| Árpád Ádámcsik |
US$4,000 |
Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary) |
M.Sc. |
Genetic study of VMS mineralization from Tulghesi metamorphic series of the Eastern Carpathians |
| Jonathan Adams |
US$2,300 |
New Mexico Tech (United States) |
M.Sc. |
Vapor transport of tellurium in magmatic-hydrothermal systems: experimental study |
| Daniel Blakemore |
US$4,300 |
The University of Michigan (United States) |
Ph.D. |
Development of a standard for in situ U-Pb LA-ICP-MS dating of magnetite: implications for understanding the temporal evolution of iron ore deposits |
| Thomas Boes |
US$5,000 |
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (United States) |
M.Sc. |
Geochemistry and petrogenesis of mesoproterozoic diabase intrusions within Southwestern Laurentia large igneous province |
| John Franz Calderon Paxi |
US$4,850 |
Universidad Nacional del Altiplano de Puno (Peru) |
B.Sc. Titulo |
Lithofacies analysis of the Quenamari Formation and its geochemical relationship with lithium occurrence at Falchani, Puno, Peru |
| Carlos Carrasco Godoy |
US$4,000 |
Australian National University (Australia) |
Ph.D. |
Identifying fertile zircons using predictive modelling: application to porphyry copper deposit exploration |
| Joseph Chappell |
US$5,000 |
Colorado School of Mines (United States) |
Ph.D. |
H and S isotope compositions of magmatic apatite as magma fertility indicators: A case study at the Ferrobamba skarn-porphyry Cu deposit, Peru |
| Christopher Emproto |
US$5,000 |
University of Michigan (United States) |
Ph.D. |
Tracing metal and fluid sources for iron-oxide-copper-gold deposits in the Cloncurry District, Australia using Fe, Cu, S, and O stable isotopes |
| Cheikh Ibrahima Faye |
US$700 (+ US$1,000 Spora's Explorers Fund) |
Cheikh Anta Diop University (Senegal) |
Ph.D. |
Gold mineralization associated with the granitic complex of Boboti, West Africa Craton: metallogenic and tectonic implications |
| Alexander Holmwood |
US$4,990 |
University of Nevada, Reno (United States) |
M.Sc. |
Temporal Evolution of the Majuba Hill Cu-Mo-Sn deposit, Nevada |
| Francis Kovalick |
US$2,500 |
University of California, Riverside (United States) |
Ph.D. |
Search for the iron source: A basin-scale geochemical study of the Clinton Formation Phanerozoic Ironstone deposit to trace the source of iron |
| Kenneth Kathy Kwanang |
US$1,820 (+ US$2,160 Spora's Explorers Fund) |
University of Yaounde I (Cameroon) |
Ph.D. |
Petrological study of weathering materials developed on top of the nepheline syenite of Eboundia, Cameroon |
| Shuang-Liang Liu |
US$3,200 |
Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (China) |
Ph.D. |
Spatio-temporal enrichment of scandium in the world-class Bayan Obo Nb-REE-Fe deposit, Inner Mongolia, China |
| Xia Liu |
US$2,500 |
Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (China) |
Ph.D. |
Characterization of stratiform chromite deposits in ophiolites and their genetic link to podiform chromitites |
| Aniko Lovasz |
US$1,940 |
Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary) |
Ph.D. |
Study of ore deposits in ophiolitic series with special focus on Jurassic Albanian formations |
| Emily Madoff |
US$5,000 |
University of St Andrews (United Kingdom) |
Ph.D. |
The layering mechanisms and tectonics of Ilimaussaq, South Greenland |
| Nick Mappin |
US$2,800 |
University of St Andrews (United Kingdom) |
M.Sc. |
High resolution mapping of Stjernøya, Norway. Rare Earth Element potential of metamorphosed alkaline systems |
| Martin Marinov |
US$4,000 |
Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski (Bulgaria) |
M.Sc. |
Structural control and genesis of Rozino low-sulfidation epithermal Au deposit, Tethyan Metallogenic Belt, Eastern Rhodopes, Bulgaria |
| Margarita Melfou |
US$5,000 |
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece) |
Ph.D. |
Mineralogy, geochemistry and ore genesis of high-to intermediate-sulfidation epithermal systems at the Pefka-Loutros area, and comparison with systems of the Petrota Graben, Greece |
| Loren Nicholls |
US$5,000 |
University of Queensland (Australia) |
Ph.D. |
Cobalt deportment across the mineral processing flow sheet: Geometallurgical characterization of mine waste at Capricorn Copper Mine, Queensland: Exploring the potential for Cobalt recovery |
| Vincent Nowaczewski |
US$2,000 (+ US$2,000 Eric P. Nelson Fund) |
The University of Cincinnati (United States) |
Ph.D. |
Unraveling Late Paleozoic tectonism in Eastern Nevada with geologic mapping and stratigraphic analysis, Spruce Mining District, Pequop Mts |
| Alanis Olesch-Byrne |
US$3,500 |
James Cook University (Australia) |
Ph.D. |
The role of structurally-controlled saline fluid flow in the formation of Rare Earth Element deposits |
| Mirian Puma Quispe |
US$2,000 |
Univ. Nacional del Altiplano de Puno (Peru) |
B.S. Honours |
Evaluation of potential intrusion-related mineralization in the Urcos-Sicuani-Ayaviri regional structure in Pupuja, Puno, Peru |
| Haley Thoresen |
US$5,000 |
University of Idaho (United States) |
Ph.D. |
Eocene basin record of extensional deformation in southwest Montana and its relation to ore mineralization |
| Lara Tritton |
US$3,600 |
University of Leicester (United Kingdom) |
Ph.D. |
A geometallurgical approach to maximising value of Te, Bi, and W by-products at Björkdal Gold Mine, Sweden |
| Emily White |
US$5,000 |
Texas A&M (United States) |
Ph.D. |
Petrogenetic evolution and exhumation histories of Jurassic–Eocene plutons in the Northern Great Basin: Impacts on Carlin- and porphyry-type deposit models |