Keck Geology Consortium Student Application 2010-2011

Checklist for application:
1. Complete application form.
2. Enter grades for all courses required for project(s) and all other science and math courses (up to 10). Prioritize by those required by your major.
3. Request a letter of recommendation from a faculty member to be sent to the Keck Director (Part D).
4. Identify an on-campus research advisor and ask them to send a certification email to the Keck Director (Part E).

5. Answer questions in part F.

6. If you are applying to the Mongolia Project - answer questions in part G.

7. You must answer the question about Ethnic Indentification if you wish to be considered for the Keck-ExxonMobil Enhanced grant for students from underrepresented groups.

A. Applicant Information

Student Last Name:

First Name:

MI:

College Address

Street address 1:

Street address 2:

City:

State:

Zip:

College Phone:

College Email:

Home Address

Street Address:

City:

State:

Zip:

Home Phone:

Home Email:

Gender:

Ethnic Identification:

(Optional but required if you wish to be considered for the Keck-ExxonMobil enhanced grant for students from underrepresented groups - see http://keckgeology.org/Enhanced_grant for details)

US Citizen or Permanent Resident: *

Yes or No

B. Grades

Overall GPA:

(Out of 4.0)

GPA in the Major:

(Out of 4.0)

Required or Recommended Courses

Course and Grade:

Other Science and Math courses

Course and Grade:

What courses are you taking this spring semester and will you take field camp before the project starts?:

C. Project Preferences

Number by order of preference those projects that interest you (1=highest preference) and for which you are qualified. You must have completed all of the requirements for these projects prior to the project start date in order to qualify. NOTE: TRAVEL EXPENSES TO THE RESEARCH LOCATION THAT EXCEED THE AMOUNT (see application information for details) PROVIDED BY THE CONSORTIUM ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STUDENT PARTICIPANT

Wyoming, Bighorns:

Sierra Nevada, California:

Mongolia, Lake Hovsgol:

Panama:

Montana, Glacier National Park:

Colorado:

Connecticut:

Montana, Big Sky:

Wyoming, Tetons:

D. Recommending Faculty

This is a faculty member who knows the student well and can write an informed recommendation. The student must ask their faculty recommender to send the recommendation to the Keck Geology Consortium Director at director@keckgeology.org. Guidelines for recommendations are available at http://keckgeology.org/faculty

Recommender Last Name:

First Name:

Title:

School:

Email:

Phone:

E. On Campus Research Advisor (Advisor can be the same as the recommending faculty)

This is the faculty member who will advise the student on their first choice project. The student must identify a faculty research advisor and ask them to send an email to the Keck Consortium Director before the application deadline certifying that they are prepared to advise the student. The Research Advisor must review his/her duties at http://www.keckgeology.org/sponsor_info.

On Campus Research Advisor Information

Last Name:

First Name:

Title:

School:

Email:

Phone:

F. Questions (all applicants must answer these questions)

Please respond to the following three questions.

1) How will partcipating in your first choice project contribute to your academic objectives? Give a specific example.:

2) What strengths (academic or non-academic) do you bring to the projects that will contribute to their success?:

3) Would you be an enthusiastic participant in your second choice project? Explain.:

G. Mongolia Questions

If you are applying for the Mongolia Project please respond to the following questions.

1) Field conditions: see question below the text box:

On many days, we may be hiking off-trail to reach field localities. Some projects may require field work in somewhat steep terrain. We may also be working and camping under variable conditions, from hot and dry one day to cold and raining the next. July and August are the wettest months of the year in northern Mongolia. What experience, through work or recreation, do you have in these conditions, and what will you do to be in shape for such an adventure?

2) Safety: see question below the text box:

Safety will be our highest priority. We will have a satellite phone but will be working in remote areas at least a couple of hours from the closest medical clinic. Though it is not required, we hope to have several students with first aid training. What first aid training have you had, and how recently?

3) Food: see question below the text box:

Please note that no special diets can be accommodated - apart from preparation of simple vegetarian and meat-based meals (We will employ Mongolian cooks who prepare Mongolian fare that will consist of plenty of sheep, goat, and the occasional fish). Please discuss if this will present any problems for you.

4) Group Interactions: see question below the text box:

The success of this project will depend on everyone being willing to make contributions, large and small, to the group as a whole. Individuals may occasionally need to make compromises so that the group can function as well as possible. What experience do you have being part of a group, and what will you do to help keep spirits high during long days of travel and while working on projects in the field?

5) Cultural Aspects: see question below the text box:

This project involves close collaboration with Mongolian students in the field and an opportunity to become familiar with Mongolian culture in camp and while traveling across the country. Students who value this interaction and who will enthusiastically join their Mongolian peers in field work, camp chores, and camp fun are preferred. Please discuss your interest in interacting with people of different cultures.

H. Signature

"By submitting this form, I certify the information I'm sending can be verified."

Signed:

Type your full name.

Keck Geology Consortium

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Keck Geology Consortium Student Application 2010-2011