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USGIF will also host two virtual information sessions for interested scholarship applicants during the 2026 open application timeframe. Scholarship applications will open January 18, 2026 and close April 5, 2026.

The information sessions are optional and intended to provide applicants with direct insights from USGIF’s education staff regarding things like application requirements, award eligibility, and best practices, and feature open Q+A with the team. These sessions are not recorded.

• The first session will be held on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, at 12 p.m. ET.
• The second session will be held on Monday, March 16, 2026, at 12 p.m. ET.

Please use an email address you check to sign up - this is how the meeting link will be shared.

Additional information about USGIF scholarships can be found here.

Click here to learn more about USGIF's 2025 scholarship cohort. 

Join us for the inaugural GEOINTeraction Colorado event in Colorado Springs, where we will explore the crucial topic of Army modernization.

This gathering brings together industry professionals, Army personnel, and intelligence experts to discuss the evolving geospatial landscape across the Colorado Front Range and its impact on modern military operations.

This is a valuable opportunity to connect, exchange ideas on the future of strategic and tactical decision-making, and strengthen collaboration across the geospatial, defense, and intelligence communities.

RSVP required for attendance.

Join United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) and GEOHuntsville for the 2026 Summit: “Rocket City Rising: The Next Frontier!

Join the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) and GEOHuntsville for the 2026 Summit: “Rocket City Rising: The Next Frontier of Geospatial, Space, and Artificial Intelligence.” Experience a dynamic one-day event focused on the future of geospatial technology, space exploration, and artificial intelligence. Connect with industry leaders, visionary government officials, innovative academics, and ambitious students as we spark conversations that will drive the next wave of innovation.

The USGIF GEOINT Symposium is the world’s largest gathering of GEOINT professionals, an annual event bringing together government, military, industry, and academic leaders to explore the technologies, partnerships, and policies shaping geospatial intelligence and national security.

The GEOINT Symposium, which began in 2004, is the largest annual gathering of geospatial intelligence—and possibly intelligence—professionals in the nation. With an average total attendance of more than 3,000, the event is a unique and unparalleled opportunity to speak to your extended constituency spanning government, military, the contractor community, and academia. This year’s theme, GEOINT: The Foundation of Intelligence reflects the concept that everything that happens takes place at a point in space and time, with GEOINT being the foundation necessary to turn situational intelligence into situational awareness and deliver predictive insights for our world. This is an UNCLASSIFIED event.

The GEOINT Symposium, which began in 2004, is the largest annual gathering of geospatial intelligence—and possibly intelligence—professionals in the nation. With an average total attendance of more than 3,000, the event is a unique and unparalleled opportunity to speak to your extended constituency spanning government, military, the contractor community, and academia. This year’s theme, GEOINT: The Foundation of Intelligence reflects the concept that everything that happens takes place at a point in space and time, with GEOINT being the foundation necessary to turn situational intelligence into situational awareness and deliver predictive insights for our world. This is an UNCLASSIFIED event.

The GEOINT Symposium, which began in 2004, is the largest annual gathering of geospatial intelligence—and possibly intelligence—professionals in the nation. With an average total attendance of more than 3,000, the event is a unique and unparalleled opportunity to speak to your extended constituency spanning government, military, the contractor community, and academia. This year’s theme, GEOINT: The Foundation of Intelligence reflects the concept that everything that happens takes place at a point in space and time, with GEOINT being the foundation necessary to turn situational intelligence into situational awareness and deliver predictive insights for our world. This is an UNCLASSIFIED event.

The GEOINT Symposium, which began in 2004, is the largest annual gathering of geospatial intelligence—and possibly intelligence—professionals in the nation. With an average total attendance of more than 3,000, the event is a unique and unparalleled opportunity to speak to your extended constituency spanning government, military, the contractor community, and academia. This year’s theme, GEOINT: The Foundation of Intelligence reflects the concept that everything that happens takes place at a point in space and time, with GEOINT being the foundation necessary to turn situational intelligence into situational awareness and deliver predictive insights for our world. This is an UNCLASSIFIED event.

The GEOINT Symposium, which began in 2004, is the largest annual gathering of geospatial intelligence and possibly intelligence professionals in the nation. With an average total attendance of more than 3,000, the event is a unique and unparalleled opportunity to speak to your extended constituency spanning government, military, the contractor community, and academia. This year's theme, GEOINT: The Foundation of Intelligence reflects the concept that everything that happens takes place at a point in space and time, with GEOINT being the foundation necessary to turn situational intelligence into situational awareness and deliver predictive insights for our world. This is an UNCLASSIFIED event.