2007 International Goldschmidt Student Travel Grant Program

Financial support was made available to international students who presented the results of their own research in a talk or poster format at the 2007 V.M. Goldschmidt Conference™ in Cologne, Germany. Grants were awarded within two program criteria:

Sponsors

• Deutsche Mineralogische Gesellschaft
• European Association for Geochemistry
• Geochemical Society
• Geochemical Society of Japan
• 2007 V.M. Goldschmidt Conference™
• National Science Foundation¹

Grant Types and Application Process

1. Low-Economy Grants. Students and new researchers (post-docs who have received their doctorate after 1 January 2004) from low economy countries (as listed in the AGU list of countries of low-income economies).
2. International Student Grants. Any delegate who was a student as of 1 January 2007.

Applicants were required to submit a package by mail to the Geochemical Society Business Office that included:

• a current CV (CV had to include the applicant's email address and date of birth)
• a copy of the applicant's submitted 2007 Goldschmidt abstract and assigned abstract number
• a one page description of the broader impacts and significance of the applicant's research, and
• a brief budget justification that includes which grant the applicant were applying for (Low-Economy or International Student), a description of their financial need, and availability of travel support from other sources.

Applications were received, converted to PDF files and posted on a secure website based upon the type of geochemistry (high-temperature or low-temperature).

Review Committee

The review committee consisted of Johnson Haas as the committee chair, three high-temperature geochemists, and three low-temperature geochemists.

2007 Awards

¹ The NSF sponsored grant was required to be assigned to an applicant enrolled in an accredited degree-granting university or institution within the United States and its territories and issued in US currency.