SEG Foundation

For 20 years, students have been rising to the Challenge.

Since its launch in 2006, SEG Challenge Bowl has brought students together through knowledge, teamwork, quick thinking, and a little friendly rivalry.

As we celebrate this milestone, help the next generation take their place at the buzzer.

Back the Brains. Fund the Finals today: https://go.seg.org/4xLWWvb

📝 Questions come fast. Answers come faster.

Two-person student teams put their knowledge of geology, geophysics, geography, geodesy, and science history to the test as they compete for the opportunity to advance to the SEG Challenge Bowl Finals.

Behind every buzzer is a student who worked to get there.
Back the Brains. Fund the Finals.

Give today: https://go.seg.org/4xLWWvb

A special thank you to our NextGEO Leaders and NextGEO Donors for their visionary leadership during Q2/Q3 2026.

Their extraordinary generosity fuels scholarships for future leaders, sustains life changing programs like Geoscientists without Borders®, and strengthens the global SEG community we all share.

Read the full list: https://bit.ly/3TGMg24

You’ve spent years in geoscience.
You’ve attended the conferences.
You’ve worked in the field.
You know your science.

But how fast can you answer when the questions start coming? It’s time to find out.

Join Peter Duncan for a special donor edition of the SEG Challenge Bowl during our upcoming Trustee Associate and Donor Virtual Call.

This time, YOU get to compete. Test your knowledge, compete for bragging rights, and help raise funds for the students competing in the Challenge Bowl Finals at IMAGE.

Think You Can Beat a Challenge Bowl Student? Come prove it.

Register today: https://go.seg.org/4r7mFM0

📢 The latest issue of the Carrying the Torch newsletter from the SEG Foundation is out. This issue honors the donors powering geoscience's future.

🔗 Read the latest issue: https://bit.ly/4xqhhVF
🔗 Sign up to receive future editions: https://bit.ly/4cLLHL4

They’ve studied. They’ve competed. They’ve earned their place. Now help us give them the stage.

SEG Challenge Bowl brings talented geoscience students together to test their knowledge, teamwork, and quick thinking — all for the opportunity to reach the Finals at IMAGE.

Back the Brains. Fund the Finals.

Support today: https://go.seg.org/4xLWWvb

🎉 Congratulations to SLB on your 100-year anniversary.

At IMAGE Event 2026, SEG and the SEG Foundation were proud to present SLB with a special recognition celebrating this milestone.

We are deeply grateful for SLB's early leadership and foundational support in helping launch Geoscientists Without Borders®, a program that has grown into a powerful example of how geoscience can create lasting humanitarian impact around the world.

Thank you for the meaningful partnership and impact you have shared with the SEG Foundation as part of SLB's remarkable 100-year legacy. Here's to the next 100 years!

Your gift, doubled. 🤝

Just for IMAGE Event week, 15–20 August, every donation to the SEG Foundation is matched. Three easy ways in, one big goal: building the next generation of energy leaders.

Three simple ways to take part:
🔹 Become a Sustaining Trustee Associate, and your first $1,000 gift is matched.
🔹 Become a Dedicated Donor at $21+/month, and receive an immediate $1,000 match.
🔹 Give any unrestricted amount, and it will be matched up to $1,000.

Get engaged today: https://bit.ly/4hA1jnT

Every dollar you give during IMAGE Event week could become two.

This week, 15–20 August, is a rare chance to make that happen. During IMAGE Week, the SEG Foundation is matching donations to help build the next generation of energy leaders and expand the humanitarian impact of geoscience around the world.

Three simple ways to take part:
🔹 Become a Sustaining Trustee Associate, and your first $1,000 gift is matched.
🔹 Become a Dedicated Donor at $21+/month, and receive an immediate $1,000 match.
🔹 Give any unrestricted amount, and it will be matched up to $1,000.

Get engaged today: https://bit.ly/4hA1jnT