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December 3, 2026

Angelo Tagliacozzo Memorial Geological Scholarship

Direct application

Up to $3,500

Eligibility

Major
Physical Sciences
Education level
Undergraduate

About this scholarship

Junior and senior undergraduate geology majors at colleges in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, or Vermont may apply for the Northeast Section AIPG Angelo Tagliacozzo Memorial Geological Scholarship.

Awards range up to $3,500 based primarily on financial need and academic qualifications. Former recipients are not eligible, though past non-winning applicants may reapply.

Submit a faculty letter of recommendation, applicant letter, transcript, and financial need assessment by December 3. The award honors geologist Angelo Tagliacozzo, a dedicated leader of NE-AIPG.

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What else to submit

  • Application form
  • Student letter
  • Faculty letter from department chair or faculty advisor
  • Current transcript
  • Financial Needs Assessment
  • Required documents: Application Form, Student Letter, Faculty Letter (from department chair or faculty advisor), and a current transcript (unofficial acceptable)
  • Application submitted online via a custom SurveyMonkey link accessed from the NE-AIPG Scholarship Information page
  • Must complete the Financial Needs Assessment section of the Application Form; strongly encouraged to attach FAFSA Student Aid Report (~7 pages incl. EFC) and other supplemental financial info
  • Do NOT submit federal/state tax returns or anything containing a social security number
  • Eligibility: current junior/senior undergraduate geology-science majors at an accredited college in the eight NE-section states (NJ, NY, CT, RI, MA, VT, NH, ME), on track for >=30 credit hours in geol
  • The Student Letter limit is stated as a page limit ('a maximum of two printed pages'), not a word count; wordLimit 1000 is an approximation (~500 words/printed page)
  • The Faculty Letter is written by the student's department chair/faculty advisor (max two printed pages), so it is NOT an applicant-authored essay
  • FAFSA Student Aid Report and other supplemental financial information are strongly encouraged; federal or state tax returns and documents containing Social Security numbers must not be submitted.
  • The student letter may be no more than two printed pages.