GCSSEPM FOUNDATION

ED PICOU Fellowship Grant For Graduate Studies in Earth Science

Programs and Rules for 2006

Founded in 1981, the GCSSEPM Foundation is a tax-exempt, nonprofit organization whose primary objective is to promote the science of stratigraphy in the Gulf Coast region through research in sedimentary petrology, reservoir quality, paleontology, and any other related geological and geophysical fields, especially as it relates to petroleum geology.

Among the activities which the Foundation may engage in are:

• Conduct research directly or through promotion, assistance, encouragement, or support of studies and research in the field of stratigraphy and in the science related thereto;
• Dissemination of information relating to stratigraphy and related fields through lectures, seminars, research conferences, symposia, publications, educational courses, teaching aids, and by other means and material;
• To carry on programs of continuing education in stratigraphy and related studies;
• To assist in career guidance to persons interested in stratigraphy and related studies;
• To assist public and private schools and colleges and universities and technical schools in teaching and education in the field of stratigraphy and related fields.

Therefore, we are hoping to support students whose thesis or dissertation is related to our primary objective. We are primarily concerned about quality of work; however, given two works judged of equal merit, preference will be given to the Gulf Coast Basin. Maximum grant will be for $2500.

Interested students should submit:

1. A short description of their proposed work, not to exceed 4 pages (in type no smaller than 11 point and with standard margins), in digital format (Word, Word Pro, etc.).
2. A list of expenses and other support should be included in digital format.
3. The student's advisor should write an appropriate document of support in written format.
4. We also require a short biography of the student as well as a digital picture. All of the above should be submitted to:

Dr. Norman C. Rosen
Executive Director
GCSSEPM Foundation
2719 S. Southern Oaks Drive
Houston, TX 77068

Submission of a proposal to the GCSSEPM indicates acceptance of the following conditions.

1. The GCSSEPM Foundation will be acknowledged in the work.
2. This money is being granted for the defraying of the cost of thesis/dissertation work associated with a degree program only. In the event that this work is not done, the money must be returned to us.
3. We request a note at six (6) month intervals letting us know about the progress of the research. The first such note will be due (i.e., posted) by December of the year in which the award is granted
4. You will submit two notes (expanded abstracts) for publication in our GCSSEPM News Letter. The first will refer to the goals of your study ; the proposal for the grant in general will be used. The second will be a summary of results of the work after completion.
5. If the topic is appropriate for submittal to the GCAGS-GCSSEPM, we request that you present your work at a GCAGS-GCSSEPM convention.
6. We request a 2-3 panel poster display at a GCSSEPM Research Conference after completion of your work and after you have received your degree. You would not be required to be there (although we will be pleased if you do come); the display is to help us show case the grant program in order to attract more corporate donations for the program.

Failure to comply with these terms may result in our refusal to consider future proposals from students of your professor and university. (Please make your advisor aware of this.)

DEADLINES

All proposals should be submitted between September 1, 2006, and December 31, 2006. We will not accept proposals which arrive after January 1, 2007. We hope to notify award winners during the month of February (2007).

Previous Grant Awardees

Stacie Blair (2005)

Kristy Milliken (2005)

Lauren Slovacek (2005)

Sean Sullivan (2005)

Anne Couvalt (2005)

Chandra Dreher (2005)

Donald Maddox (2005)

Patrick Taha (2005)

Chioma Udeze (2005)

Ryan Weber (2005)

Emily Browning (2004)

Andrew Petter (2004)

Brian Vosburg (2004)

Tat Banga (2003)

Dena Schmidt Chenault (2003)

Tarek A. El Shayeb (2003)

Astrid Makowitz (2003)

Iulia Olariu (2003)

Brooke Olson (2003)

Alexander Simms (2003)

Astrid Makowitz (2002)

Laura Inés Net (2002)

David Pyles (2002)

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