The Canadian Geological Foundation: a significant supporter of geoscience in Canada
The Canadian Geological Foundation was incorporated in 1968
as a charitable organization dedicated to the furtherance of geoscience in Canada. For more than 40 years, it has played
a key role in sustaining geoscience education, outreach and awareness across the country.
The Canadian Geological Foundation :
was initially seeded with a founding grant from J. Thayer
Lindsley
is sustained by donations from benefactors who want to
support and contribute to the furtherance of geoscience in Canada
supports charitable and educational initiatives in the
education of students and all phases of study, research and
dissemination of knowledge relating to the science of geology
tenders grants annually to deserving projects
throughout Canada through an application process
has quietly awarded almost 400 grants with a
total value of close to $1.2 million
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