Students are particularly encouraged to apply for the NGS award. Note the addition of a new electronic category for the student competition.
The deadline for this year's competition is January 15, 2003. Maps completed during 2002 are eligible. Each award is described below.
Professional Category
- Thematic -- A map or series of maps on a single sheet designed around a specific thematic purpose not described above, i.e., analytical, educational, historical, illustrative, scientific, topographic, travel maps.
- Book/Atlas -- Any book or atlas containing original cartographic products.
- Reference -- A map or series of related maps on a single sheet designed specifically for political and/or physical reference, without any other specific thematic content.
- Series -- A map or series of related maps on multiple sheets.
- Other -- Unique, whimsical, or difficult to categorize maps.
- National Geographic Society Award for Best Student Map Design
- Printed -- A map printed on paper.
- Electronic -- A map or series of related maps designed specifically for electronic media (i.e., maps on CD, DVD, the Web, etc.) The competition is open to all college-level student mapmakers who have completed and/or published the submitted map during 2002. Each award consists of a cash prize ($200), a National Geographic atlas, and an award certificate. Runner-ups will receive a beautiful National Geographic map or atlas. See last year's award winner for the "printed map" category at http://www.nationalgeographic.com/maps/caward/index.html#cong. Enter the Competition
To enter the competition, please submit three copies of entries in the Professional category and two in the Student category. The fees are $10 per student map and $20 per professional map. The entry form is available at: www.acsm.net/mapentryform.pdf
Please send entries to:
For further information, please call (240) 632-9716 ext.109.
2001 ACSM Map Design Competition Results are posted at http://www.acsm.net/mapwinners.html. Excerpts from last year's Best of Show and Best Book/Atlas, "Atlas of Oregon, 2nd Edition", are available at https://millrace.uoregon.edu/uopress/index.cfm.
ACSM Map Competition
6 Montgomery Village Avenue
Suite 403
Gaithersburg, MD 20879