The APGO Education Foundation (APGOEF) provides the public with free, accessible, and accurate information on all aspects of geoscience through our innovative website GeoscienceINFO.com. Through our GeoRoutes, GeoPark, GeoHikes, Urban GeoWalks, GeoVideos and GeoBlog, we provide interesting and accurate information on all facets of geoscience with a particular focus right here in Ontario.
OUR MISSION
OUR MISSION IS TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN GEOSCIENCE BY:
PROMOTING A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF GEOSCIENCE IN ONTARIO
Promoting a greater understanding of geoscience through our educational research projects, our innovative website, GeoscienceINFO.com, our blog Beneath Your Feet: A Geoscience Blog and public events.
SUPPORTING STUDENTS STUDYING GEOSCIENCE
Supporting students studying geoscience entering their final year of a B.Sc. degree program.
SUPPORTING INTERNATIONALLY TRAINED GEOSCIENTISTS
Supporting internationally trained geoscientists to obtain their professional registration in Ontario.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Every Spring, APGOEF awards two scholarships of $5,000 each to two geoscience students who are on track to meet the requirements for advancement into a fourth year of study that will enable completion of the knowledge requirements for professional registration in Ontario.
BURSARIES
APGOEF recognizes the importance of integrating internationally trained geoscientists and supporting their attainment of the requirements for registration as a P.Geo. with Professional Geoscientists Ontario (PGO).