Posted May 13, 2005

UCGIS Young Scholars Program

UCGIS Young Scholars Program

Purpose: To provide financial support for emerging scientists in the
GIScience community to attend the UCGIS Summer Assembly 2005.
Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) and Intergraph Mapping
and Geospatial Solutions (Intergraph) have provided funds to cover
transportation and all expenses to the UCGIS summer and winter meetings.

Eligibility: Individuals must be within their first five years of
teaching at a UCGIS member institution or be in a post-doctorate
research position at a UCGIS member institution.
Number of Awards: Up to 4 awards will be given depending on the size of the application pool.

Criteria: Members of the UCGIS Sponsored Programs Committee will rank
and evaluate eligible applicants on a 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest) basis for each of 3 criteria:
1. Need
2. Interest in Specific Meeting
3. Academic Credentials

How to apply: Provide the following information electronically (either
as text within an e-mail, a .pdf attachment, or an MS Word attachment).

1. Name, position, full contact information
2. A short paragraph indicating your need for the funding (100
words or less)
3. A paragraph (250 words or less) describing why you would like to
attend the
specific meeting
4. One page vita highlighting your accomplishments to date
Send application information to: Dr. F. Benjamin Zhan, UCGIS Sponsored
Programs Committee Chair, zhan@txstate.edu, by May 25, 2005. In the
event that not all available travel funding opportunities are used, we
will fill requests on a first-come first-served basis after that date.
Please place the following in the subject line of your e-mail to assure correct processing: UCGISYSP.

Requirements upon receipt: Should you be selected to receive an award
you are required to do the following:
1. Provide a letter acknowledging the award to ESRI and Intergraph
Corporation
c/o Dr. F. Benjamin Zhan, Chair, UCGIS Sponsored Programs Committee,
Department of Geography, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 78666
(The letter will be copied to the representatives of ESRI and
Intergraph)
2. Provide a recent photograph of yourself for possible press
release.
3. Attend the UCGIS Summer Assembly in 2005, and attend one of the
committee meetings and the council meeting.
4. Provide a one page autobiography.