The Washington Map Society call the 2016 edition f the prize Dr. Walter W. Ristow for academic works related to History of Carptography. 

Te prize is addressed to university students (degree students, Phd and post-doc-one year) from everywhere.

It must be presented an article an article about History of cartography that it has not published yet,  in English and not more than 7500 words (notes included, pictures and tables excluded).

The limit date for presentation of works is the 1 of June of 2016.

The prize is compunded by 1.000$, the publication of the work in The Portolan – Journal of the Washington Map Society and a year of belonging to Washington Map Society.

More information in Ristow Prize.