstein 4/26/2011 $500
Timothy Shin 5/19/2010 $500
Kristen Massey 5/19/2010 $500
Travis Kloss 5/5/2009 $650
David Dagian 5/5/2009 $650
Stephanie Cox 4/17/2008 $500
Natasha Gerke 4/17/2008 $500
Julie Mitchell 4/17/2008 $500
Wendy Robertson 10/6/2005 $250
Sally Holl 1/23/2002 $500
Catherine Stahn 1/29/1999 $250
Gerald Grellet-Tinner 1/29/1999 $250