AAG Sponsored Grants and Awards Programs
The AAG has a long history of supporting and recognizing geographers around the globe through its many prestigious grants and awards programs. AAG sponsored grants and awards are organized into the following categories:
By Applicant
For students and undergraduates
- AAG International Geographic Information Fund offers student travel, research, or paper awards in GIS/spatial analysis
- Community College Travel Grants brings two-year students to AAG's annual meeting
- Darrel Hess Community College Geography Scholarships assist students to transfer into bachelor programs
- Marble-Boyle Undergraduate Achievement Awards in Geographic Science recognizes academic performance and leadership
- Mel Marcus Fund for Physical Geography supports field-based research by faculty with students (professors apply)
- Todd Reynolds Memorial Fund provides aid to members and conference attendees with disabilities
- Specialty/Affinity Group Competitions for members belonging to AAG
For scholars and professionals: grants
- AAG Research Grants fund geography research or fieldwork for members
- Anne U. White Fund sponsors domestic partners joining AAG members in fieldwork
- Mel Marcus Fund for Physical Geography supports field-based research by faculty with students (professors apply)
- Enrichment Funds, AAG Annual Meeting subsidizes non-geographers to attend our national meeting
- Specialty/Affinity Group Competitions for members belonging to AAG's various expertise groups
- Visiting Geographical Scientist Program brings geography speakers to colleges and universities
For scholars and professionals: recognition
- AAG Honors are AAG’s most prestigious awards for geographers
- Media Achievement Award honors accomplishments publicizing geographic insights in mass communication
- Publication Award honors publishers of geographic work
- Anderson Medal recognizes applied and professional geographers
- Meredith F. Burrill Award rewards meritorious work with practical or policy applications
- Enhancing Diversity Award promotes inclusion and broadening participation
- Glenda Laws Award honors outstanding research on social issues
- AAG E. Willard and Ruby S. Miller Award acknowledges special competence in teaching or research
- AAG Globe Book Award for Public Understanding of Geography
- AAG Meridian Book Award for Outstanding Scholarly Work in Geography
- John Brinckerhoff Jackson Prize for conveying geographic insights to a lay audience
For highly distinguished nominees
- Atlas Award honors highly regarded figures who advance world understanding
- AAG Honors are AAG’s most prestigious awards for geographers
- Honorary Geographer recognizes excellence by high profile non-geographers
- Presidential Achievement Award distinguishes leaders for long-standing contributions to geography
By Type
- AAG Book Awards distinguish outstanding works by geography authors published this year
- AAG Honors the most prestigious AAG awards for geographers
- Other AAG Awards recognize students, faculty, and professionals for their accomplishments and contributions
- Research Grants support study activities, fieldwork, theses, dissertations, and geographic inquiry
- Educational Grants and Scholarships offer aid for students and to teachers or instructors
- Annual Meeting Grants sponsors travel or related expenses for participation in AAG meetings
- AAG Photo Competition offers prizes in three categories
- AAG NSF IGU Conference Travel Grants provides support for IGU Regional Conferences held around the world
