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
| 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 | October 2023 | $3500 |
| AUGC 2023 – Memorial University | October 2023 | $919 |
| Quartermain Earth Science Centre – EdGEO Teacher Workshops | August 2023 | $1035 |
| Louise Leslie – NSCC Lunenburg field trip | March 2023 | $795 |
| Tim Fedak – reprint of Samuel Gaskin poster | February 2023 | $960 |
| Gary Blundell – sea change Exhibit, Saint John Arts Centre and PEI National Prk, 2024 | October 2022 | $1500 |
| Quartermain Earth Science Cafe | October 2022 | $1797.04 |
| AUGC 2022 (Acadia University) | October 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 | February 2022 | $2530 |
| AUGC 2021 | November 2021 | $1000 |
| AGS Video committee – Arisaig and Joggins videos | October 2021 | $1500 |
| New Brunswick EdGeo workshop | October 2021 | $1500 |
| AUGC 2020 – UNB | November 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 | February 2020 | $2500 |
| Jason Loxton CBU – Panoramic camera | September 2019 | $1250 |
| Quartermain Earth Science Centre – EdGEO Workshop | August 2019 | $1000 |
| AUGC 2019 – St. Francis Xavier University | July 2019 | $1000 |
| Scott Sampson talk at Nova Scotia Museum, May 2019 | February 2019 | $500 |
| Quartermain Earth Science Centre – Mary Anning and the Sea Monsters | January 2019 | $750 |
| AUGC 2018 – Dalhousie University | October 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 | February 2018 | $500 |
| John Calder – Geological Evolution of PEI | September 2017 | $3000 |
| AUGC – Memorial University | September 2017 | $1000 |
| EdGeo – NB: sponsorship of Four Billion Years books | December 2016 | $1437.50 |
| Travel expenses for keynote speaker C van Staal to colloquium | December 2016 | $800 |
| AUGC 2016 – Acadia | October 2016 | $1000 |
| Jurassic Park lecture and film at Canadian Paleontological Congress, Sydney | August 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 | September 2015 | $10,000 denied, recommended reconsider in 2016 |
| AUGC – St. Marys | September 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 | November 2014 | $5000 |
| AUGC – UNB | September 2014 | $900 |
| GAC-MAC Conference poster boards | May 2014 | $4500 |
| UNESCO Geoparks Conference, Saint John | February 2014 | $3000 |
| Geology of Nova Scotia guidebook – Martha Hild | February 2014 | $1000 |
| Teachers workshop, GACMAC Fredericton | Spring 2014 | $1500 |
| AUGC – St.F.X.U. | October 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 | February 2013 | $1000 |
| AUGC Dalhousie | October 2012 | $750 |
| Nova Scotia Museum – printing of Ice Age posters | March 2011 | $450 |
| Joggins Fossils Institute and BLBY series – dinosaur display | March 2011 | $4760 |