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Giving & Endowments

If you are interested in creating new scholarship opportunities, please contact the Department or our colleagues in the College of Arts & Sciences Development Office.

Field Camp and Transformative Experience Funds

 FUND SUPPORTING
Transformative Experiences in Geology Scholarship Fund        Providing scholarships to Texas Tech Univeristy students for participation in transformative and experiential learning experiences.
Ann and Dennis Bell Geology Scholarship Scholarship support for Texas Tech Univeristy students attending TTU field camp.
Jay Parsley Field Camp Memorial Endowed Scholarship  Supporting Geosciences students who enroll in geology field camp. 
Pevehouse Geology Experience Program Support Providing material support to Texas Tech Univeristy students to particiapte in transformative and experiential learing experiences
Pevehouse Geology Program Support Endowment  Generates financial support for transformative and experiential experiences.


Department Excellence Funds

 Fund Supporting
Geography Excellence Fund Scholarships, travel and research activities for students majoring in Geography
Geosciences Fund for Excellence Visiting speakers, student recruitment activities, student research, the Imperial Barrel Team, and in some cases, scholarships
Lewis G. Weeks Geosciences Endowment A general fund supporting student and faculty research in the Geosciences

Faculty and Student Research Funds

Fund Supporting
Virginia Clair Endowment in Geology  Supplies and equipment for use in graduate studies and faculty research projects in geology
Edwin B. Hopkins Research Endowment  Support for faculty research

Scholarship Funds in Atmospheric Sciences

Fund Purpose and Benefit
Stephen Lewis Jones Scholarship Supporting graduate students in the Atmospheric Science program
Jurica Atmospheric Sciences Scholarship Providing scholarships to graduate student in the Atmospheric Sciences program

Scholarship Funds in Geography

Fund Purpose and Benefit
Gary Elbow Scholarship Supporting students majoring in Geography
Larry McIver Memorial Scholarship in Geography Supporting students majoring in Geography
Otis & Josephine Templer Geography Scholarship Supporting undergraduate students majoring in Geography
Gloria G. Lytle Graduate Scholarship in Geosciences Scholarships and stipends for incoming graduate students in the Department

Scholarship Funds in Geology, Geophysics and Geochemistry

Fund Purpose and Benefit
Heather S. Anderson Arts & Sciences Scholarship Supporting undergraduate students majoring in Geosciences or Geophysics
George B. Asquith Scholarship for Excellence in Petroleum Geology Graduate students pursuing excellence in geology and geophysics whose research concerns the origin, exploration and development of hydrocarbon resources
Ray Beck Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund Supporting undergradaute and graduate students in Geosciences
Jason & Nancy Currie Scholarship Supporting undergraduate students majoring in Geosciences
John P. Brand Scholarship Supports graduate student research in stratigraphy or paleontology
Frank M. Hall Scholarship For undergraduate Geoscience majors with a preference for Geophysics concentration
Alonzo D. Jacka Scholarship Supporting student research in sedimentary petrology, especially as applied to hydrocarbon exploration and production
Jason Krell Endowed Scholarship  Supporting undergradaute junior and seniors in geophysics
Michael Louis Kincer Memorial Scholarship Providing scholarships for undergraduate students majoring in Geology and the Geosciences
Lubbock Gem and Mineral Society Scholarship Providing scholarships to undergraduate students majoring in Geosciences
E.A. McCullough Graduate Scholarship Supporting graduate students with interests in Geology, Geophysics and Geochemistry
Dr. Grover E. Murray Endowment for the Department of Geosciences Supporting undergraduate students majoring in Geosciences
Jay Parsley Field Camp Memorial Endowed Scholarship  Supporting Geosciences students who enroll in geology field camp. 
Michael B. Portnoy Liquidus Scholarship For the benefit of Master's students in Geosciences, 
Michael B. Portnoy Solidus Research Support Support for graduate and senior undergraduate students for research exepenses such as travel, materials, equipment and confernces costs.
Michael Jerome Rogers and Avery Dawson Rosen Memorial Supporting senior undergraduates majoring in Geosciences
Deskin Shurbet Scholarship To support graduate and undergraduate degrees pursuing degrees and research in the field of Geophysics
Sigma Gamma Epsilon Geosciences Society Scholarship Supporting undergraduates majoring in Geosciences 
Stephens Exploration Inc. Geology Scholarship Honoring Russell A. Stephens ('50) Supporting undergraduate students in Geosciences
Dr. F. Alton Wade Geology Scholarship Supporting undergraduate students majoring in Geosciences
Vestal and Ouida Yeats Scholarship Supporting undergraduate students in the Geosciences

Dr. Alton Wade Graduate Research Endowment

Scholarship for graduate student expenses related to thesis and dissertation research in mineralogy, petrology and geochemistry
Matt and Ginger Williams Scholarship Endowment  Supporting undergraduates majoring in Geosciences