AAG International Geographic Information Fund Graduate Research Award
IMPORTANT NOTE: DUE TO THE EARLY DATE OF THE 2012 ANNUAL MEETING, THIS YEAR THE DEADLINE HAS BEEN MOVED TO NOVEMBER 1, 2011.
Deadline: December 31, yearly
- Eligibility Information
- Application Guidelines
- Application Cover Form
- Submission Instructions
- Reports and Acknowledgements
The Association of American Geographers will award one or more small grants of up to $500 to support graduate research proposed by a student in any area of spatial analysis or geographic information science or systems. The award(s) will be presented at the AAG Annual Meeting.
The program is designed to support college and university student career development in the academic areas of applied spatial data analysis or geographic information systems (GIS). The award has been financially supported by a generous gift from Laura and Jack Dangermond and the Environmental Systems Research Institute to establish an AAG IGIF Endowment for this unique grant program.
Eligibility: AAG IGIF Graduate Research Awards are available to full-time students who are currently registered in an undergraduate or graduate degree program providing either a degree or explicit specialization in some area of applied spatial data analysis or GIS study at a duly accredited and recognized college, university or other educational institution located within the United States.
Criteria: Evaluation of applications is based on:
- The problem statement and context of the proposed research within the literature - 20%
- Originality and relevance of the research - 30%
- Validity and effectiveness of the methodology to complete the research - 25%
- Writing clarity and quality - 20%
- Faculty endorsement - 5%
Applications for an AAG IGIF Graduate Research Awards must consist of the following: A Proposal of no more than five (5) pages long, single spaced that includes the following:
- Abstract of research intent
- Statement of problem and relevancy
- Context of proposed research in the literature
- Methodology/research design
- Anticipated results and significance of such results
- Schedule of research
- Budget
- A letter of recommendation from a faculty member
Submissions: Digital submissions are required. Please completely enter all information requested on the application cover form, which may be filled out using Adobe Acrobat Reader. When completed, choose to “save as” this form as a new file with your last name in front of the filename, so it reads “LASTNAME_AAG_IGIF_Form.pdf.” Then this formmust be submitted electronically along with the rest of your application materials via email to grantsawards@aag.org with “AAG IGIF Application” in the subject line in order for it to be received and processed correctly. The remainder of your application materials should be compiled and submitted as a single file attachment (preferably also .pdf format) and be saved as “LASTNAME_AAG_IGIF_Materials”.(If applying to more than one program, you must submit a separate form for each with unique filenames.)
Reports and Acknowledgment: By accepting an AAG IGIF Graduate Research Award you agree to submit a brief (up to two-page) report to the AAG Executive Director that summarizes your results and documents the expenses underwritten by the grant. You should submit your report within two months after completion of your proposed research. Please acknowledge AAG/IGIF support in presentations and publications.
