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CANVAS travel awards

One of the most sought after member benefits are the many travel awards available to attend CANVAS, our annual meeting. Travel awards deliver a variety of opportunities, experiences, and provide financial support to be a part of the premier scientific event. These awards enable students and professionals to presenting their research, networking with experts, and advancing their careers.

How to Get Started with an Award Nomination:

  1. Browse Available Awards
    Review the list of available awards below and choose the ones that align with your or your nominee’s accomplishments.
  2. Start Your Nomination
    Click "Start Application" to begin.
  3. Submit by the Deadline
    All nominations that require them must include the submitted reference letters by the deadline listed for each award.
Professional Travel Awards
Award Purpose Award Status Open Date Eligibility
Advancing Pedology Award This award honors a significant peer-reviewed contribution made within the past five years that advances the field of pedology across areas like soil classification, morphology, genesis, or mapping. The award includes a $500 honorarium, waived abstract fees for CANVAS, and an invitation to present at the Advancing Pedology Colloquium during the conference. Closed April, 2026 Nominations will be accepted for soil scientists at any career stage including graduate students.
Indian University Graduate Student Travel Award To encourage the development of bright young soil scientists or agronomists who have recently completed their Ph.D. from a university in India, in the general area of quantifying soil-water-crop-climate process interactions and their applications in management. Closed April, 2026 Nominee should be within two years of their terminal degree pursuing research/work in the agronomic or soil sciences.
Caregiver Travel Award To support attendees who face challenges in attending CANVAS due to expenses related directly to their responsibilities as the primary caregiver for a child or other dependent. Closed April, 2026 See full award page for selection criteria.
Student Travel Awards
Award Purpose Award Status Open Date Eligibility
Advancing Pedology Award This award honors a significant peer-reviewed contribution made within the past five years that advances the field of pedology across areas like soil classification, morphology, genesis, or mapping. The award includes a $500 honorarium, waived abstract fees for CANVAS, and an invitation to present at the Advancing Pedology Colloquium during the conference. Closed April, 2026 Nominations will be accepted for soil scientists at any career stage including graduate students.
Bridge Scholars The Bridge Scholars Program encourages scientific development in agricultural and environmental sciences through scholarship, networking, and professional development for all students including those in historically under-represented groups. Closed April, 2026 TBD
Graduate Student Travel Award To support qualified students who plan to present research at CANVAS, and are unable to attend the meeting without additional outside financial assistance (not fully supported by the professor, department, or program), and can provide justification outlining how meeting attendance will benefit their careers. Closed April, 2026 TBD
Hans Jenny Soil Field Trip Award To support SSSA student participation in field trips/tours offered at CANVAS by subsidizing their participation. Closed April, 2026 TBD
Henry Lin Travel Grant To support graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, who fit within the broad area of soil science in the form of a travel award, specifically for CANVAS. Closed April, 2026 TBD
Jeffrey L. Smith Graduate Student Travel Award This travel award supports a graduate student presenting research in Soil Biology & Biochemistry or Forest, Range & Wildland Soils at CANVAS and encourages participation in these divisions. Closed April, 2026 TBD
Robert J. Luxmoore Graduate Student Travel Award This award supports graduate students presenting research in Forest, Range & Wildland Soils at CANVAS Closed April, 2026 TBD
Luxmoore Soil Physics Student Travel Award This award provides travel support to undergraduate or graduate students presenting research in Soil Physics and Hydrology at CANVAS. Closed April, 2026 TBD
Military Veterans in Agriculture Award This travel award supports up to four undergraduate or graduate student veterans from the U.S. or abroad in attending CANVAS to explore careers in agronomic and environmental sciences through scholarship, networking, and comradery. Closed April, 2026 TBD
Soil and Water Management and Conservation Division Graduate Student Award This award recognizes a graduate student conducting innovative research in soil and water conservation with a $350 travel stipend to support attendance at CANVAS. Closed April, 2026 TBD

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