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  • Awards

    • Advancing Pedology Award

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      1. Former recipients of this Award are not eligible.
      2. Members of this SSSA Awards Committee and the SSSA Board of Directors are not eligible to be a nominee for this award.
      3. Nominees must be living at the time of their nomination.
      4. Nominees are to be soil scientists but membership in the Society is not a requirement.
      5. Nominations will be accepted for any career stage including graduate students.
    • America/New Zealand Soil Science Travel Award

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      1. Former recipients of this Award are not eligible.
      2. Members of this SSSA Awards Committee, the SSSA Board of Directors, and the ASF Board of Trustees are not eligible to be a nominee for this award.
      3. Nominees are required to have at least seven years of membership in SSSA or the New Zealand Soil Science Society.
      4. Applications will be evaluated upon merit; longer research visits will carry additional weight.
    • Don and Betty Kirkham Soil Physics Award

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      1. Nominees are not required to be SSSA members.
      2. The award is intended for persons in mid-career. After achieving a formal education, a person completing at least three years of professional activity in her or his focused field of study and not yet be retired from professional employment is considered mid-career.
      3. Former recipients of this Award are not eligible.
      4. Members of this SSSA Awards Committee, the SSSA Board of Directors, and the ASF Board of Trustees are not eligible to be a nominee for this award.
    • Emerging Leader for African Agricultural Transformation Award, sponsored by OCP North America

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      1. Members of this ACS Awards Committee and the ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Board of Directors are not eligible to be a nominee for this award.
      2. Nominees do not need to be members of ASA, CSSA, or SSSA.
    • Excellence in Advocacy Award
    • International Soil Science Award

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      1. Former recipients of this Award are not eligible.
      2. Members of this SSSA Awards Committee and the SSSA Board of Directors are not eligible to be a nominee for this award.
      3. Nominees must be living at the time of their nomination.
      4. Nominees are to be soil scientists but membership in the Society is not a requirement.
      5. Teams are eligible if the following qualifications are met: 1. At least one member of the team is a soil scientist. 2. Where other disciplines are represented, the soil scientist will be a major contributor (50% or more) to the team effort. 3. Only publications where all team members are authors or honors and awards received by the team will be listed. Individual efforts should be omitted.
    • Jackson Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy Award

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      1. Former recipients of this Award are not eligible.
      2. Nominees are to be in mid-career, defined as the period between 10 and 25 years after receipt of the nominee’s final academic degree.
      3. Members of this SSSA Awards Committee, the SSSA Board of Directors, and the ASF Board of Trustees are not eligible to be a nominee for this award.
      4. Nominees are required to be members of SSSA.
    • Kirkham Conference Travel Grant(Open)

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      1. A nominee must have a soil physics/hydrology research interest and is a graduate student or recent MS/PhD graduate (up to three years past terminal degree). If you are a recent graduate, please be sure your degree information is up-to-date in your record at https://www.soils.org/my-account/education-and-employment-history
    • L.R. Ahuja Ag Systems Modeling Award

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      1. Former recipients of this Award are not eligible.
      2. Members of this SSSA Awards Committee, the SSSA Board of Directors, and the ASF Board of Trustees are not eligible to be a nominee for this award.
      3. Nominators and nominees are encouraged but not required to be SSSA, ASA or CSSA members.
      4. Nominees are to be soil scientists, agronomists, or crop scientists.
      5. Nominees must be living at the time of their nomination.
      6. The award is intended for a scientist, having outstanding contributions and demonstrated impact in one or more of the areas specified above within the last 5-7 years.
    • Lloyd R. Frederick Soil Teaching Travel Study Award

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      1. Former recipients of this Award are not eligible.
      2. Faculty with substantial teaching appointment from the U.S. and abroad will be eligible.
      3. Nominations will be accepted to support teaching activity in the United States or abroad.
      4. Preference will be given to visits or sabbaticals focused on teaching of three to six months.
      5. Nominees are required to be SSSA members.
      6. Members of this SSSA Awards Committee, the SSSA Board of Directors, and the ASF Board of Trustees are not eligible to be a nominee for this award.
    • Mentoring Award

