ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND APPLICATION PROCEDURE
SCHOLARSHIPS
THE SOCIETY OF PETROPHYSICISTS AND WELL LOG ANALYSTS FOUNDATION was established in 1986 to administer scholarship and grant funds in furtherance of the educational purposes of the Society. Sources of these funds include the SPWLA and its regional chapters, companies and individuals engaged or interested in formation evaluation, and memorial endowments. Scholarship awards are awarded to eligible and qualified student applicants to assist in supporting college or university educational expenses. Scholarship awards are awarded to eligible and qualified college or university student or faculty applicants to assist in supporting college or university research studies and special projects. Scholarship awards to recipients range from $1,000 and up in increments of $500 per academic year and may be sought and continued through competitive application and award each year subject to the recipients scholastic standing, continued pursuit of the planned course of study and career objectives and need for financial assistance. Scholarship awards may be made in increments or at the actual cost amount associated with each application.
GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR A SCHOLARSHIP AWARD are:
(1) Applicant must be a full-time student enrolled in a course of study that is directly related to or bears a reasonable relationship to the science of all, gas, or other mineral formation evaluation;
(2) Applicant must be a college student whose grades are above average (at least a 3.0 average on a 4.0 scale or its equivalent) and whose studies and degree program present evidence of the pursuit of a career in formation evaluation either in operational practice, teaching, or research;
(3) Applicant’s need for financial assistance will be taken into consideration; however the scholastic achievements and potential career competence of the applicant as indicated by information contained in the application will receive first consideration; and
(4) Certain scholarships administered by the SPWLA Foundation may impose additional requirements of eligibility, the qualifications for which will be determined on the basis of information presented in this application. Scholarship applications are reviewed and judged upon their proposed purpose, importance of need, and benefits to be gained.
Applicants for scholarships may be students enrolled in, or faculty members in RECOGNIZED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES in the United States and its possessions as well as recognized colleges and universities in other countries. Funds administered on behalf of certain SPWLA chapters or other benefactors may impose specific academic or geographic location requirements in the consideration of awards.
HOW TO APPLY: This Application for a SCHOLARSHIP must be completed and ALL supplemental information be submitted to the Scholarship & Grant Committee on or before the deadline date April 1st of the year in which the award is to be made. Applications must be made through our website using the online form found here: https://www.spwlaworld.org/application-for-scholarship/
DISBURSEMENT OF SCHOLARSHIPS awarded by the SPWLA Foundation is delegated to the faculty member as the principal contact with SPWLA at the school attended by the recipient. The school will maintain custody of the scholarship funds and will disburse withdrawals to the recipient in accordance with the scholarship stipulations. The school is required to submit to the Scholarship and Grant Committee a certified statement of the recipient’s registration at the beginning of each term or semester of study and a certified report of the recipient’s grades at the completion of each term or semester.
A SCHOLARSHIP may be withdrawn and the unspent balance of funds refunded to the SPWLA Foundation if recipient: (1) Changes his or her study and degree program from one directly related to or bearing a reasonable relationship to the science of formation evaluation to some other program; (2) Fails to satisfy the academic standards set forth by the stipulations of the scholarship; (3) Fails to remain in good standing as determined by requirements of the college or university, or; (4) Displays conduct which causes embarrassment to the SPWLA or the sponsor of the scholarship. A scholarship may be withdrawn and the unspent balance of funds refunded to the SPWLA Foundation if the recipient; (1) Fails to utilize the funds in accordance with the approved use(s) specified in the Application for Scholarship; or (2) Displays conduct which causes embarrassment to the SPWLA or to the sponsor of the scholarship.
NO SCHOLARSHIP will be awarded to any officer or director of the SPWLA or of the SPWLA Foundation or to any spouse, ancestor, descendent, or the spouse of any descendant of any such officer or director, or to any substantial contributor to the Foundation or to any persons who are directly or indirectly closely related to the operation of the SPWLA Foundation.
RECIPIENTS OF SCHOLARSHIPS will be selected without regard to race, sex, religious affiliation, creed, or national origin and all scholarships will be awarded on an objective and nondiscriminatory basis.
