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College of Mines and Earth Sciences
Atmospheric Sciences
This fund provides unrestricted support to the Department of Atmospheric Sciences, offering crucial flexibility. Gifts made to this fund will directly benefit key student and faculty initiatives. The department chair determines where these funds are most needed and strategically allocates them to address the department’s evolving priorities.
Funds an interdisciplinary research and educational program aimed at improving understanding and prediction of weather and climate processes in regions of complex terrain, with particular attention to ecological, water resource, and air quality issues facing the increasingly urbanized western United States.
General scholarship fund for students pursuing a degree from the Department of Atmospheric Sciences.
A scholarship established in 2021 in honor of Professor Kuo-Nan Liou. Used to help defray educational costs for students pursuing degrees in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences. Preference will be given to students with financial need.
Geology and Geophysics
General scholarship fund for students pursuing a degree from the Department of Geology and Geophysics.
A fund established in 2001 by Francis H. Brown to benefit the Department of Geology and Geophysics. Funds may be utilized for scholarships, fellowships, travel, equipment, or supplies to support the academic mission of the Department.
Contributions to the Marjorie A. Chan Geoscience Field Experiences Endowment will directly benefit current and future geoscience students by making these essential field experiences more accessible and robust. Funding helps to offset costs associated with transportation, lodging, and equipment and it alleviates financial barriers for students who otherwise may be unable to participate.
Supporting student research visits to collaborating labs, attendance at focused workshops and conferences, activities that broaden their international experience, and opportunities to participate in major endeavors such as collaborative field studies and research cruises.
Supporting the development of diverse, highly capable scientists and engineers who are well prepared to contribute to solving future energy challenges.
Materials Science and Engineering
General scholarship fund for students pursuing a degree from the Department of Metallurgical Engineering.
Donating to the Metallurgical Engineering Greatest Needs fund at the University of Utah offers a unique opportunity to directly fuel innovation and progress in an essential field.
This dedicated fund is specifically designed to support a wide array of professional development activities that extend beyond the traditional classroom setting.
This scholarship represents an opportunity for the next generation of bright students to learn and develop themselves into creative, intelligent researchers and scientists who can continue Professor Raj K. Rajamani’s legacy of innovating and inventing to help leave the world in a better place than the way we found it, for the benefit of all beings.
A scholarship fund to support students interested in Mineral Processing.
Mining Engineering
It is no exaggeration to say that the world as we know it would not be able to function without mined materials.
The University of Utah’s Mining Engineering Scholarship is designed to significantly alleviate the financial burden of higher education for students in the mining engineering program.
The endowment’s primary goal is to provide vital support for experiential learning
opportunities for
students pursuing a degree in the Department of Mining Engineering.
Its primary purpose is to support diverse student experiences by providing travel funding to international, local, and regional mine sites.
Funding for this program enables students to receive rigorous, highly specialized training in mine safety and emergency response, developing their skills in leadership, decision-making under pressure, critical thinking, teamwork, and communication.
Endowed fund established to defray educational costs for students and support faculty and other efforts in the Department of Mining Engineering.