Harold T. Stearns Fellowship UndergraduateGraduate

Undergraduate and graduate students in the Earth Sciences Department may apply yearly for Harold T. Stearns Fellowship funds to support research in fields that Dr. Stearns was active in researching. Requests for up to $1500, or more in well-justified cases, are available per year. The awards shall be for research in the following areas:

• Studies of limestone and ancient emerged and submerged shorelines related to eustatic and tectonic changes in sea level on islands in the central Pacific, other Pacific islands, and along shores bordering the Pacific Ocean.
• Geologic mapping of Pacific Islands for which no adequate geologic maps are available.
• Hydrologic studies of Pacific Islands.
• Geochemical, petrologic and radiometric studies of limestone and volcanic rocks on Pacific Islands.
• Analysis of geophysical data of submerged terraces bordering Pacific Islands.

To Apply:

Complete a Stearns-Coulbourn Fellowships Common Application Form. In it you will outline your proposed project. The application describes the research, its methodology and significance, and a proposed budget. This fund may also be accessed through the STAR system

1. Obtain a letter of support from your advisor or other faculty member and attach it to the application form. (The faculty member will monitor the research.)
2. Submit the proposal and letter of support to Office Manager in POST 701.

Application Deadline: April 1st