Does your group require a little extra money to get a project or event on the go? Does your project fall within the mandate of Atlantic Geoscience society (AGS)? If so, we may be able to provide you with that extra bit of funding you need! The Products Committee of the AGS is currently accepting loan or grant applications for projects that communicate ideas about the Earth and earth sciences.
Each year, the Atlantic Geoscience Society (AGS) will consider requests for loans and/or grants for projects products, events, etc that can be used to help advance the goals of the society, namely: the communication of ideas and information about the Earth and earth science to both the professional geoscience community and the general public in Atlantic Canada and beyond.
AGS does not typically consider requests that are normally under the remit of research funding bodies (e.g. NSERC) and individual universities (e.g. prizes, awards, travel funds). All requests for loans and/or grants must adhere to the appropriate by-law (and associated appendix) of the society, By-law 44:
In accordance with the above, all applicants for loans and/or grants should complete and sign the following “Proposal for Funding” and submit it to the Products Committee of the Society (preferably electronically).
to:
AGS Products Committee
c/o Rob Raeside
Dept. of Earth and Environmental Science
Acadia University
Wolfville, Nova Scotia,
Canada, B4P 2R6
phone: +1 902-585-1323
e-mail: rob.raeside@acadiau.ca
Download Application Form as Word Document or pdf
Products Committee Approved Funding
| AUGC 2024 – Dalhousie University | Oct. 2024 | $1000 |
| Ben Drew – 70 mineral kits for SW Nova schools | Oct. 2024 | $2260 |
| Quartermain Earth Science Centre – bussing schools students to Mining Week | May 2024 | $1000 |
| Louise Leslie – NSCC Lunenburg field trip | March 2024 | $465 |
| Tim Fedak – Conservation of maps | Oct. 2023 | $3500 |
| AUGC 2023 – Memorial University | Oct. 2023 | $919 |
| Quartermain Earth Science Centre – EdGEO Teacher Workshops | Aug. 2023 | $1035 |
| Louise Leslie – NSCC Lunenburg field trip | March 2023 | $795 |
| Tim Fedak – reprint of Samuel Gaskin poster | Feb. 2023 | $960 |
| Gary Blundell – sea change Exhibit, Saint John Arts Centre and PEI National Prk, 2024 | Oct. 2022 | $1500 |
| Quartermain Earth Science Cafe | Oct. 2022 | $1797.04 |
| AUGC 2022 (Acadia University) | Oct. 2022 | $1000 |
| Nova Scotia Minerals and Gems brochure | June 2022 | $5000 (Education Committee) |
| Dartmouth Urban GeoTour | April 2022 | $90 |
| Printing of 1000 NB-PEI Journey Through Time maps | April 2022 | $4887.50 |
| Halifax 2022 Outreach Workshop | Feb. 2022 | $2530 |
| AUGC 2021 | Nov. 2021 | $1000 |
| AGS Video committee – Arisaig and Joggins videos | Oct. 2021 | $1500 |
| New Brunswick EdGeo workshop | Oct. 2021 | $1500 |
| AUGC 2020 – UNB | Nov. 2020 | $1000 |
| AGS Social Media communications (A Calder) | Summer 2020 | $750 |
| Gary Blundell – Art display on Geology of New Brunswick | March 2020 | $1500 |
| Return of Gensel Collection of Devonian plants to New Brunswick Museum | Feb. 2020 | $2500 |
| Jason Loxton CBU – Panoramic camera | Sept. 2019 | $1250 |
| Quartermain Earth Science Centre – EdGEO Workshop | Aug. 2019 | $1000 |
| AUGC 2019 – St. Francis Xavier University | July 2019 | $1000 |
| Scott Sampson talk at Nova Scotia Museum, May 2019 | Feb. 2019 | $500 |
| Quartermain Earth Science Centre – Mary Anning and the Sea Monsters | Jan. 2019 | $750 |
| AUGC 2018 – Dalhousie University | Oct. 2018 | $1000 |
| Reprint – Nova Scotia Pebbles Guide | June 2018 | $3000 |
| Abraham Gesner statue, Kings Co., NS | June 2018 | $5000 |
| Joggins Fossil Centre 10th Anniversary Research Symposium materials | June 2018 | $965 |
| Canadian Federation of Earth Sciences (CFES): Geoscience and Canada booklet | Feb. 2018 | $500 |
| John Calder – Geological Evolution of PEI | Sept. 2017 | $3000 |
| AUGC – Memorial University | Sept. 2017 | $1000 |
| EdGeo – NB: sponsorship of Four Billion Years books | Dec. 2016 | $1437.50 |
| Travel expenses for keynote speaker C van Staal to colloquium | Dec. 2016 | $800 |
| AUGC 2016 – Acadia | Oct. 2016 | $1000 |
| Jurassic Park lecture and film at Canadian Paleontological Congress, Sydney | Aug. 2016 | $1800 (fee later waived by cinema) |
| Great Stone Chief (Robert Bell) book project – I Spooner et al. | June 2016 | $4529 requested. To award funds as needed for the first $1000. Spent: $785.72 Kingston travel $552.00 Marcel Morin |
| Geology of NB & PEI guidebook – Martha Hild | June 2016 | $2000 |
| Fundy Geological Museum – Parrsboro Rock Shop project | April 2016 | $5000 |
| Stonehammer Geopark Grade IV brochures | Sept. 2015 | $10,000 denied, recommended reconsider in 2016 |
| AUGC – St. Marys | Sept. 2015 | $950 |
| Geology of NB & PEI guidebook – Martha Hild | June 2015 | $2000 |
| Stonehammer Geopark Irving Nature Park and Fundy Trail Parkway brochure English version or French version | April 2015 | $4000 |
| Fossil Finders exhibit at Joggins Fossil Centre | Nov. 2014 | $5000 |
| AUGC – UNB | Sept. 2014 | $900 |
| GAC-MAC Conference poster boards | May 2014 | $4500 |
| UNESCO Geoparks Conference, Saint John | Feb. 2014 | $3000 |
| Geology of Nova Scotia guidebook – Martha Hild | Feb. 2014 | $1000 |
| Teachers workshop, GACMAC Fredericton | Spring 2014 | $1500 |
| AUGC – St.F.X.U. | Oct. 2013 | $750 – not requested |
| Joggins Fossil Centre grindstone exhibit | June 2013 | $1000 |
| Stonehammer Geopark bridges and ferry brochure | June 2013 | $3000 |
| Fluid Inclusion short course – speaker travel and materials | Feb. 2013 | $1000 |
| AUGC Dalhousie | Oct. 2012 | $750 |
| Nova Scotia Museum – printing of Ice Age posters | March 2011 | $450 |
| Joggins Fossils Institute and BLBY series – dinosaur display | March 2011 | $4760 |