Earth Science Graduate Scholarships Available

Geoscience BC has announced that it will be offering 10 scholarships in the amount of $5,000 in May 2010. Students in an earth science or geoscience masters or doctorate program who are working on a thesis topic related to mineral or oil and gas exploration are eligible to apply.

Scholarships will be awarded based on the thesis project’s technical merit, the ability of the project to attract mineral and oil and gas investment to BC, the student’s interest in exploration, and their academic qualifications.

The deadline to apply for the scholarship is April 15, 2010. More information is available at the Geoscience BC website.

Geoscience BC is a non-profit society that promotes investment in resource exploration and development through the collection, interpretation and marketing of geoscience data and expertise.