The United
States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) is excited to announce the
opening of our 2013 Scholarship Program. USGIF is dedicated to assisting
promising students interested in geospatial sciences with scholarship awards to
further the advancement of the geospatial intelligence tradecraft.
- Students studying geospatial intelligence or any related field are encouraged to submit their applications by the April 19, 2013 deadline.
- Graduating high school seniors, undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students can download applications at http://usgif.org/education/scholarships.
- Scholarship recipients are chosen based on their academic and professional excellence in a field related to the geospatial intelligence tradecraft.
Last year the Foundation awarded
$104,000 to 25 recipients and plans to award at least $100,000 for the 2013
program. High school recipients are awarded $2,000 per scholarship and all
others are awarded $5,000 each. Since 2004, USGIF has awarded $584,000 in
scholarship funding to promising students in the geospatial intelligence field.
Students studying in fields such as
geography, political science, physics, computer science, engineering, biology,
anthropology, sociology or any field in the natural and social sciences are
encouraged to apply. Through the USGIF Scholarship Program, the Foundation
strives to communicate to students the breadth and power of GEOINT in serving
national, global and human security interests.
The USGIF Scholarship Program
endeavors to support students with innovative ideas for problem-solving with
Geospatial Science and Technology. Please share information about this
scholarship program with your students.
For more information on the USGIF
Scholarship Program or to download applications, please visit: http://usgif.org/education/scholarships
Deadline to apply: April 19, 2013
Dr.
R. Maxwell Baber
Director
of Academic Programs
