2015 Canadian Geological Foundation Grants
# Project Title (Applicant) Award
15_00* Publication of 4 Billion Years and Counting (Scott Swinden and CFES) $82,175
15_01 AV Journey through Pacific Museum of Earth (Dr. Kirsten Hodge) $10,000
15_03 World of Minerals Exhibit (Quartermain Earth Science Centre) $13,000
15_05 Support for publication of 3 volumes of Palaeontographica Canadiana (McCracken, GAC Paleo Division) $15,000
15_06 Children’s Book, Stonehammer Geopark (Gail Bremner) $20,000
15_07 Series of vignettes about the Geology of Nova Scotia (Graham Williams, AGS) $10,000
15_08 Documentary “Arctic Greenhouse” (Claudia Schroder-Adams) $7,000
15_10 Reader-friendly field guide to Geology of NB and PEI (Martha Hickman Hild) $9,000
15_11** Geoscience Canada (Chris White – GAC) $21,000
15_12*** Geoscience Canada (Chris White – GAC) $3,500
15-13 Southern Yukon Geological Highway Map (Sarah Laxton, 2016 GAC-MAC LOC) $6,000
15-14 Impact Earth – Part 2 (Gordon Osinski) $24,000
15-15 Promo and Communications materials for Inter-IGC Conference “Resourcing Future Generations” 2018 (CFES) $10,000
15-16** Students on the Beamlines CLS (Tracy Walker) $8,000
15-17 Plesiosaur Project at Manitoba Museum (Graham Young) $9,700
15-18 Alex Munro School Canadian Rock Exploration Playscape (AM School Garden Committee, Calgary) $8,100
14_1** Mining Rocks Earth Science Summer programs (PDAC Mining Matters) $20,000
14_11** CGEN Websites (CGEN) $5,000
14_20** EdGeo websites and workshops $20,000
14_31** Science North – Interactive Earth Science program $5,000
TOTAL $306,475

* These funds were held in trust by CGF.

** These are multi-year grants. 15-11 is for 3 years ($21,000 for 2 years, $15,000 for year 3). 15-16 is for two years, $8,000 each year. 14-1 is in the second of two years of funding, and 14-11, 14-20 and 14-31 are in the second year of three years of funding.

*** This grant is awarded by the Geological Association of Canada from the GAC Endowment Fund.

Grant 15-11 has been awarded from the Thayer Lindsley Endowment Trust Fund.  The remaining 13 grants, totalling $149,800, have been awarded from the Jerome H. Remick III Endowment Trust Fund.