Scholarships

University-Wide Scholarships

ASPIRE Office

The WVU ASPIRE Office assists students to win nationally competitive scholarships and fellowships and/or gain admission to graduate school. Assistant Director Cate Johnson graduated with a Master of Arts in Geography and graduate certificates in both women's and gender studies and nonprofit management.  

• A database of all Federal Scholarships for Science and Technology Students

• J. David Lowell Field Camp Scholarships
  
• AIPG National Undergraduate Scholarship
• Assists students with college education costs and to promote student participation in the American Institute of Professional Geologists
• Geophysical Society of Pittsburgh Scholarship
• AGI Harriet Evelyn Wallace Scholarship
• To support students' participation in intensive field courses in any aspect of geoscience.

• Stu Shea USGIF Endowed Scholarship 
• -$15,000  for a Ph.D. studying cartography, geography, imaging science, and similar disciplines. 

March

• Society of Exploration Geophysicists Scholarships
• American Association of Petroleum Geologists AAPG L. Austin Weeks Undergraduate Grant
• These grants may be used toward educational expenses such as tuition, geoscience field equipment, field trips, conferences and other geoscience academic ventures.  

April 

• Society of Exploration Geophysicists SEG/ExxonMobil Student Education Program
• 2 - 2½ day short course that prepares college students for the challenges of an oil industry career
• Desk and Derrick Educational Trust
• Seeks to build the future of the petroleum, energy and allied industries through scholarship

May

• American Association of Petroleum Geologists  AAPG Military Vets Scholarship Program
• Promotes education and career opportunities to veterans, aid in the transition of veterans to  civilian technical professions and promote geoscience programs in higher education institutions
• U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation USGIF Endowed Scholarship