Augustana College has two scholarships of special interest to incoming first-year students who intend to major in the environmental science of geology. They are
The Lucken Geology Scholarship is worth up to $8,000 towards tuition costs ($2,000 per year) for highly qualified students.
The Academic Departmental Scholarship Competition for intended geology majors is worth $4,000 towards tuition cost ($1,000 per year) for highly qualified students. Awarded to winners of the November and January Departmental Open House and Scholarship Competitions.
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In addition, the Department of Geology emphasizes field experiences and student research. All departmental field trips are subsidized by at least 50 percent. Students may raft the Grand Canyon, hike Death Valley and explore the Caribbean island of Bonaire for half the actual cost of the field trip.
The department also subsidizes student research. Recent students received financial help to map the island of Sardinia, Italy, to conduct paleoclimate geochemical research on the Juneau Icefield, Alaska, and to study late Triassic petrified wood from Utah.
During the academic year, 14 Augustana students led by geology professor Dr. Jeffrey Strasser will help create a map of a landscape no one can see. Through a collaboration with the Illinois State Geological Survey (ISGS), students are conducting professional research as they use seismometers, collect and interpret field data, and help map the buried Princeton Bedrock Valley.
Augustana College's John Deere Planetarium and Fryxell Geology Museum will be open to the public on Saturday, Oct. 24, 7-8:30 p.m., for the annual fall open house. The planetarium indoor and outdoor programs will be led by Dr. Lee Carkner. Admission is free and open to the public.
For Tara Armas ’27 and Emma Biskie ’27, studying physics at Augustana College has meant much more than mastering equations and theories. It has led to research opportunities in places far and near, connections with scientists and, along the way, a close friendship. Plus — a prestigious $5,000 scholarship!
