Each year, the AAPS offers two $1,000.00
scholarships to graduate level students in
paleontology attending universities worldwide.
The two scholarships are given in the names of
the James R. Welch Scholarship (for studies in
macro invertebrate fossils), and the Charles
Sternberg Scholarship (for studies in macro
vertebrate fossils). These scholarships are
awarded by the Board of Directors with majority
vote of the membership.
The deadline for submitting applications for
either of these scholarships is November 1st, to
be considered for the following year's award.
James
R. Welch Scholarship The James
R. Welch Scholarship was created in 1990 in
honor of James Welch, of Montana Geological
Materials, from Billings, Montana, who died of a
heart attack while collecting fossils at Glass
Mountain, in the Permian of Texas. This
scholarship is meant to assist graduate level
students doing research in macro invertebrate
fossils.
Charles
H. Sternberg Scholarship The Charles
H. Sternberg Scholarship was created in 1992 in
honor of Charles Sternberg, the patriarch of the
Sternberg family of commercial fossil collectors
during the late 1800s and early 1900s, who
collected many fossil specimens seen in museums
around the world. This scholarship is meant to
assist graduate level students doing research in
macro vertebrate fossils.
The Association of Applied Paleontological
Sciences, AAPS, is a public charity under IRS
section 501(c)(3). As such it is tax exempt
for income tax purposes and is permitted to
receive tax deductible gifts pursuant to the
Internal Revenue Service. It is also able to
receive tax deductible bequests for estate tax
purposes. Donations to any of our scholarships
and grants are totally tax deductible here in
the United States. 100% of all scholarship and
grant donations are used for those purposes
only.
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