Description
The Educational Component of the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (EDMAP) is a grant program that provides funding for undergraduate and graduate student research projects in geologic mapping. The program aims to train the next generation of geologic mappers by supporting projects that involve all activities relevant to the creation of geologic maps. The program is open to U.S. universities with geoscience or related departments or programs. The program provides funding for projects that generate geologic maps at detailed or intermediate scales, and prioritizes projects that produce GeMS Level 3 geodatabases. The program also encourages collaboration between institutions and with State Geological Surveys.
Some key points about the program include:
• The program provides funding for undergraduate and graduate student research projects in geologic mapping.
• The program aims to train the next generation of geologic mappers by supporting projects that involve all activities relevant to the creation of geologic maps.
• The program is open to U.S. universities with geoscience or related departments or programs.
• The program provides funding for projects that generate geologic maps at detailed or intermediate scales.
• The program prioritizes projects that produce GeMS Level 3 geodatabases.
• The program encourages collaboration between institutions and with State Geological Surveys.
• The program requires a 1:1 Federal/Institution funding match.
• The program has a maximum request of $90,000 for 24 months for each graduate student primary mapper/analyst and $50,000 for 24 months for each undergraduate primary mapper/analyst.