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2026 Awards and Scholarships

In collaboration with Esri, Women In GIS is pleased to announce the 2026 Awards and Scholarships Program Recipients!

WiGIS Awards recognize the contributions of women to geospatial fields. The scholarships provide funds for education expenses to undergraduate and graduate students and seed grants for women in the professional or academic sectors to support projects and research in a myriad of geospatial areas.

Congratulations to this year's winners!

Join us at the awards ceremony at the 2026 Esri User Conference!

2026 Awards

Distinguished Contributions Award

Zhe Zhang

Young Professional Award

Yetunde Akindahuns

Women in GIS Service Award

Azza Kamal

2026 Scholarships

Grants for Practitioners and Academics

Mengya Xu
Krystal Dacey

Graduate Scholarships

Siyu Lu
Ayomide Adepeju

Undergraduate Scholarships

Kleiberly Lopez
America Gonzalez

For questions, please contact awards@womeningis.org. (Emails sent to any other address will not receive a reply).

Past Winners

We are always accepting contributions to the WiGIS Awards and Scholarships Fund. If you would like to support this program, please visit the Awards and Scholarships Fund support page.

Contribute to the Fund

*Please Note:

The Awards and Scholarships Committee has the right to contact references, employers, or other entities for verification of the status and accuracy of the application materials or the applicant’s statement.
Decisions made by the committee and the Board of Directors in connection with the selection process will be final and requests for reconsideration will NOT be entertained.
Non-US Applicants/Nominees understand that any award or scholarship money shall be disbursed in accordance with the laws of the United States.
Previous winners/recipients must wait 2 years before reapplying.

Awards and Scholarships are in collaboration with Esri

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