NMGIC's SWUG Scholarship Info
Students: Please consider applying for NMGIC's SWUG 2010 Student Scholarships. Thank you.
NMGIC Inc.'s SWUG Scholarship Instructions & Application
The Southwest Users Group (SWUG) is an organization for GIS users in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. SWUG is holding its annual meeting early this year; for 2010, it's Utah's turn to host SWUG (each state hosts the meeting on a rotating basis). The NMGIC Inc. SWUG Scholarship funds three students per year to present a paper at the annual SWUG meeting. The $1,500 scholarship will support the students’ travel and related expenses for the attending the SWUG Meeting.
This year's conference will be held April 21st through April 23 at the Red Cliffs Lodge in Moab, Utah. Pre-conference training and URISA workshops begin on April 19th. For more information visit the official website of the SWUG 2010 Conference at SWUG 2010 in Utah.
The official NM SWUG 2010 Scholarship Notice, and SWUG Scholarship Instructions and Application (both in PDF format) are available through links at the bottom of this page.
To be considered for the award, students must submit:
- An completed application
- An abstract of the paper they intend to present*
- Two (2) letters of support to the NMGIC Scholarship Committee (see address below).
*Students whose papers are not accepted for presentation at the conference will not be eligible for the scholarship.
Eligibility:
- Must be a student attending an institution of higher learning in New Mexico.
- Must be utilizing geographic information technology in their research.
Award:
$1,500 to cover travel, lodging, registration and meals.
Submit to:
NMGIC Scholarship Committee
NMGIC, Inc.
P.O. Box 9445
Albuquerque, NM 87119-9445
- Name:___________________________________________________
- Address:_________________________________________________
- City:____________________________________________________
- State:___________________________________________________
- Zip Code:_______________________________________________
- Phone:__________________________________________________
- Email:___________________________________________________
Academic Status:
[ ] Undergraduate Student
[ ] M.A. or M.S. Student
[ ] Ph.D. Student
- Major:_________________________________________________
- Department:_____________________________________________
- Research Advisor:________________________________________
- College/University:_______________________________________
- Title of Project:__________________________________________
The following documentation must be included in your application:
- Resume (on separate page)
- Abstract of paper (on separate page)
- Short Biography (on separate page)
- Two letters of support, only one of which may be from your department chair or your research advisor (on separate page)
- Signatures
Signatures:
Student_______________________________________________
Date_________________________
Research Advisor_______________________________________
Date_________________________
Department Chair_______________________________________
Date_________________________
