Outstanding Achievement Award
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Other requirements
- Must be a member of the Society of Woman Geographers
- Must have made outstanding contribution or service of lasting benefit to science, the arts, or humanity
Overview
Established: 1978
Design: Personalized certificate with the SWG seal
This honor is awarded to a member who has made an outstanding contribution or service of lasting benefit to science, the arts, or humanity.
Eligibility
- Must be a member of the Society of Woman Geographers
- Must have made outstanding contribution or service of lasting benefit to science, the arts, or humanity
Focus Areas
Awards recognize work across diverse fields including:
- Conservation and environmental protection
- Scientific research and discovery
- Anthropology and archaeology
- Marine biology and oceanography
- Cartography and geography
- Health and maternal care
- Wildlife photography and journalism
- Education and mentorship
Recent Recipients
- 2022: Anne Firth Murray - For dedicating career to women's rights globally
- 2017: Carol Horvitz - For long-time contribution to mathematical ecology
- 2011: Mary Crowley, Helen Kennedy, Elizabeth White - Various achievements in conservation and climbing
- 2008: Janice Monk, Elizabeth C. Titus Putnam, Martha H. Talbot - Contributions to geography, conservation, and ecology
Contact
Address: 415 E Capitol St. SE, Washington, DC 20003
What The Society of Woman Geographers actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 11
- Total given
- $113K
- Median grant
- $8,000
- Range
- $8,000–$18K
- By dollars: New York 38%, California 20%, Minnesota 7%. Top recipient cities: Syracuse, NY; Ithaca, NY; Los Angeles, CA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 64% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Syracuse University · Syracuse, NY
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Cornell University · Ithaca, NY
Student fellow
$16K
Univ of California Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA
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$15K
Hunter College · New York, NY
Student fellow
$8,300
Florida State University · Tallahassee, FL
Student fellow
$8,000
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Women
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