CURRENT ACTIVITIES
The ASPRS Foundation currently funds the following Awards and Scholarships given annually by ASPRS:
Award/Scholarship |
2025 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 |
$2,000 |
Kenneth J. Osborn Memorial Scholarship |
$3,000 |
Ta Liang Memorial Award |
$3,000 |
Paul R. Wolf Memorial Scholarship |
$5,000 |
Robert N. Colwell Memorial Fellowship |
$9,000 |
Outstanding Technical Achievement Award |
$8,000 |
ASPRS Student Assistantship Program |
$7,000 |
Francis H. Moffitt Memorial Scholarship |
$9,000 |
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 2023 was approximately $2,638,000.