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The Rocky Mountain Section of SEPM Awards
Three Annual Graduate Student Research Grants

DEADLINE is 5:00pm MST on FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 2010


1) Donald L. Smith Research Grant which is offered as a tribute to the late Professor Donald Smith of Montana State University (see AAPG Bulletin, v. 69, p. 1830-1832). This grant offers a $2,000.00 award to a Ph.D. degree candidate. The award is to be used for research that is directly applicable to better understanding the geology of the Rocky Mountain region.
To apply for the 2010 Grant, see "2010 Grant Application Requirements" below.

2009 Winner: Kevin Lielke, Department of Geosciences, The University of Montana; Missoula, MT 59812
"Paleogeographic, stratigraphic, and paleoclimatic reconstruction of the Paleogene Renova Formation of southwestern Montana"


2009 Honorable Mention: Joern Hauer, Department of Geosciences, The University of Montana; Missoula, MT 59812
"
Sequence stratigraphy of Santonian-Campanian strata in south-central Montana"


2) Edwin D. McKee Grant which is offered as a tribute to the late Edwin McKee who worked for the U.S. Geological Survey for over 30 years (see AAPG Bulletin, v. 69, p. 491-493). This grant offers a $2,000.00 award to Undergraduate or Master's degree candidates. The award is to be used for thesis-related research in sedimentology and/or the application of sedimentology to a better understanding of the geology of the Rocky Mountain region.
To apply for the 2010 Grant, see "2010 Grant Application Requirements" below.

2009 Winner: Jennifer Rothfuss, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Alabama; Tuscaloosa, AL 34587
"Sediment dispersal and drainage basin evolution on a post-orogenic wedge: Fluvial sedimentology of the Paleogene Renova Formation, southwest Montana"


2009 Honorable Mention: Warren Roe, Department of Geosciences, The University of Montana; Missoula, MT 59812
"Tertiary paleogeography and sedimentology of the Big Hole basin, southwestern Montana"



3) Fluvial Sedimentology Award offered for the past several years in the amount of $2,000.00, is offered to support Masters or Doctoral level student research in modern or ancient fluvial sedimentology.
To apply for the 2010 Grant, see "2010 Grant Application Requirements" below.

2009 Winner: Thomas Evans, Dept. of Earth Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717-4890
"The fluvial transport and deposition of skeletal elements: an aid to interpreting the past"


2009 Honorable Mention: Jennifer Rothfuss, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Alabama; Tuscaloosa, AL 34587
"Sediment dispersal and drainage basin evolution on a post-orogenic wedge: Fluvial sedimentology of the Paleogene Renova Formation, southwest Montana"

 



2010 GRANT APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

1) Submit one PDF document consisting of a cover page and a proposal narrative clearly stating
both the plan for, and the significance of, the proposed research using this Word form.
Text of the proposal is limited to three (3) pages, excluding figures, tables, references.

2) Have two (2) letters of recommendation sent directly from Referee to Dr. Marc S. Hendrix at
marc.hendrix@umontana.umt.edu with your name and the Grant you are applying for in the subject line.
Please have your referee submit these in a PDF format.
DEADLINE is 5:00pm MST on FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 2010

Direct questions to:
Dr. Marc S. Hendrix, Department of Geology
University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812
Fax: (406) 243-5278 Phone: (406) 243-5278
Email: marc.hendrix@umontana.umt.edu