NGIF Scholarship Application: $500 Award
The NGIF Scholarship Committee will only review and rank those applicants who completely address
each area of this application. You must submit the following:
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A completed, signed application
A letter of application
Proof of school enrollment
Copies of your work
All applications must be complete to be considered. All applicants must be enrolled in classes during the academic year
when the application is received.
Questions regarding our submission guidelines can be addressed to [email protected] Attn: Scholarship Committee.
Electronic submissions should be sent to [email protected] or by regular mail to NGIF, PO Box 20225, Reno, NV 89515.
Please provide Your Contact Information:
Name
Street Address
City, State, Zip Code
Phone
e-mail Address
Education and Training:
Are you currently enrolled in classes?
Please list academic year/semester-quarter
Your Academic Level or Grade
(HS, cert. program/undergrad/masters/PhD)
Please list school and attach proof of
enrollment. Unofficial transcript acceptable
Amount of formal GIS education/training
(in yr-mo)
Amount of GIS related work experience
(in yr-mo)
2. Letter of Application: Applicants are required to submit a brief abstract describing their work as an
attachment to this application form. In your description, please address the following (limit yourself
to no more than 1-2 pages):
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Brief description of your GIS project, map or poster.
Your intended audience.
What did you learn using GIS technology for this project?
A description of the data sources and software used to create your mapping project.
3. Proof of School Enrollment: Please list the school you are attending and attach proof of enrollment.
Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
4. Copies of your work: Your project work may include cartographic output (maps-charts-posters-reports),
sample code, screen shots, multimedia, website links etc…
Agreement and Signature:
By submitting this application, I affirm that the details of the work submitted are in fact mine and are
true and complete. I understand that if I am accepted as a scholarship award winner, any false
statements, omissions, or other misrepresentations made by me on this application may result in my
immediate disqualification.
Name (printed)
e-Signature (retype name)
Date
You will be contacted by e-mail once your submission has been received. That e-mail will confirm
your submission. By applying, you agree that if you are awarded a scholarship by the Nevada
Geographic Information Foundation, then the Foundation may use images and descriptions of your
project and photos or images of you in announcing its awards and for other Foundation purposes.
Thank you for participating!