AAG Globe Book Award for Public Understanding of Geography Grant

AAG Globe Book Award for Public Understanding of Geography Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: North American Cartographic Information Society
Amount: US $1,000
Last Updated: November 02, 2025

Summary

The AAG Globe Book Award recognizes exemplary works that illuminate the significance of geography to the general public. Sponsored by the American Association of Geographers, this award offers a $1,000 prize to authors of works published in English during the current year or the last quarter of the previous year. Eligible books must be authored or co-authored by geographers, promoting a deeper understanding of geographical concepts and their relevance in everyday life.

Overview

The American Association of Geographers (AAG) is a nonprofit scientific and educational society founded in 1904. For more than 100 years the AAG has contributed to the advancement of geography. Its members from nearly 100 countries share interests in the theory, methods, and practice of geography, which they cultivate through the AAG's Annual Meeting, scholarly journals (Annals of the American Association of Geographers, The Professional Geographer, the AAG Review of Books and GeoHumanities), and the online AAG Newsletter. A committee awards the annual prize for a book that conveys most powerfully the nature and importance of geography to the non-academic world. An award of $1,000 will be made to the author(s). In any given cycle, the Globe Book Award Committee may also select a second title from the pool of nominations to be recognized with an Honorable Mention.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Books must be written or co-authored by a geographer. Books published for the first time in English, in any country, in the current calendar year or in the period Oct. 1 – Dec. 31 of last year, are now eligible for the awards.Please submit your title for consideration for only one of the three AAG book awards (i.e., J.B. Jackson Prize, Globe Book Award or Meridian Book Award).As with all other AAG awards, eligibility also rests on the candidate being in compliance with the AAG Professional Conduct Policy.Nominations may be rescinded, and the award may also be revoked for any candidate or awardee who is found in violation of the AAG’s Professional Conduct Policy.