Provides undergraduate scholarships of $1,000 annually for field study at the Judson Mead Geologic Field Station. Recipients must be registered at IU and enrolled in field courses through the department, with preference given to students from Trinity University.

The Scott and Allyson Tinker Scholarship was established to honor Dr. Scott Tinker’s Trinity University professors Ed Roy, Walt Coppinger and Bob Freed; and Dr. Lee Suttner, Indiana University and to aid in the future training of geologists. Dr. Tinker attended field camp in the summer of 1981, while completing his undergraduate degree at Trinity University.