Graduate Student Opportunities in the Department of Geosciences, Utah State University: (starting Fall 2020) DIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP The Department of Geosciences at Utah State University (USU) seeks outstanding applicants for a Diversity Fellowship. This competitive fellowship provides graduate support in the form of a stipend at $24,000/year, plus tuition and health benefits. We are dedicated to promoting diversity in the Geosciences and encourage applications from a variety of under-represented groups such as African Americans, Hispanic/Latinos, and Native Americans. All applicants from under-represented groups are eligible for this Fellowship, no separate application materials or forms are needed. PRESIDENTIAL DOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP The USU Department of Geosciences seeks outstanding PhD applicants for a Presidential Doctoral Research Fellowship (PDRF) in Active Tectonics and Surface Processes. This prestigious fellowship provides a PhD student the opportunity to work on cutting-edge research, tackling projects that require transdisciplinary field, laboratory, and modeling approaches. Fellows will learn best practices in both research and teaching. The PDRF comes with 4 years of support, a competitive stipend at $24,000/year and includes full tuition and subsidized health insurance (total package includes over $40k/year of support). Strong candidates must have competitive GPA and GRE scores and excellent letters of support. The USU Department of Geosciences has a dynamic graduate program and is located in northern Utah, surrounded by excellent outdoor opportunities. The Geosciences Department is field oriented and has state-of the-art laboratories including the Mineral Microscopy and Separation lab, Stable Isotope lab, Geochemistry and LA-ICPMS lab, Luminescence Geochronology Lab and access to the USU Microscopy Core Facility. Visit https://geo.usu.edu/ to learn more about our research program and to identify potential advisors and projects. Contact tammy.rittenour@usu.edu<mailto:tammy.rittenour@usu.edu> for questions about these and other fellowship opportunities. Applications are due to the USU Graduate School by January 8, 2020 at http://www.usu.edu/graduateschool/. Woman and minorities are encouraged to apply.