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Subject:        [UCGIS LISTSERV] CaGIS Scholarships
Date:   Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:02:08 -0500
From:   Jeremy Mennis <[log in to unmask]>
To:     Angela Cope <[log in to unmask]>



Subject:  CaGIS Scholarships: Deadline January 15, 2009

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: CaGIS SCHOLARSHIPS ($500 and $1000)

Due date: January 15, 2009
see www.cartogis.org/awards

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Each year, the Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS)
sponsors two scholarships to students whose research and accomplishments

support the mission of CaGIS. The scholarships recognize academic
achievement and encourage 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. Winners are selected
based
on academic achievement, particularly in the calendar year prior to the
award. Applications are reviewed by the CaGIS Scholarship Committee, and

awards are announced in the spring. Information on other CaGIS-sponsored

awards is available at www.cartogis.org/awards.

Awards CaGIS Masters Scholarship Award ($500): This award is to be
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. Outstanding undergraduates seeking to

support Masters' level research in GIScience are also eligible to apply
(see below). CaGIS Doctoral Scholarship Award ($1000): This award is to
be
granted to a student enrolled in, or accepted into, a PhD degree program

during 2007 or 2008. The winner will have demonstrated excellence in
cartography or GIScience coursework and the potential to contribute to
cartography or GIScience research.

Winners are invited to present their research at an upcoming AutoCarto
conference, and are eligible for limited travel support if they choose
to
present.

Eligibility Candidates must be enrolled full-time in a four-year
undergraduate or graduate degree program during 2008 or 2009, 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.

FOR FORMS AND DIRECTIONS go to www.cartogis.org/awards, or contact Rob
Edsall, CaGIS Student Activities Coordinator, at [log in to unmask]

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