The GIS Specialty Group (GISSG) of the Association of American Geographers (AAG)is sponsoring a student paper competition. The  awards will be presented at the AAG meeting in New York City, February 24-28, 2012. From the GISSG paper competition site: "The purpose of this competition is to promote scholarship and written and oral presentation by students in the field of GIS. Papers are invited from current graduate and undergraduate students on any topic in geographical information systems and geographic information science. "

More details, including important dates and guidelines, can be found on the Call for Abstracts site.