The funder's mission is to support women in the geosciences by providing financial assistance and resources to overcome barriers to completing their education, especially those caused by significant life interruptions.
The AWG Brunton Award is designed to support the future of field mapping and data acquisition endeavors among upcoming women geoscientists. It targets female geoscience students at the senior level or in early graduate studies who have demonstrated excellence through a summer internship, field camp participation, or through field data collection contributing to a senior or graduate thesis. The award provides an engraved Brunton transit and a one-year AWG membership, underlining the focus on practical tools and community support in the field of geosciences.