----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "Brendan Whyte" <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 9:54:19 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: CaGIS Scholarship Award Title: 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: [log in to unmask] 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) Connect to the next generation of MSN Messenger Get it now!