The Earth 20/20 Endowment Fund

Students solving important issues in the real world

Working in the field and trying to find ways to remediate abandoned mines is a clear win for Joanne, a MSc student in Earth Sciences. It’s her dream to pursue a career in this industry. She attributes her love of field work to the field training courses she obtained at uWaterloo and from the opportunities she had from peers and mentors to receive that training in the field itself. She happily passes that along to the co op students she has on site every chance she gets.

“Field courses make everything that we learn in class suddenly applicable. It gives you this desire to understand more, to ask more questions, and to get excited about putting the knowledge you've spent years learning to actual use. It also provides this practical, hands-on aspect of learning that you just can't get in a classroom.” – Joanne A.

Our legacy to students 

Join us in providing our students with essential learning opportunities. Together we’ll create a $1 million endowment for lab and fieldwork, ensuring that future generations of geoscientists have the training they need to solve our most complex problems.

Your gift will provide:

-  new equipment for labs and fieldwork
-  access to teaching assistants, who will help to prepare our students for success
-  support for vital field trips and field courses