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      1. Nominees are not required to be ASA, CSSA, and/or SSSA members.
      2. Nominees must be living at the time of their nomination.
      3. Former recipients of this Award are not eligible.
      4. Members of this Awards Committee and the ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Board of Directors are not eligible to be a nominee for this award.
    • Soil and Water Management and Conservation Division Young Scholar Award

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      1. Nominees are required to be SSSA members.
      2. Nominees must be within 7 years of their terminal degree as of 31 December in the award year. Note: The system checks the degree entered, if available. Ask the nominee to ensure their Degree is entered at: www.soils.org/account/about-me
      3. Nominees are required to be members of the Soil and Water Management and Conservation Division.
    • Soil Physics and Hydrology Division Early Career Award
    • Soil Science Applied Research Award

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      1. Former recipients of this Award are not eligible.
      2. Members of this SSSA Awards Committee and the SSSA Board of Directors are not eligible to be a nominee for this award.
      3. Teams are eligible if the following qualifications are met: 1. At least one member of the team is a soil scientist. 2. Where other disciplines are represented, the soil scientist will be a major contributor (50% or more) to the team effort. 3. Only publications where all team members are authors or honors and awards received by the team will be listed. Individual efforts should be omitted.
      4. Nominees are to be soil scientists, but membership in SSSA is not a requirement.
    • Soil Science Distinguished Service Award

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      1. Former recipients of this Award are not eligible.
      2. Members of this SSSA Awards Committee and the SSSA Board of Directors are not eligible to be a nominee for this award.
      3. Nominees are required to have at least 25 years of membership in SSSA.
      4. Nominees are required to have ceased full-time professional employment.
    • Soil Science Education and Extension Award

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      1. Members of this SSSA Awards Committee and the SSSA Board of Directors are not eligible to be a nominee for this award.
      2. Former recipients of this Award are not eligible.
      3. Nominees must be living at the time of their nomination.
      4. Nominees are to be soil scientists, but membership in SSSA is not a requirement.
      5. Contributions on which nominations for the awards are based will have been made within the past 10 years.
    • Soil Science Industry and Professional Leadership Award

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      1. Former recipients of this Award are not eligible.
      2. Members of this SSSA Awards Committee and the SSSA Board of Directors are not eligible to be a nominee for this award.
      3. Nominees must be living at the time of their nomination.
      4. Nominees are to be soil scientists, but membership in SSSA is not a requirement.
      5. Nominees must be active within the industrial, private, or governmental sectors. Individuals employed by any colleges or universities are not eligible for this award.
      6. The nomination must be based in context to the nominee’s contributions within the past 10 years.
      7. Teams are eligible if the following qualifications are met: 1. At least one member of the team is a soil scientist. 2. Where other disciplines are represented, the soil scientist will be a major contributor (50% or more) to the team effort. 3. Only publications where all team members are authors or honors and awards received by the team will be listed. Individual efforts should be omitted.
    • Soil Science Research Award

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      1. Former recipients of this Award are not eligible.
      2. Members of this SSSA Awards Committee, the SSSA Board of Directors, and also the ASA Executive Committee are not eligible to be a nominee for this award.
      3. Nominees must be living at the time of their nomination.
      4. Nominees are to be soil scientists, but membership in SSSA is not a requirement.
      5. Teams are eligible if the following qualifications are met: 1. At least one member of the team is a soil scientist. 2. Where other disciplines are represented, the soil scientist will be a major contributor (50% or more) to the team effort. 3. Only publications where all team members are authors or honors and awards received by the team will be listed. Individual efforts should be omitted.
    • SSSA Early Career Award

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      1. Former recipients of this Award are not eligible.
      2. Teams are not eligible to be nominated.
      3. Nominees must be within 7 years of their terminal degree as of 31 December in the award year. Note: The system checks the degree entered, if available. Ask the nominee to ensure their Degree is entered at: www.soils.org/account/about-me
      4. Nominees are required to be SSSA members.
      5. Nominees must be living at the time of their nomination.
    • SSSA Honorary Membership

