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.