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2026 MAGIC Travel / Training Grant Details

Online Grant Application

Closes Friday, January 30, 2026 

Grant Outline Documentation

The MidAmerica GIS Consortium, Ltd. (MAGIC) is a not-for-profit educational organization established to foster the applications of geographic information systems (GIS) and related spatial technologies in the mid-continent region.

In addition to sponsoring the biennial MidAmerica GIS Symposium, the Consortium also promotes GIS technology and education by sponsoring a grant program. Specifically, this grant is designed to remove various roadblocks individuals may encounter in attending the 2026 MAGIC Symposium. It is intended to free up local funding to offset travel expenses, take additional training, and encourage local participation to promote the critical networking opportunities within the geospatial profession to continue MAGIC’s ideal of “Build Once, Share Often”

Timeframe

Before Friday, January 30, 2026

Grant Amount

One 2026 MAGIC Symposium Early Bird Full Registration ($495)

2026 Symposium Early Bird Registration Here

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS CHECKLIST

All the following material must be received before Friday, January 30, 2026 to be considered

  • Fill out the 2026 MAGIC Grant Application Form
  • Reside within a state in the MAGIC Region
  • Participate in the 2026 MAGIC Symposium by giving a presentation – (Required)
  • Register for the 2026 MAGIC Symposium before the MAGIC Symposium Early Bird Full Registration closes (March 1, 2026) – (Required)
  • Attend a Short Course at the 2026 MAGIC Symposium – (Preferred)
  • Participate in a grant recipient specific post conference survey – (Preferred)


GRANT APPLICATION DATES
  •  Fri, Jan 30, 2026 - Grant application deadline
  •  Mon, Feb 16, 2026 - MAGIC Grant awardees are announced
  • Sun, Mar 1, 2026 - 2026 MAGIC Symposium Early Bird Full Registration closes

No travel, lodging, short course, or any additions to the $495 “MAGIC Symposium Early Bird Full Registration” are included in this awarded grant.

MAGIC and the Organizations awarded the MAGIC Grant have rights to and shall openly cite the MAGIC Grant project in all presentations, project materials, marketing efforts, and derived products as a result of the MAGIC Grant project.


    CONTACT

    Charles Brady III, Grants Chair
    cbrady@ardmorecity.org

    GRANT RECIPIENTS

    2022-2024

    2020-2022

      • Customizing ArcGIS GeoEvent Processor for Real-Time Snow Plow Tracking - City Of Ames, IA
      2018-2020
        • Geocode Bus Routes & Stops - Western AR Planning and Development District, Inc. – Fort Smith, AR
        • Georeference Sanborn Fire Insurance Rate Maps University of Kansas Libraries – Lawrence, KS
      2016-2018
      • Unmanned Aerial System Open Data Platform, University of Arkansas, Monticello
      • Citizen Water Quality Monitoring Application, UNI GeoTREE Center/ Iowa DNR
      2014-2016
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