HGMS Earth Science Scholarship

One of the main objectives of the HGMS is to raise awareness of Earth Science and Lapidary Arts education in the Greater Houston area. To this end, HGMS is pleased to offer three scholarships that will be awarded in 2025-2026 academic year. The Scholarship may be awarded to an undergraduate or graduate student majoring in an

Earth Science or a Lapidary Arts curriculum. The undergraduate applicant must have completed at least his or her sophomore year in a four-year college or university or be transferring into such college or university after successfully completing the course of study offered by a two-year Texas college. Graduate students can be either Master or Ph. D. students. Successful candidates will receive awards of $2,500 applied to their tuition. These scholarships are funded annually by HGMS. Please help spread the announcement of these awards to any student who may benefit!

DEADLINE FOR 2025-2026 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS IS May 16, 2025

HGMS seeks to raise awareness of Earth Science and Lapidary Arts education in the Greater Houston area. To this end, HGMS is proud to offer three Scholarships at this time. The Scholarship may be awarded to an undergraduate or graduate student majoring in an Earth Science or a Lapidary Arts curriculum. The undergraduate applicant must have completed his or her sophomore year in a four-year college or university or be transferring into such college or university after successfully completing the course of study offered by a two-year Texas college.

The scholarship is awarded based upon merit. The HGMS Earth Science/Jewelry Arts Scholarship may be awarded to an individual student only a single time. This does not prevent an individual student from receiving both the HGMS Earth Science/Lapidary Arts Scholarship and the Paleontology Section Scholarship; however, both scholarships cannot be received in the same school year.  

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Eligibility:

1. Students must be a Texas resident whose home is located in Harris County or in a county adjacent to it, OR who resided in Harris County or an adjacent county while attending a school or college also located in Harris County or an adjacent county but is now attending a college or university outside this boundary. Adjacent counties include Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Liberty, Montgomery, and Waller.

2. Undergraduate students must be entering at least their junior year at a four-year Texas college or university by one of two routes:  a. Student is transferring from a Texas 2-year college to a Texas four-year college or university.

3. Student has successfully completed his or her sophomore year at a Texas four-year college or university.

Student must be working toward a degree in one of the Earth sciences or related fields (including but not limited to environmental sciences and geophysics) or in jewelry arts at a Texas four-year college or university.