USGS EDMAP Program-Training the next generation of geologic mappers

EDMAP is an interactive and meaningful program for university students to gain experience and knowledge in geologic mapping while contributing to national efforts to map the geology of the United States. It is a matching-funds grant program with universities and is one of the three components of the congressionally mandated U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program. Geology professors whose specialty is geologic mapping request EDMAP funding to support upper-level undergraduate and graduate students at their colleges or universities in a 1-year mentor-guided geologic mapping project that focuses on a specific geographic area. Every Federal dollar that is awarded is matched with university funds. EDMAP is invaluable not only because it contributes to national geologic mapping efforts but also because it helps fund academic research, thoroughly prepares students for real-world careers in the geosciences, and gives participants a competitive edge in the job market.

Students participating in the EDMAP Program receive training and first-hand field experience in geologic mapping and thus acquire skills useful in many geoscience fields.

Student work contributes to geologic mapping of the United States.

“Over the past 15 years EDMAP has produced some of the best geologic mappers in the Nation. The thing that excites me the most is some of our earliest students have gone on to mentor several younger generations of EDMAP students. EDMAP is the gift that keeps on giving.”

To find out more about EDMAP, visit

http://ncgmp.usgs.gov.

So far, EDMAP has benefited 149 universities and more than 935 students from geoscience departments across the Nation.

Results from a recent EDMAP participant survey show that 95 percent of the respondents either pursued higher degrees or obtained jobs in the geosciences.

Surveyed participants consider the program to be a great opportunity and one that was enjoyable and highly valuable to their careers.

Application Process

Cooperative agreements are awarded based on a dollarfor-dollar match through an annual, competitive proposal process. Per-project funding available for graduate projects each fiscal year is $17,500; for undergraduate projects, it is $10,000. A peer-review panel consisting of university faculty, State Geologists, and USGS representatives determines which proposals will be awarded cooperative agreements.

Applications for professors and students interested in participating in this program are solicited annually in September by the EDMAP Program Announcement, which is available online at http://grants.gov.

To access the EDMAP Program Announcement in September, log on to http://grants.gov, select Find Grant Opportunities, then select Basic Search, and type in the keyword “EDMAP.”

Universities that have participated in the EDMAP Program

Alabama

Auburn University University of South Alabama

Arizona

Arizona State University Northern Arizona University The University of Arizona

California

California Institute of Technology California Polytechnic State University California State University–Long Beach California State University–Northridge California State University–Sacramento Humboldt State University San Diego State University San Francisco State University San José State University Stanford University University of California–Davis University of California–Santa Barbara University of Southern California

Colorado

Colorado School of Mines Colorado State University Fort Lewis College Mesa State College Western State College of Colorado

Connecticut

Eastern Connecticut State University

District of Columbia

The George Washington University

Florida

The Florida State University

Georgia

Columbus State University The University of Georgia

Idaho

Boise State University Brigham Young University–Idaho Idaho State University University of Idaho

Illinois

Illinois State University Northeastern Illinois University Northern Illinois University Northwestern University Southern Illinois University University of Illinois Western Illinois University

Iowa

Simpson College The University of Iowa University of Northern Iowa

Kansas

The University of Kansas Wichita State University

Kentucky

Eastern Kentucky University Morehead State University Northern Kentucky University University of Kentucky

Louisiana

Centenary College of Louisiana Louisiana State University The University of Louisiana at Monroe The University of New Orleans

Maine

Bates College The University of Maine University of Southern Maine

Massachusetts

Boston College University of Massachusetts–Amherst

Michigan

Central Michigan University Grand Valley State University Michigan State University Michigan Technological University University of Michigan–Dearborn Wayne State University Western Michigan University

Minnesota

University of Minnesota University of St. Thomas

Mississippi

The University of Mississippi

Missouri

Missouri State University Southeast Missouri State University University of Missouri

Montana

Montana State University Montana Tech of the University of Montana Rocky Mountain College The University of Montana

Nevada

University of Nevada–Las Vegas University of Nevada–Reno

New Hampshire

Dartmouth College Keene State College The University of New Hampshire

New Mexico

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology New Mexico State University The University of New Mexico

New York

CUNY–Brooklyn College CUNY–Queens College SUNY–College at Oneonta SUNY–The College at Brockport SUNY–University at Albany SUNY–University at Buffalo University of Rochester

North Carolina

Appalachian State University Duke University East Carolina University North Carolina State University The University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina–Charlotte The University of North Carolina–Wilmington

North Dakota

Minot State University The University of North Dakota

Ohio

Kent State University Miami University Ohio University The Ohio State University The University of Toledo University of Cincinnati

Oklahoma

Oklahoma State University The University of Oklahoma

Oregon

Oregon State University Portland State University University of Oregon

Pennsylvania

Lehigh University Pennsylvania State University University of Pittsburgh

Puerto Rico

University of Puerto Rico

South Carolina

Clemson University Coastal Carolina University College of Charleston University of South Carolina

South Dakota

South Dakota School of Mines & Technology

Tennessee

Tennessee Tech University The University of Memphis The University of Tennessee–Chattanooga The University of Tennessee–Knoxville

Texas

Texas Tech University The University of Texas at Arlington The University of Texas at Austin

Utah

Brigham Young University Southern Utah University The University of Utah Utah State University

Vermont

Castleton State College Middlebury College

Virginia

James Madison University Radford University The College of William and Mary Virginia Wesleyan College

Washington

Central Washington University Eastern Washington University University of Washington Washington State University Western Washington University

Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire University of Wisconsin–Madison

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