The American Federation of Mineralogical Societies is composed of the following seven similar regional organizations of gem, mineral, and lapidary societies in which there are over 700 clubs, and over 50,000 individuals represented. The AFMS awards 12 scholarships to graduate students in the Earth Sciences every year from among the regional Federations. Links to all 7 Federation websites: CFMS - California Federation of Mineralogical Societies EFMLS - Eastern Federation of Mineralogical and Lapidary Societies MWF - Midwest Federation of Mineralogical and Geological Societies NFMS - Northwest Federation of Mineralogical Societies RMFMS - Rocky Mountain Federation of Mineralogical Societies SCFMS - South Central Federation of Mineral Societies SFMS - Southeast Federation of Mineralogical Societies
The SCFMS is geographically contained by the states of Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas and is made up of some 38 clubs with around 3600 members.