Marble Fund Award for Innovative Master’s Research in Quantitative Geography

About this program

The American Association of Geographers (AAG), through the Marble Fund, offers a $2,000 award recognizing innovative, quantitatively focused master’s research, along with a $1,000 travel grant for recipients attending the AAG annual meeting in person. Applicants must be within nine months of completing or having completed a master’s degree, from any discipline or country, and submit thesis-level research demonstrating innovative quantitative methods or questions with potential for publication in a refereed journal. Applications require a research essay of up to 1,000 words, CV, and faculty advisor, department chair, or program director recommendation; the deadline is October 15, 2026.