U.S. National Committee for the International Cartographic Association

The U.S. National Committee (USNC) for the International Cartographic Association (ICA), a standing committee of the Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS), acts as the liaison between ICA and CaGIS, as well as the larger U.S. cartographic community.

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The USNC administers the following activities for U.S. participation in the 2025 ICC:

CaGIS International Conference Grants

Application Deadline: 15 December 2024

CaGIS International Conference Grants are awarded to scholars at U.S. institutions , agencies, and companies to support participation in the International Cartographic Conference. Support is available for early-career scholars (ECSs) who are currently matriculating at or received their latest degree in the past five years, as well as non-ECSs.

Support is based on a competitive evaluation of submitted materials, and preference is given to applicants from underrepresented groups, first-time applicants, and single-authored presentations. The number of awards and the amount of support are contingent upon available funds. Funding is contingent upon acceptance of abstracts by the ICC organizing committee, so notification of conference grants is made after the ICC has determined its acceptance of abstracts.

ECS Applicants

Funding for ECSs is provided through a grant by the National Science Foundation. Application materials must include:

  1. ECS Applicants
  2. Funding for ECSs is provided through a grant by the National Science Foundation. Application materials must include:
  3. 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)
  4. A one- to two-page curriculum vitae indicating your current position and any recent publications, presentations, and awards.
  5. A copy of the abstract that was also submitted for the ICC.

Non-ECS Applicants

Support for non-ECSs is provided by CaGIS for its society members. Application materials must include the same as for ECSs, as well as proof of current CaGIS membership.

Submission of Applications

Include all of the application materials in order of 1. the cover page, 2. the short vitae, 3. the ICC abstract, and 4. for non-ECSs, the proof of CaGIS membership a single PDF or Word document titled “Lastname ICC 2025.pdf” (or .doc or .docx), where “Lastname” is the last name of the first author. Only one abstract per author will be considered. Please send the application to the USNC Chair, Aileen Buckley (abuckley@esri.com), by 15 December 2024 – the same deadline as for ICC abstracts.

ICA Scholarships

Request for Letter of Support Deadline: 11 March 2025

Application Deadline: 18 March 2025

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.

International Cartographic Exhibition

Participation is open to all U.S. map makers for entry in the International Cartographic Exhibition of their cartographic work, including paper maps and charts, atlases, digital products, digital services, educational cartographic products, and other cartographic products (such as globes and tactile maps). All submitted products must have been produced or modified after August 2023 (the date of the last ICC). All submitted products will be judged by a cartographic jury during the ICE, and winners will be announced at the close of the conference.

Details will be posted here as they are received. For additional information from the ICC, see https://icc2025.com/map-exhibitions/.

Children’s Map Competition

Please see details about the 2025 Children’s Map Competition at https://cartogis.org/awards/children/. For additional information from the ICC, see https://icc2025.com/map-exhibitions/.

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