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For more information about making a gift to AGU, please callTribute Gifts
How can you commemorate a milestone or lifelong achievement, honor a colleague, celebrate a significant occasion, remember friends and family members? Consider making a tribute gift to AGU.
You may designate your tribute gift to any AGU fund. Otherwise, tribute gifts go directly to the Union's general endowment fund to maximize their impact. Permanent named endowment funds also may be established for specific or general purposes.
As a donor to a charitable organization, you receive a receipt for your contribution. You and the individual honored or remembered are acknowledged in annual published recognition lists. The honoree or family of the memorialized person is also notified of your thoughtfulness.
AGU Funds
Our future depends on meeting goals that address 21st century global needs
Our science itself is moving in that direction. The geophysical sciences have grown enormously over the past century, and AGU members through Union, Section and Committee activities continue to contribute uniquely to their strength. What we do supports efforts toward sustainable development, saving lives and mitigating damage from natural disasters, and learning to live wisely on Earth.
Take a few moments to learn more about the many activities you can help sponsor-from lending a hand to scientists abroad to funding fellowships, supporting Section activities, expanding career opportunities, or strengthening AGU's endowment. Your gift will not only be greatly appreciated, but will also help leverage corporate and foundation grants to AGU.
You can make a gift of stock using the Securities Transfer Request form. 
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Select a fund from the following menu to view a brief description.
- Unrestricted Fund–Contributions provide AGU leadership with the flexibility to annually sustain publications, meetings, and outreach programs and to direct funds where they are most needed.
- General Endowment Fund–Contributions support the long-term health of AGU and its publications, meetings, and outreach programs.
- Section Funds
- Atmospheric Sciences–Supports section activities including special projects and awards.
- Biogeosciences–Supports section activities including special projects and awards.
- Geodesy–Supports section activities including special projects and awards.
- Geomagnetism & Paleomagnetism–Supports section activities including special projects and awards.
- Hydrology–Supports section activities including special projects and awards.
- Ocean Sciences–Supports section activities including special projects and awards.
- Planetary Sciences–Supports section activities including special projects and awards.
- Seismology–Supports section activities including special projects and awards.
- Space Physics & Aeronomy–Supports section activities including special projects and awards.
- Tectonophysics–Supports section activities including special projects and awards.
- Volcanology Geochemistry & Petrology–Supports section activities including special projects and awards.
- Focus Group Funds
- Atmos. & Space Electricity–Supports Focus Group activities including special projects and awards.
- Cryosphere Sciences–Supports Focus Group activities including special projects and awards.
- Earth & Planetary Surface Proc.–Supports Focus Group activities including special projects and awards.
- Earth & Space Science Informatics–Supports Focus Group activities including special projects and awards.
- Global Environmental Change–Supports Focus Group activities including special projects and awards.
- Mineral & Rock Physics–Supports Focus Group activities including special projects and awards.
- Natural Hazards–Supports Focus Group activities including special projects and awards.
- Near Surface Geophysics–Supports Focus Group activities including special projects and awards.
- Nonlinear Geophysics–Supports Focus Group activities including special projects and awards.
- Paleocean. & Paleoclim.–Supports Focus Group activities including special projects and awards.
- Societal Impacts and Policy Sci.–Supports Focus Group activities including special projects and awards.
- SEDI–Supports Focus Group activities including special projects and awards.
- Student Grants, Scholarships & Activities
- AGU Canada Student Travel–Helps support travel grants for Canadian students.
- Annual Student Travel–Supports student travel grants for this year's meetings.
- David S. Miller Scholarship–Honors David Miller's lifelong pursuit of knowledge and education; academic, professional, and personal integrity; and innate ability to lead others to realize their own true potential. The scholarship will provide financial assistance to undergraduate and graduate students in need who have demonstrated the potential for high achievement in a career in geo-environmental sciences or geo-environmental engineering.
- Education and Career Services–Supports teacher workshops, student programs, and diversity initiatives.
- Elizabeth Sulzman Grant–Supports a travel grant for a student in biogeosciences.
- Giacamo Giampieri Grant–Supports a travel grant for an outstanding student in planetary sciences.
- Max Hammond Grant–Supports a travel grant for an outstanding student in space physics.
- Namias–Used to encourage student participation in atmospheric science research.
- Student Travel Endowment–Helps endow AGU's student travel grant program.
- Special Initiative Funds
- Basu Award–Supports early career award in space physics to an outstanding scientist from a developing nation; includes travel grant to attend Fall Meeting.
- Berg & Best Grant–Supports special seismology activities, including student grants.
- Capitol Cause–Supports scientists' visits to Congress.
- Education and Career Services–Supports teacher workshops, student programs, and diversity initiatives.
- Falkenberg Award–Endowed fund established to recognize a young scientist's contributions to the use of Earth science information for the public good.\
- Fund-a-Felllow–Supports pre-doctoral research in the history of Geophysics.
- History of Geophysics–Currently supports a pre-doctoral research fellowship in this field.
- Holton-Kaufman Grant–Supports travel grants and AGU products given to winners of the James R.Holton Award and the Yoram J. Kaufman Award.
- Lend-a-Hand Memberships–Provides 2-year AGU memberships to scientists in countries with currency restrictions or low exchange rates.
- Martinelli Fund–Endowed fund that provides travel grants to young Latin American volcanologists to attend international scientific meetings.
- Mass Media Fellowship–Supports a 10-week science writing experience.
- Ostenso–Endowed fund established to support expanded activities in education and other public service areas.
- Public Affairs–Supports science policy initiatives and related activities at local, state, and national levels.
- Public Information Committee–Supports communication projects that broaden public understanding of Earth and space sciences.
- Scarf Award–Supports annual award for outstanding dissertation research in the space sciences.