GRANTS
The SOCIETY OF PETROPHYSICISTS AND WELL LOG ANALYSTS FOUNDATION was established in 1986 to administer grant funds in furtherance of the educational purposes of the Society. Sources of these funds include the SPWLA and its regional chapters, companies and individuals engaged or interested in formation evaluation, and memorial endowments. Grant awards are awarded to eligible and qualified student applicants to assist in supporting college or university educational expenses. Grant awards are awarded to eligible and qualified college or university student or faculty applicants to assist in supporting college or university research studies and special projects. Grant awards to recipients range from $1,000 and up in increments of $500 per academic year and may be sought and continued through competitive application and award each year subject to the recipients scholastic standing, continued pursuit of the planned course of study and career objectives and need for financial assistance. Grant awards may be made in increments or at the actual cost amount associated with each application.
GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR A GRANT AWARD are:
(1) Applicant must be a full-time student enrolled in a course of study that is directly related to or bears a reasonable relationship to the science of all, gas, or other mineral formation evaluation;
(2) Applicant must be a graduate college student whose grades are above average (at least a 3.0 average on a 4.0 scale or its equivalent) and whose studies and degree program present evidence of the pursuit of a career in formation evaluation either in operational practice, teaching, or research;
(3) Applicant’s need for financial assistance will be taken into consideration; however the scholastic achievements and potential career competence of the applicant as indicated by information contained in the application will receive first consideration; and
(4) Certain grants, known as Restricted Grants, administered by the SPWLA Foundation may impose additional requirements of eligibility, the qualifications for which will be determined on the basis of information presented in this application. Grant applications are reviewed and judged upon their proposed purpose, importance of need, and benefits to be gained.
Applicants for grants may be students enrolled in, or faculty members in RECOGNIZED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES in the United States and its possessions as well as recognized colleges and universities in other countries. Funds administered on behalf of certain SPWLA chapters or other benefactors may impose specific academic or geographic location requirements in the consideration of awards.
HOW TO APPLY: This Application for GRANT must be completed and submit and ALL supplemental information to the Scholarship and Grant Committee on or before the deadline date April 1st of the year in which the award is to be made. Applications must be made through our website using the appropriate online form:
Faculty must use this form: https://www.spwlaworld.org/application-for-grant-faculty-member/
Students must use this form: https://www.spwlaworld.org/application-for-grant-student/
DISBURSEMENT OF GRANTS awarded by the SPWLA Foundation is delegated to the faculty member as the principal contact with SPWLA at the school attended by the recipient. The school will maintain custody of the grant funds and will disburse withdrawals to the recipient in accordance with the grant stipulations. The school is required to submit to the Scholarship and Grant Committee a certified statement of the recipient’s registration at the beginning of each term or semester of study and a certified report of the recipient’s grades at the completion of each term or semester.
A GRANT may be withdrawn and the unspent balance of funds refunded to the SPWLA Foundation if recipient: (1) Changes his or her study and degree program from one directly related to or bearing a reasonable relationship to the science of formation evaluation to some other program; (2) Fails to satisfy the academic standards set forth by the stipulations of the grant; (3) Fails to remain in good standing as determined by requirements of the college or university, or; (4) Displays conduct which causes embarrassment to the SPWLA or the sponsor of the grant. A grant may be withdrawn and the unspent balance of funds refunded to the SPWLA Foundation if the recipient; (1) Fails to utilize the funds in accordance with the approved use(s) specified in the Application for Grant; or (2) Displays conduct which causes embarrassment to the SPWLA or to the sponsor of the grant.
NO GRANT will be awarded to any officer or director of the SPWLA or of the SPWLA Foundation or to any spouse, ancestor, descendent, or the spouse of any descendant of any such officer or director, or to any substantial contributor to the Foundation or to any persons who are directly or indirectly closely related to the operation of the SPWLA Foundation.
RECIPIENTS OF GRANTS will be selected without regard to race, sex, religious affiliation, creed, or national origin and all grants will be awarded on an objective and nondiscriminatory basis.