CURRENT ACTIVITIES
The ASPRS Foundation currently funds the following Awards and Scholarships given annually by ASPRS:
| Award/Scholarship |
2026 Payout Value1 |
| Talbert Abrams Award |
$4,000 |
| Robert E. Altenhofen Memorial Scholarship |
$3,000 |
| John I. Davidson President’s Award for Practical Papers |
$3,000 |
| William A. Fischer Memorial Scholarship |
$3,000 |
| Lyman J. Ladner Memorial Scholarship |
$3,000 |
| Kenneth J. Osborn Memorial Scholarship |
$3,000 |
| Ta Liang Memorial Award |
$3,000 |
| Paul R. Wolf Memorial Scholarship |
$6,000 |
| Robert N. Colwell Memorial Fellowship |
$10,000 |
| Outstanding Technical Achievement Award |
$9,000 |
| ASPRS Student Assistantship Program |
$7,000 |
| Francis H. Moffitt Memorial Scholarship |
$10,000 |
| Abraham Anson Memorial Scholarship |
$3,000 |
| John O. Behrens Institute for Land Information (ILI) Memorial Scholarship |
$3,000 |
| Government Services Scholarship |
$7,000 |
| Estes Memorial Teaching Award |
$3,000 |
| The ESRI Award for Best Scientific Paper in GIS |
$3,000 |
| International Educational Literature Award |
Variable |
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| 1Annual payout amount represents 4% of the available award/scholarship corpus, and is adjusted periodically based on increases from donor-specified contributions and the general investment performance of the corpus funds. |
The Foundation is also the Trustee for contributions to the following ISPRS Award:
The Foundation was the depository for contributions which provided the initial seed funding grant for the following project:
The Foundation was the depository for contributions which provided funding for the following completed projects:
The Foundation Board of Trustees continuously analyzes the total funding level required to fully endow the awards and scholarships at target levels. The current estimate is that approximately $3,350,000 will be required to reach our interim goal to fund all awards at a minimum annual payout of $4,000. The Foundation balance as of the end of 2024 was approximately $3,180,000.
