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 2010 Women in Geographic Education Award
The Women in Geographic Education (WIGE) Special Interest Network will award a $500 scholarship to an undergraduate or graduate woman enrolled in a program leading to a career in geographic education. Registration fees will be waived, and an additional $300 for travel expenses will be awarded if the recipient wishes to attend the National Conference on Geography Education in San Juan, Puerto Rico from September 23-27, 2009. The award will be presented at the meeting.
Qualifications: To qualify, the student must have an overall GPA of 3.0 and a geography GPA of 3.5, based on a 4.0 scale.
The applicant must also submit an essay of not more than 600 words responding to this prompt: “How can professional or informal networks encourage and support girls and women to learn geography and/or pursue geography-related careers?”
To apply, please send your contact information, along with your transcript, academic vita, and your essay to NCGE no later than June, 30, 2010. Arrange for two letters of recommendation to be sent to the Central Office at least one of which is from a geography educator and a member of NCGE. See the application instructions below. Supporting Documents: Application Instructions: Application information should be compiled into one file and emailed to ncge@ncge.org. Letters should be sent electronically but may be sent separately. See supporting documents for more details. Please contact us if you have any questions.
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2010 National Conference on Geographic Education in Savannah Teaching Geography Is Fundamental National Educational Technology Plan- NCGE Statement
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National Council for Geographic Education 1710 Sixteenth St. NW • Washington, DC 20009-3198 • Phone: (202) 360-4237 • Fax: (202) 234-2744 • www.ncge.org |
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