Awards will be given at the awards banquet during the National Conference on Geography Education. One prize of $500 will be awarded.

Applications for the award must be made through a 15-page paper based on the entrant's doctoral dissertation. The deadline for submissions is April 18, 2008 .

All applicants are expected to present their research at the annual meeting.

Entrants for this year must have completed their degrees in 2006, 2007 or early 2008.

The award is not restricted to Ph.D. dissertations in geography. Applications must include:

• a 15-page, double-spaced paper drawn from the dissertation, plus a 250-word abstract (four copies);
• a cover letter that states the title of the dissertation, date of the degree, major professor's name and institution, and applicant's social security number;
• a letter from major professor testifying to relationship between the paper and the dissertation and confirming the state of the degree;
• and an application for program participation for the National Conference on Geography Education. The meeting registration fee will be refunded to finalists and winners after the meeting.

Materials should be sent to the NCGE Central Office. The meeting registration fee will be refunded to finalists and winners after the meeting. Additional documents:

• Natoli Dissertation Flyer 2008