The Board of Directors and Education Committee are pleased to announce
the establishment of the
Investing in the FUTURE of GIS Technology & Applications
ILGISA has established scholarships for undergraduate seniors or first year graduate students at Illinois colleges and universities. To be eligible, the recipient may be from any discipline but must be working on projects that use GIS as part of their research or thesis. Students are awarded a onetime $1,000.00 scholarship and are required to present their work at the annual ILGISA Spring Conference. The scholarships are awarded each March (announced at the Spring Conference) for the following summer or fall.
Please support the Illinois students who are studying to become members of your profession. They may be graduates of any of the accredited related programs in Illinois.. . And they may be your future employees!
Endowment Mission:
To promote higher education in Geographic Information Systems and Geographical-related courses by funding an endowment.
Endowment Objectives:
• To build a fund sufficient to award scholarships from the endowment interest
• To ultimately raise $100,000.00
• To begin supporting Illinois resident students studying for industry careers in accredited Illinois colleges and universities when the first $33,000 is raised
• To maintain a perpetual fund where the principal remains intact
• To commit 99¢ of every $1 to scholarships – all administrative costs are being paid by the Illinois GIS Association
Contribution pledges may be paid over a five-year period. Early receipts facilitate early disbursements and are greatly appreciated. The Illinois GIS Association is a 501(c)6 organization. Contributions may be restricted to the ILGISA Educational Endowment Fund.
Endowment Levels
Platinum Compass $10,000
• Upon payment in full, may name a scholarship
• May assist in the establishment of criteria for their particular scholarship
• Will receive a special commemorative plaque
• Will be featured in GIS Notes newsletter and on website
• Will be recognized in a press release with photo
Gold Path Finder $5,000
• Will receive a special commemorative plaque
• Will be featured in GIS Notes newsletter and on website
• Will be recognized in a press release with photo
Silver Directional $2,000
• Will receive a special commemorative plaque
• Will be featured in GIS Notes newsletter and on website
• Will be recognized in a press release
Bronze Satellite $1,000
• Will receive a special commemorative certificate
• Will be featured in GIS Notes newsletter and on website
• Will be recognized in a press release
Please consider supporting this worthy effort and the future of GIS within Illinois. Donation forms are avaialbe for download or by emailing contact@ilgisa.org.