This fund makes grants to undergraduate, graduate, and aspiring graduate students conducting research primarily at or in collaboration with volcano observatories established by the United States Geological Survey.
The John D. Vitek Periglacial and Alpine Geomorphology Award
This fund finances graduate student research and/or activities in the field of periglacial and alpine geomorphology within the Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division.
The Richard & Annette Wohl Award for Graduate Student Research Fund
This fund provides research support to a graduate student whose proposal demonstrates an environmental sustainability connection to their proposed research. It was established in honor of Ellen Wohl’s parents, Richard and Annette Wohl. See page 47 of the January 2026 issue of GSA Today for more details.
The Kay Family Legacy Research Grant Fund
Four generations of the Kay family have studied the earth sciences in various fields and specialties. In honor of that legacy, this fund provides support for students conducting research in the earth sciences broadly.
Michele Aldrich History and Philosophy of Geology Student Research Award
The Michele Aldrich History and Philosophy of Geology Student Research Award Fund supports research grants through the History and Philosophy of Geology Division for students who conduct historical research within the geosciences. Preference will be given first to doctoral, then master’s level students. Graduates who received their Ph.D. in the previous five years may also […]
Robert D. Hatcher Award
Dr. Thomas C. Winter Graduate Student Research Award
2025 Recipient Luke Alder | Utah State University | Project Title: Residence Times and Recharge Characteristics of Shallow Groundwater in Cache Valley, Utah
Ben van der Pluijm Graduate Student Research Grant Award.
The purpose of the Fund is to support graduate student research in the fields of structural geology and tectonics. A personal appeal from Ben van der Pluijm: I received a GSA research grant in 1981 for my first (rainy) field summer working on the structure of the New World Island in the Newfoundland Appalachians. At […]
Victor R. Baker Graduate Student Research Grant Award
The purpose of the Fund is to support graduate student research in the fields of fluvial geomorphology, paleoflood hydrology, or planetary geomorphology.
Gary Fuis and Stacey Andrews Fund
The Gary Fuis and Stacey Andrews Fund’s purpose is to support graduate student research grants for research, including both geology and geophysics.