Student Support Initiative

In-Kind Analytical Support to Applied Geochemistry Students

For students of applied geochemistry, a significant cost of thesis work can be geochemical analysis.

AAG’s Student Support Initiative aims to identify applied geochemistry students worthy of support and put them in touch with participating analytical laboratories who will consider providing geochemical analysis either free of charge or at a reduced rate.

List of current awards and participating laboratories.

Eligibility

To qualify for this support, you must be:

  • Enrolled as a full-time student engaged in a BSc (Hons), MSc or PhD,
  • Working on an applied geochemistry research project (i.e. thesis, dissertation),
  • Be a current member of AAG or submit a member application with your Student Support Initiative application ($10 USD per year- register here).

Requirements

On acceptance of the award, you must submit the following by email to the committee:

  • Written communication from your supervisor(s) acknowledging your receipt of the award and their agreement to (i) support you in fulfilling the responsibilities stipulated by the award and (ii) complete these requirements in the event you fail to do so.
  • A project description for publication in the AAG's EXPLORE newsletter listing your name and affiliation(s), your supervisor's name(s) and affiliations, the name of the supporting laboratory, and the following details of your project:
    1. a description of the research/thesis, 
    2. a statement of the problem,
    3. the objective of the research, 
    4. the geochemical methods required, and
    5. the anticipated results. 
  • An acknowledgement that the support of AAG and the participating laboratory will be included in any written or oral presentation of the research work.
  • An acknowledgement that the thesis abstract, when completed, will be provided to the AAG for possible publication in the EXPLORE newsletter. This acknowledgment must be accompanied by a statement from your Head of School granting AAG permission to publish the abstract.

In addition, you agree to submit to the committee by 31 January annually

  •  a brief (no more than 300 words) summary of your research progress for publication in the EXPLORE newsletter, highlighting any publications, presentations, or reports that use the data. This annual progress report should include a project description, as outlined above.

Upon completion of your research, you agree to

  • Submit a manuscript for publication in AAG’s EXPLORE newsletter or its journal, Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis that presents the results of your completed research work.
     

If you are interested in this program, download an application form, fill it in, and send it to: education@appliedgeochemists.org.

Click here to download an Application Form.