GSA Foundation News
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GSA Foundation Updates
Catch Up With the GSA Foundation: Read the August 2026 Insider
Thanks to the generosity of our community, we’ve had a busy and productive summer at the GSA Foundation. Learn about new funds, new gifts, upcoming events, and more.New Fund: The Janet Wert Crampton Post-Doctoral Launch Award
The GSA Foundation is delighted to welcome The Janet Wert Crampton Post-Doctoral Launch Award. This new endowed fund will provide $5,000 to recent Ph.D.s in the geological sciences whose records demonstrate unusual originality, promise, and potential for academic research. Funds…New Fund: Dr. Emile A. Pessagno Jr. Mesozoic Stratigraphy
The GSA Foundation is honored to announce a new fund to spur geoscience discovery. The Dr. Emile A. Pessagno Jr. Mesozoic Stratigraphy Fund will support PhD students studying Mesozoic biostratigraphy, lithostratigraphy, and tectonostratigraphy. (Application details will be available on the…
2026 Death Valley and 2026 Bryce Canyon Rendezvous
GSA Foundation Rendezvous
The GSA Foundation has a proud tradition of leading Rendezvous to sites of geoscience significance and beauty. These all-inclusive trips are led by leading geoscientists. Through these journeys, GSA Foundation supporters encounter spectacular landscapes and learn of their marvels from leading experts in our community.
New Mexico 2027
Bryce Canyon 2026
Death Valley 2026
GSA Foundation at GSA Events
The GSA Foundation is proud to support GSA by attending its events, including GSA Connects and Section Meetings.
We’d love to meet with you at a GSA event to discuss your philanthropic goals.