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      1. Honorary Membership is limited to nonmembers of the Society to which they are being nominated.
      2. Former recipients of this Award are not eligible.
    • Truog Soil Science Outstanding Dissertation Award

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      1. Former recipients of this Award are not eligible.
      2. Those individuals who received their Ph.D. degree last year are eligible for this year's award. Each department that has granted a Ph.D. degree in one of the areas usually designated as soil science may submit one nomination, unless it granted more than eight Ph.D.s, in which case it may nominate two candidates. The Award Committee will make the final determination whether a thesis or dissertation qualifies under the term "soil science" as in cases in which the thesis or dissertation may be in soil bacteriology, soil chemistry, soil geography, etc. The committee may request a copy of the complete thesis or dissertation.
      3. Nominees must be living at the time of their nomination.
      4. Members of this SSSA Awards Committee, the SSSA Board of Directors, and the ASF Board of Trustees are not eligible to be a nominee for this award.
    • Visionary Scientist for African Agriculture Award, sponsored by OCP North America

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      1. Members of this ACS Awards Committee and the ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Board of Directors are not eligible to be a nominee for this award.
      2. Nominees do not need to be members of ASA, CSSA, or SSSA.

     

  • Fellow

    • SSSA Fellow

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      1. Former recipients of this Award are not eligible.
      2. Members of this SSSA Awards Committee and the SSSA Board of Directors are not eligible to be a nominee for this award.
      3. Nominees are required to be SSSA members, with 10 years active membership. To verify a nominee's member status, access our Member Directory, or contact the Member Services Department, 608-273-8080, membership@soils.org
      4. The nominee will have made outstanding contributions in an area of specialization whether in research, teaching, extension, service, or administration and whether in public, commercial, or private service activities.

     

  • Graduate Student Opportunities

    • ASA Graduate Student Board Representative Nominee

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      1. Nominees must be a member in ASA.
      2. Nominees must be enrolled in a graduate program during their term (even if they graduate).
    • Clark Soil Biology Graduate Student Scholarship

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      1. Former recipients of this Award are not eligible.
      2. Members of this SSSA Award Committee and the SSSA Executive Committee are not eligible to be a nominee for this scholarship.
      3. The nominee will be a graduate student member (ASA, CSSA, SSSA), working in the field of soil biology or biochemistry or microbial ecology.
      4. The nominee will have demonstrated scholarship and leadership during his/her graduate studies.
      5. Identification of special financial need will be taken into consideration.
    • Frank D. Keim Graduate Fellowship

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      1. Nominees will be undergraduate student members (ASA, CSSA, or SSSA) who have been selected by their department for this year's National Student Recognition Program as an "Outstanding Senior" to be eligible to apply.
      2. Nominees will have been accepted for a graduate study program in agronomy or related field and intend to complete a graduate degree(s).
      3. This award allows self-nominations.
      4. Former recipients of this Award are not eligible.
      5. Members of this ASA Award Committee and the ASA Executive Committee are not eligible to be a nominee for this fellowship.
    • Future Leaders in Science Award
    • Gary “Pete” Peterson Dryland Soil Management Scholarship

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      1. Applicants shall be enrolled in a graduate-level degree program in the Soil Sciences curriculum of an accredited university located in the United States.
      2. Members of this SSSA Award Committee and the SSSA Executive Committee are not eligible to be a nominee for this scholarship.
      3. Applicants shall be in good academic standing with a GPA of 3.5 or better on a 4 point scale.
      4. Applicants shall exhibit evidence of leadership activities within their school or community.
      5. Applicants shall have future plans related to a career in Soil Science.
      6. Previous awardees are eligible for renewal of the scholarship.
      7. No fees will be charged to applicants for this scholarship.
      8. Current student members, who are M.S. or Ph.D. students or current undergraduate students accepted for a graduate program pursuing a degree in dryland soil and crop management or closely related field are eligible to apply.
      9. Preference will be given to nominees whose research focuses on practical issues that involve field experiments.
      10. Applicants shall be a citizen of a North American country: the United States, Canada, or Mexico.
    • Nelson Yield-Limiting Factors Graduate Student Scholarship

