Each year, the University Park Geology department hands out an award to the most promising geology student. Here is a list of current and previous recipients:
Lone Star - University Park graduate Marcos Jimenez is the first student
to be the recipient of the Chuck Caughey Geology Scholarship!
The Chuck Caughey Geology Scholarship is intended for students transferring as a junior to Sam Houston State University. Marcos Jimenez transferred in Fall 2022 to complete a B.S. in Geology. The scholarship pays tuition, fees, books, and room and board for two years. A 3.0 GPA is required to apply, and candidates must enroll at SHSU to major in Geology. The scholarship is awarded every two years. Marcos Jimenez is the first student to receive this scholarship. Contact Dr. Bryn Benford for more information.
The SHSU scholarship for community college grads will open again on September 1 with an application deadline of February 1. The scholarship covers all costs for 2 years to allow for a community college graduate to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in geology.
Starting September 1st, students can find information about applying here.
Applications for 2024 NOAA undergraduate scholarships opening this Fall!
Don't miss your chance to apply to NOAA undergraduate scholarship programs, which include paid NOAA internships and academic scholarships. Applications for the NOAA Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship and Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institutions (EPP/MSI) Undergraduate Scholarship are open from September 1, 2023, through January 31, 2024.
Hollings Scholarship
EPP/MSI Undergraduate
Scholarship
Up to $40,000 including:
Up to $45,000 including:
$9,500 stipend per year for junior and senior year
A 10-week paid NOAA internship
Funds for travel and conference participation
$9,500 stipend per year for junior and senior year
Two 10-week paid NOAA internships
Funds for travel and conference participation
Eligibility:
Eligibility:
U.S. citizen
3.0 minimum GPA
Major in NOAA mission fields, including STEM and social science
Attend a minority-serving institution (MSI)
U.S. citizen or U.S. national
3.2 minimum GPA
Major in NOAA mission fields, including STEM and social science
Scholarships Available for Transfer to Stephen F. Austin for Geology
Stephen F. Austin (SFA) College of Sciences and Mathematics (COSM) will be offering two new STEM Transfer Scholarships. The scholarships are renewable for one additional year, and will be offered in the following amounts:
$1,000 for students with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 - 3.49
$2,000 for students with a cumulative GPA of 3.5+
Additional eligibility requirements:
Students must have successfully completed at least 45 transferable hours prior to entering SFA
Students must enroll full-time at SFA during the fall and spring semesters
Students must declare a major within the SFA Department of Geology
One-year renewal requirements:
Students must have earned at least 24 semester credit hours toward their degree during the first fall and spring semesters at SFA
Students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
Students must continue to pursue a major within the SFA Department of Geology
The online application is accessible through the SFA COSM Student Resources – Scholarships webpage (https://www.sfasu.edu/academics/colleges/sciences-math/student-resources/scholarships). As an added bonus, the COSM has indicated that Lone Star College students are among those who will be given priority during the evaluation of scholarship applicants.
Marco Jimenez - transferred to Sam Houston State University in Fall 2022, Chuck Caughey Geology Scholarship recipient, graduated in Spring 2024. Attending UT for graduate school.
John Ramsey - transferring to Sam Houston State University in Fall 2022
Mallory Schreiber - transferred to Sam Houston State University in Fall 2022
Nicole Rowse - transferred to Sam Houston State University in 2021, currently attending SHSU
Wes Book - transferred to Sam Houston State University in 2020, majoring in Environmental Science
Anjali Khisty - transferred to Sam Houston State University in 2020 and graduated in 2022, participated in STEMSEAS in May 2019, participated in REU in Summer 2019 in El Paso, currently Site Remediation Project Manager for the State Cooperative Program in the Bureau of Environmental Remediation at KDHE
Daniel Minke - transferred to Sam Houston State University in 2020 and graduated in 2022, currently working as a geologist with the Kansas department of health and environment in the voluntary cleanup and property redevelopment program
Bryttani Muniz - transferred to Sam Houston State University in 2019, currently attending SHSU
Andrew Bierbower - participated in field work at Big Bend State Park with UHD in the winter of 2022, participated in 2022 NSF REU: Planetary Habitability Over Space and Time at Rice in the summer of 2022, transferred to University of Houston-Downtown in 2022, majoring in Geoscience with a focus in Geochemistry
Emily Bruchmiller - transferred to UHD in 2022, majoring in Geosciences
STEMSEAS - Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Student Experiences Aboard Ships. This program is a 6-10 day exploratory experience for undergraduates from diverse backgrounds aboard a research vessel. Most expenses (travel to and from ports of call, materials, and living expense while on the ship) will be covered.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Holling Undergraduate Scholarship. The scholarship program provides successful undergraduate applicants with awards that include academic assistance (up to $9,500 per year) for two years of full-time study and a 10-week, full-time paid ($700/week) internship at a NOAA facility during the summer. For more information: https://www.noaa.gov/office-education/hollings-scholarship
The National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) provides tons of resources including links to other internship opportunities.
Research Projects
Below are research projects that were selected to present at the fall and spring Honors Day at Lone Star College. Projects with an * advanced to the Great Plains Honors Conference, projects with a 1 advanced to the Gulf Coast Intercollegiate Honors Council Conference, 2 denotes research selected to present at the National Council on Undergraduate Research, rand 3 is research presented at the national annual American Geophysical Union Conference.
Government: local and regional planning, Environmental Park Agency (EPA), United States Geological Survey (USGS), State Geological Survey (SGS), National Park Service (NPS), State Park Service (SPS)
Academia: Community College (teaching), University (teaching and/or research)
