USGIF Opens 2008 Scholarship Program

January 31, 2008

Herndon, Va. — The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) is pleased to announce its USGIF Scholarship Program is accepting submissions for the 2008 application period. Applications can be found on USGIF’s website at www.usgif.org.

All graduate and undergraduate students studying fields relating to the geospatial tradecraft are encouraged to apply. USGIF also will award scholarships to exceptional high school seniors planning to enter a geospatial- or GIS-related program at the college or university level.

All applications for the 2008 USGIF Scholarship Program must be postmarked no later than May 17, 2008. The number of scholarships awarded will be based on the number of qualified applications and the selection of USGIF’s Scholarship Committee. Applications will be evaluated on a peer-to-peer basis in each of the four categories, assessing the qualifications of Ph.D. candidates relative to other Ph.D. candidates, master’s candidates to other master’s candidates, and so on. Winners of the program will be announced by Aug. 1, 2008.

The USGIF Scholarship Program annually awards more than $50,000 total to further students’ careers and ultimately the tradecraft itself. Winners not only receive money toward education, but also free registration to USGIF’s annual GEOINT Symposium where they can experience the latest technologies and trends and be recognized for their outstanding achievements.

Last year, USGIF awarded $54,000 to 12 recipients: two Ph.D. candidates, four master’s students, four undergraduates and two graduating high school seniors. High school winners received $2,000 scholarships while others received $5,000 scholarships.

USGIF is a not-for-profit educational 501©(3) foundation. USGIF is dedicated to promoting the tradecraft and developing a stronger community of interest between government, industry, academia, professional organizations and individuals whose mission focus is the development and application of geospatial intelligence data to address national security objectives.

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