Support Geoscientists without Borders® (GWB) by contributing your time or services, such as equipment donations or loans, software licenses, training or data, and more.

We welcome your support for Geoscientists Without Borders® (GWB) program by contributing time or services, such as equipment donations, rentals at steeply discounted rates or loans, software licenses, training or data processing, and much more.

GWB is financially supported by corporate and individual donors. We frequently hear from organizations, companies and individuals about opportunities available to contribute their time or services to support this unique humanitarian program. Equipment donations, both rentals or loans, software licenses, and training or data (either previously acquired or acquired specifically to support a particular GWB project’s goals) are a few examples of such contributions. GWB welcomes contributions that strengthen the program to accomplish more with its limited budget and has benefitted from such “in-kind” contributions in several completed and current projects.

Examples of Possible Contributions

• An airborne survey provider who conducts mineral exploration in central Africa, is open to deploy their aircraft to a nearby community in need of potable water
• A geophysical equipment manufacturer or rental firm that is willing to loan their equipment to GWB projects
• A retired university professor who is available to help Principal Investigators (PIs) in the Global South prepare a GWB application or assist in translating and/or editing a proposal for someone whose first language is not English

Instructions for Applicants

We encourage GWB applicants to search through the list below for potential resources that may be of use on your project. If a particular listing is relevant, then please complete the form below to get connected with the supplier to begin communication about a donation’s appropriateness, contingent upon your project receiving funding from GWB. A company or individual’s listing on this page does not constitute a guarantee that they will provide the service. These listings only demonstrate a willingness on their part to discuss a donation or loan’s possibility. Any donation agreement and the associated details will be worked out between a GWB awardee and the potential donor. All donations are contingent upon a project receiving a funding award from GWB.

Instructions for Companies and Individuals Interested in Donating Services or Time

• Please log in to your SEG account and you will see the “Add New Listing” button appear at the bottom of the form below
• Click the button to complete your listing and post it to this page

By listing your information on this page, you are only stating the possibility of a donation to a GWB funded project. Any agreement for donation and associated details will be worked out between your company and the individual(s)/organizations submitting a proposal that might result in a project being funded by GWB.

A Note About Volunteering

Most in-kind donations to support a GWB project, in the form of volunteering for field work is never needed. This would most likely prove burdensome for the PIs/technical project managers. GWB PIs are responsible for travel costs, accommodation, liability insurance, field safety, food and other logistics for their entire team. A PI does not have any budget or flexibility to accommodate additional field personnel.

GWB Steering Committee and Technical Review Sub-Committee sometimes have spots available to consider experienced geoscientists and stellar networkers to join as members to help in fundraising and technical evaluation efforts. If you fit in any of these categories, then please email your interest along with your CV and LinkedIn profile’s link to [email protected].

Donation Listings

If you require further assistance, please contact [email protected].

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Geoscientists without Borders® is not affiliated with Doctors Without Borders, which is a registered trademark of Bureau International de Médecins Sans Frontières.