AAG Media Achievement Award Grant

AAG Media Achievement Award Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: North American Cartographic Information Society
Last Updated: November 02, 2025

Summary

The AAG Media Achievement Award recognizes outstanding achievements in promoting geographical insights through various media channels. Recommended by the AAG Honors Committee, this prestigious award may not be issued annually. Nominations are welcomed from AAG members and relevant groups, emphasizing the importance of documenting nominees' contributions to geography. While letters of support are optional, they enhance the nomination package. The award underscores commitment to the AAG Professional Conduct Policy.

Overview

The AAG Media Achievement Award is conferred in recognition of exceptional and outstanding accomplishments in publicizing geographical insights in media of general or mass communication. One AAG Media Achievement Award may be recommended each year by the AAG Honors Committee, but the award is not necessarily given every year. The AAG Media Achievement Award and the AAG Publications Award are selected by the AAG Honors Committee.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. To make a nomination: Nominations are invited from: individual AAG members, specialty groups, affinity groups, departments, and other interested parties. Although letters of support are not required for a nomination, most nomination dossiers include 3-5 letters documenting the nominee’s contributions to and impact on geography as they relate to the purpose of the 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eligibility also rests on the candidate being in compliance with the AAG Professional Conduct Policy.Nominations may be rescinded, and the award may also be revoked for any candidate or awardee who is found in violation of the AAG’s Professional Conduct Policy. You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member.