AGI MPP - Past Scholar Survey

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Past Scholar Survey

Name:

Ethnicity:
(check all that apply)

	African American
	Hispanic/Latino
	Native American/Pacific Islander

What years did you receive an MPP scholarship?

Were you an:
(check all that apply)

	Undergraduate Student
	Graduate Student

What is the highest degree you have earned?

1. In what ways did the AGI MPP award have an impact on your educational career?
(check all that apply)

	Helped me meet tuition needs
	Helped offset cost of books
	Alleviated my need to work while in school
	Gave me support through mentoring by a member of the geoscience community
	Added a prestigious award I could list on my resume
	This program did not significantly help my academic career
	Other:

2. What was the most valuable aspect of the MPP program to your educational career?

	Receiving scholarship money
	Having a mentor from the geoscience community
	Being able to list this award on my resume or cv
	Other:

3. Did you have contact with your MPP mentor while you were an AGI MPP Scholar?

	Yes
	No

4. Was having a mentor important to you?

	Yes
	No

5a. If you answered yes to question 4, why was having a mentor important to you?
(check all that apply)

	My mentor discussed my classes and grades with me
	My mentor offered me support with personal issues
	My mentor helped me as I made career choices
	My mentor helped me to network with the Geoscience Community
	Other:

5b. If you answered no to question 4, why was having a mentor NOT important to you?
(check all that apply)

	I did not get to know my mentor
	I had a mentor from another source, such as my department or another program
	I did not want an AGI MPP mentor
	Other:

6. How could we improve the AGI MPP program?

7. Did you earn your intended degree in the geosciences?

	Yes
	No - I left before completing my program
	No - I am still in school

8. If you left the geosciences, why?

9. What support systems were most helpful in helping you work toward your degree?
Please rank in order of importance, with 1 being most important.

	Scholarship money/financial aid
	Summer research experiences
	On-campus relationships with mentors/professors
	Mentor relationships with others from the geoscience community
	Peer relationships
	Tutoring programs
	Other:

10. What issues did you face during your academic career?
(check all that apply)

	Financial hardship of completing degree(s)
	Family and friends did not support or understand my choice of major
	Difficult to be the only minority student in my program
	Undesirable geographic locations of geoscience programs or jobs
	Other:

11. What is your current job?

12. In what field do you work?
(check all that apply)

13. Do you have any other comments you would like to share about the AGI MPP program?

Can AGI contact you for follow-up surveys?

	Yes
	No

If yes, what is your address?

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