The Educational Component of the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program

The primary objective of the EDMAP component of the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (NCGMP) is to train the next generation of geologic mappers. The program provides funds for graduate student and upper-level undergraduate student projects relevant to the creation of geologic maps. The program aims to expand the research and educational capacity of national academic programs that teach Earth science students the broad range of techniques relevant to geologic mapping and the analysis of field, geophysical, borehole, and remote sensing data. • The program is open to faculty members, including adjunct faculty, affiliated with geoscience or related departments or programs at an accredited university or college in the United States. • Only one proposal will be accepted from an individual Principal Investigator (PI; faculty advisor). • Multiple proposals can be accepted from a single institution if authored by different PIs. • The PI is required to write and submit the proposal. • EDMAP Primary Student Mappers should be graduate (Master's and Doctoral) students and/or upper-level (junior and senior) undergraduate students. • A Primary Student Mapper may be supported by no more than a total of 36 months of EDMAP funding or no more than three EDMAP awards during their academic career.