Total of $15,000 in educational awards to be given to eight students in the global geothermal energy community.
The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC), a non-profit educational association dedicated to the promotion of geothermal energy and associated technologies around the world, is announcing the following changes to the 2018 GRC Scholarship Awards:
Undergraduate Scholarship Awards:
- The number of recipients will be increased from two to three;
- Instead of a lump sum, each recipient will receive a stipend of $250 and travel expenses (up to $750) to attend the GRC Annual Meeting (double occupancy);
- Each recipient will be required to either present at the meeting (poster or paper such as from a senior thesis) or prepare a report for the GRC Bulletin describing what they learned from attending the meeting and how they would utilize what they learned for their educational or career path.
- The number of recipients will be increased from three to five;
- The amount of each award will remain $2500, but travel expenses will now be considered part of this total rather than offered separately;
- Each recipient is required to submit a paper on his/her research (or research progress) to be published in the GRC Transactions and deliver results at the meeting as either a poster or oral presentation;
- If the recipient presents in the year of the award then the full $2500 is awarded;
- If the recipient defers to present/publish the following year then $750 is withheld to cover travel expenses for when the recipient presents.
If you have any questions regarding the GRC Scholarship Awards, please contact Brian Schmidt at bschmidt@geothermal.org or (530)758-2360, ext. 104.