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      1. Must be a graduate student member.
      2. Must be an ASA member.
      3. Applicants shall exhibit evidence of leadership activities within their school or community.
      4. Previous awardees are eligible for renewal of the scholarship.
      5. Members of this ASA Award Committee and the ASA Executive Committee are not eligible to be a nominee for this scholarship.
    • Soil and Water Management and Conservation Division Graduate Student Award

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      1. Nominees are required to be graduate student members of SSSA.
      2. Nominees are required to be members of the Soil and Water Management and Conservation Division.
    • SSSA Graduate Student Board Representative Nominee

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      1. Nominees must be in a soil science or related graduate program during their term (2022-2023).
      2. Nominees must be graduate student members of SSSA.

     

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  • Publications

    • ASA-CSSA-SSSA Peer Review Mentorship Program(Open)

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      1. Nominees are required to be ASA, CSSA, and/or SSSA members.
      2. Nominees must be living at the time of their application.
      3. Members of the selection committee and the ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Board of Directors are not eligible to apply for this program.
      4. Nominees are required to be pursuing a PhD or Post Doc.

     

  • Scholarships & Fellowships

    • Dellavalle Soil Science Scholarship

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      1. Open to any student currently residing in California and enrolled as a senior at a California high school, with preference given to students attending school in the service area of Dellavalle Laboratory (San Joaquin Valley).
      2. The nominee will have earned a 3.5 or above cumulative Grade Point Average at the time the application is submitted.
      3. Applicants shall be accepted into an undergraduate degree program in a soil science curriculum at an accredited university located in the United States.
      4. This scholarship only allows self-nominations.
    • Soil and Water Conservation Scholarship

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      1. The candidate must be a student enrolled in a North American (USA, Canada, and Mexico) University. Preference will be given to students enrolled in a land grant university, or other universities or colleges having an equivalent agricultural curriculum.
      2. The student can be a junior or senior in a B.S. program or a M.S. candidate.
      3. This award allows self-nominations.
      4. Former recipients of this Award are not eligible.
      5. Members of this SSSA Awards Committee and the SSSA Board of Directors are not eligible to be a nominee for this award.

     

  • Undergraduate Student Opportunities

    • Academic Undergraduate Scholarship

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      1. Former recipients of this Award are not eligible.
      2. The nominee must be enrolled in a program at an accredited educational institution.
      3. The nominee will be an undergraduate student member (ASA, CSSA, or SSSA) pursuing a career in the agronomic, crop, or soil science of Freshman, Sophomore or Junior credit standing.
      4. The nominee will have earned a 3.5, or above, cumulative grade point average at the time that the application is submitted.
      5. Nominees will have participated in community, work, and/or campus leadership activities, particularly in agronomic, crop, or soil science.
      6. Identification of financial need will be taken into consideration.
    • Golden Opportunity Scholars

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      1. Former recipients of this Award are not eligible.
    • J. Fielding Reed Undergraduate Soil and Plant Sciences Scholarship

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      1. Members of this ASA Awards Committee and the ASA Board of Directors are not eligible to be a nominee for this award.
      2. The nominee will be an undergraduate student member (ASA, CSSA, or SSSA), pursuing a career in the plant or soil sciences, and graduating sometime this calendar year.
      3. The nominee will have earned a 3.0, or above, cumulative grade point average at the time that the application is submitted.
      4. Nominees will have participated in community and campus leadership activities, specifically in agriculture.
      5. This award allows self-nominations.
      6. Former recipients of this Award are not eligible.
    • National Student Recognition Program

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      1. Student must be a current member of ASA, CSSA, and/or SSSA.

     

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