The purpose of the Committee on Grants-in-Aids is to provide funds to students seeking graduate degrees in the geosciences whose research has application to the search for and development of petroleum and energy-mineral resources and to related environmental geology issues. The focus is principally upon M.S. degree programs, but Ph.D. projects will be considered if the proposal is not normally supported by other societies or government agencies. This emphasis is in response to the perceived special needs at these academic levels.