Our Awards
Recognizing the achievements and impact of our members
The ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Awards programs celebrate excellence in agronomic, crop, soil, and environmental sciences—from emerging student leaders to seasoned professionals shaping the future of our disciplines.
Each award recognizes outstanding contributions in research, education, service, and leadership. We are proud to honor individuals whose work reflects the values and vision of our Societies. Award recipients are recognized annually at our CANVAS awards ceremonies and featured in CSA News.
Getting started
You may want to review the full listings of the individual awards available by the Societies: ASA, CSSA, and SSSA to better identify the those that fit your interests, eligibility, and excellence.
- Review the Eligibility, Qualifications, and Deadline/s
- Navigate to the Awards Hub to view those that are open, and start your application/nomination process
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.
Travel awards are now closed, however, below is a list of 2025 Awards that were available to our members.
We encourage all interested applicants to check back in early 2026 when the next award cycle opens. Award timelines vary by program, so visit the Awards Hub for the most up-to-date information.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Hans Jenny Soil Field Trip Award
To support SSSA student participation in field trips/tours offered at CANVAS by subsidizing their participation.
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.
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.
Robert J. Luxmoore Graduate Student Travel Award
This award supports graduate students presenting research in Forest, Range & Wildland Soils at CANVAS.
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.
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.
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.
Policies and notes
- Award committee members may not be a nominee, nominator, or reference for the award for which their committee is responsible. They can participate in all other awards. View the ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Boards of Directors' specific policies regarding their eligibility.
- It is best to use the Society's email address that we have on file. View the Member Directory to view the Society email address.
- View the 2024 Award recipients PDF
Questions
- Contact us at Send Message.
2025 Deadlines
- January: Awards opened (now closed)
- March 25: Nomination deadline
- April: CANVAS Travel Awards opened (now closed)
- July: CANVAS Award deadlines
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