Earth Model Award

The Earth Model Award is an international geoscience competition rewarding excellence in Master’s level research.

The Earth Model Award (EMA) was established as the Neftex Earth Model Award in 2012, in affiliation with the Geological Society of London, to foster the link between industry and academia by rewarding excellence in Master’s level research.

Highlights

• Up to 5 applications accepted per university department
• An industry-recognized award for Master's geoscience research projects
• Global recognition for both student and university
• Prizes of $2500 USD (1st place), $1500 USD (2nd place) and $1000 USD (3rd place) for both student and university department
• An opportunity to present to an international audience of Exploration and Production companies

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2018 Competition

The application window for the 2018 Earth Model Award is now open and will close on October 31^st 2018. We accept applications from any eligible student who completes their Master's degree in 2018. The research should have a strong focus on global geoscience, with implications for natural resource exploration.

Please read the TERMS & CONDITIONS and FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS before submitting your entry.

2017 Competition

The 2017 EMA competition was the first to be opened to an international audience and with entries from nine countries including Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Spain and the United States, it was a great success. As with previous years, the standard was very high and some very insightful and well written thesis were submitted. Our winners are:

2016 Competition

The 2016 competition was open to UK-based geoscience students with projects applicable to exploration geoscience. It was an extremely competitive year with many excellent submissions providing a real challenge for the judging panel. The panel selected three superbly executed projects with integrated global geoscience significance: