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* THE CARTOGRAPHY AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SOCIETY (CaGIS) SCHOLARSHIP
2005 *
* Introduction *
Each year, the Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS), a
Member Organization of the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping
(ACSM), makes available a scholarship for excellence in cartography or
GIScience. The objective of the CaGIS scholarship Award ($1,000) is to
encourage the completion of an undergraduate program and/or the pursuit
of graduate education in cartography, GIS or other mapping sciences.
* **Eligibility*
Candidates must be enrolled full-time in a four-year undergraduate or
graduate degree program in cartography or geographic information
science. Prior scholarship winners are eligible to apply in succeeding
years, provided all appropriate criteria are satisfied.
* Selection Criteria *
Completed and valid applications for CaGIS awards are reviewed by the
CaGIS Scholarship Committee to determine the award recipients. The CaGIS
Scholarship Committee will use the following criteria:
* 30% academic record;
* 30% applicant’s statement;
* 20% letters of recommendation;
* 20% professional activities.
Level of financial need will be considered, if necessary, to break ties,
after the primary criteria have been considered. (The committee has the
option of making no award if it feels that none of the applicants are
suitable.)
* Application Procedure *
* Go to http://www.cartogis.org <http://www.cartogis.org/> .
Complete the application form .
* Send *three copies* of the following: completed application form;
a 500-word statement of educational objectives, future study or
research plans and professional activities, and financial need;
and proof of membership in CaGIS/ACSM [for more information on
membership, got to www.cartogis.org <http://www.cartogis.org/> ].
* * Send three letters of recommendation* (at least two from faculty
members familiar with your work); and *one original transcript*
(through the fall semester, if available).
* Mail all documents in one envelope. Incomplete applications will
be discarded. Applications sent by fax or email will not be
considered.
Applications must arrive at ACSM/CaGIS headquarters
no later than 5:00 p.m., January 22, 2006 to be considered. * *
* Notification of Winners *
The selected applicant for the scholarship will be notified by February
15, 2006. The winner is encouraged to attend the awards ceremony at the
AutoCarto conference (watch this page—www.cartogis.org—for more
information).
* Contact Information: * ACSM, 6 Montgomery Village Avenue, Suite 403,
Gaithersburg, MD 20879; telephone 240-632-9716 ext. 109; fax
240-632-1321; e-mail Ilse at: [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
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