CaGIS Scholarship Award

Sponsor: American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM)

SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor awards two scholarships to CaGIS student members, recognizing academic achievement and encouraging the continuing education of outstanding cartography, geographic information systems (GIS), and geographic information science (GIScience) students. Scholarships are awarded for research advancing the disciplines of cartography or GIScience rather than research applying GIS or mapping as a technique.

Deadline(s): 15/01/2009
Established Date: 22/09/1997
Follow-Up Date: 01/08/2009
Review Date: 25/07/2008

Contact: Ilse Genovese

Address: 6 Montgomery Village A! venue
Suite 403
Gaithersburg, MD 20879
U.S.A.
E-mail: ilse.genovese@acsm.net

Program URL: http://www.cartogis.org/awards/cagis-scholarships/scholarship
Tel: 240-632-9716 x109
Fax: 240-632-1321
Deadline Ind: Receipt
Deadline Open: No

Award Type(s): Prizes/Awards; Student Scholarship

Citizenship/Country of Applying Institution: Any/No Restrictions

Locations Tenable: U.S.A. Institution (including U.S. Territories)

Appl Type(s): Graduate Student; Undergraduate Student

Target Group(s): NONE
Funding Limit: $0 SEEBELOW
Duration: 0
Indirect Costs: Unspec! ified
Cost Sharing: No
Sponsor Type: Non-Pro fit Organizations

Geo. Restricted: NO RESTRICTIONS

OBJECTIVES
Two awards are made:

• CaGIS Masters Scholarship Award: granted to a student enrolled in, or accepted into, a Masters' degree program during 2008 or 2009. The winner will have demonstrated excellence in cartography or GIScience coursework and the potential to contribute to cartography or GIScience research.
• CaGIS Doctoral Scholarship: granted to a student enrolled in, or accepted into, a PhD degree program during 2008 or 2009. The winner will have demonstrated excellence in cartography or GIScience coursework and the potential to contribute to cartography or GIScience research.

ELIGIBILITY
Candidates must be enrolled full-time in a four-year undergraduate or graduate degree program during 2007 or 2008, studying cartography, geographic information science, or a closely related ! field. Prior scholarship winners are eligible to apply in subsequent years if all appropriate criteria are satisfied. Undergraduate applicants who have not yet been accepted into graduate school should request that their faculty advisor assess their potential for graduate study in their reference letter. Outstanding undergraduates seeking to support Masters' level research in GIScience are also eligible to apply for the CaGIS Masters Scholarship Award.

FUNDING
The CaGIS Masters Scholarship is $500. The CaGIS Doctorate Scholarship is $1,000 (swh)

KEYWORDS: Cartography
Surveying and Mapping
Geographic Information System(s) (GIS)