ICA Scholarships

Application deadline: closed

The International Cartographic Association (ICA) offers scholarships to support early career scholars in advancing their career in cartography and GIScience to the benefit of the ICA community. ICA scholarships can be used to participate in the  International Cartographic Conferences (ICC). These scholarships also support participation in ICA commission/working group workshops which are often held immediately before the ICC. Additional details and guidelines are available at icaci.org/scholarship.

Scholarship applications must be accompanied by a letter of support from the U.S. National Delegate. Your requests for this letter of support must be accompanied by the following materials (which are also required by the ICA):

1. A cover page with the following personal information:
   • Name
   • Pronouns
   • Birth year
   • Member of any underrepresented groups, including women, minorities (Blacks or African Americans, Hispanics or Latinos, and American Indians or Alaska Natives), or persons with disabilities.
   • Postal address
   • E-mail address
   • Affiliated institution and its location
   • Last degree obtained and the date it was obtained or the degree you are currently working on
   • Form of participation (in person or virtual, if possible)
2. A one- to two-page curriculum vitae indicating your current position and any recent publications, presentations, and awards.
3. A copy of the abstract that was also submitted for the ICC.
4. A short 150-word statement explaining how you meet the criteria, why the ICA should award you the scholarship, and what benefits you expect to gain from the scholarship.
5. Proof of your most recent year’s education or degree.

Submission of Requests for a Letter of Support

Please email the U.S. National Delegate to the ICA, Aileen Buckley (abuckley@esri.com), to request your letter of support. Include with your request a .zip file containing all the materials you will be submitting to apply for the scholarship, as noted above. The deadline for requests is 11 March 2025 — one week before the ICA Scholarship application deadline.

Submission of Scholarship Applications

Once you have received the letter of support, please include all the required application materials in a .zip file and send that in an email to the ICA per the instructions on this ICA web page: https://icaci.org/scholarship/. The deadline for scholarship applications for ICC 2025 is 18 March 2025.