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Gilbert F. White Distinguished Public Service Honors Award

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Due: September 15, 2026

No essay

No min. GPA required

No transcripts required

Eligibility

Gilbert F. White Distinguished Public Service Honors Award, with an application deadline in September, offers numerous awards that vary in amount.

Description

The Gilbert F. White Distinguished Public Service Honors Award celebrates geographers who have promoted the discipline in the public, private, or non-profit sectors either through their own work or impactful collaborations with others. Examples of such success may include developing pioneering applications to support more transparent and effective governance, promoting the use of geographical concepts and applications in addressing key societal and/or natural challenges. Nomination dossiers must have at least 3 and not more than 5 letters of support documenting the nominee's contributions to and impact on geography in the specific Honors category for which they are being nominated, and must also include the candidate's CV. Efforts to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion in the discipline need to be addressed in the nomination letters. Self-nominations are allowed but must include the required letters of support. Please visit the award's website or contact the American Association of Geographers for more information.

Scholarship Type

Merit-based Minority