Houston Geological Society Foundation
Historical funder research: IRS Form 990-PF filings from US private foundations, showing who funded what in past years. This is not a list of currently open grant calls, and we do not track open RFPs from private foundations. From public IRS Form 990-PF filings (latest on file for this funder: tax year 2024). Coverage: tax years 2019–2025. Freshness: the IRS releases these returns 1.5–2+ years after the tax year ends, so 2025 is still partial and a funder's newest grants may not appear yet. Last updated: November 14, 2026. Filings can contain errors, so confirm current priorities and deadlines with the funder before applying.
Year 2025 is still partial because many returns have not been filed or released yet. That is a freshness issue — coverage in our dataset is tax years 2019–2025.
Only 0.0% of this funder's organizational grants could be linked to an IRS cause code.
- Form & materials
- RESUME, REFERENCE LETTERS AND TRANSCRIPTS
- Deadlines
- OCTOBER 31ST
- Restrictions
- SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED TO STUDENTS STUDYING FOR A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN GEOSCIENCE. STUDENTS MUST BE U.S. CITIZENS ATTENDING ONE OF SEVEN UNIVERSITIES THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE FOUNDATION'S SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. THESE INCLUDE RICE UNIVERSITY, THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY, STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY, AND LAMAR UNIVERSITY. EACH FALL, THE HEAD OF THE GEOSCIENCES DEPARTMENT AT EACH UNIVERSITY IS CONTACTED. THE UNIVERSITY SUBMITS TWO NOMINEES AND NOTIFIES THE STUDENTS OF THEIR NOMINATION. EACH STUDENT IS THEN REQUIRED TO FILE AN APPLICATION TO THE FOUNDATION BY A DEADLINE. ALL APPLICATIONS ARE REVIEWED IN LATE NOVEMBER AND WINNERS ARE NOTIFIED IN DECEMBER. THE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE PRESENTED TO THE STUDENTS IN JANUARY OR FEBRUARY AT ONE OF THE REGULAR HGS DINNER MEETINGS. TYPICALLY, IF THE APPLICANTS ARE QUALIFIED, THE FOUNDATION ATTEMPTS TO AWARD A SCHOLARSHIP TO EACH UNIVERSITY PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM.
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Grants to individuals are counted but not named.
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