May 1-2, 2019
$500 Student Bursary Offering!
Award will be Announced at the BeSpatial'19 Annual Event
Submission by April 5, 2019 (extended date)
Educational Contacts: View Letter and Education Flyer with MApps
This is a great opportunity for students to be recognized in the field of GIS, get name recognition and begin participating within the Ontario GIS and Information community. There will be an opportunity at the BeSpatial event to display your Poster submission and speak with delegates about your project.
The submissions are reviewed by the Association's Board of Directors and a winner is selected. The award is presented to the winner at the annual BeSpatial event. The top three submissions will be published on this web page (see below) and also be recognized in one of the association's e-newsletters. The top ten submitters will be offered a complimentary student membership.
Top Three Presentations - BeSpatial'18
Studying Invasive Plant Distribution by Using GIS- Nebyu Woldeyohanes - Nipissing U
Risk Terrain modeling - Andrew Newman - Niagara College
‘Honour’ Crimes and Violence - Shanaz Baksh York University
Application Guidelines
To be considered for this bursary, students are required to submit a paper (or a poster) detailing a GIS project completed or in the process of being completed as a requirement for their studies at a designated educational institution in Ontario. Papers should be no longer than 1,000 words and include a description of the project, its purpose and the solution that it provides. The use of maps to illustrate project results is highly recommended.
Please note that the bursary can only be awarded to a student once, however applicants who do not receive the bursary are free to apply again. Bursary winners may apply again and have the opportunity to win a 1-year complimentary membership, if selected as one of top ten submissions.
** Unfortunately, we are unable to accept submissions from doctoral students and/or group projects.
Please submit your bursary and/or questions to Irene, education director
2018 Student Bursary WinnerNebyu Woldeyohanes Nipissing University, Ontario Studying Invasive Plant Distribution by Using GIS Nebyu Daniel Woldeyohanes is a 3rd year Environmental and physical Geography student at Nipissing University, focusing in GIS and Environmental Management. He was born and raised in Ethiopia, coming to Canada when he was 15. He aspires to be a GIS specialist to be able to solve real life problems.
His project studied Invasive Plant Distribution through the Identification and Impacts of Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) on Lake Tana, Ethiopia. 2017 Student Bursary WinnerKyle Wittmaier Nipissing University, Ontario Suitable Locations for Solar Panel Farm Development in the Niagara Region This project was completed as part of the requirement for 2016 Esri GIS Scholarship. The objective was to identify the most suitable locations for setting up solar panel farms in the Niagara Region using GIS mapping techniques. In recent years, Canada has invested heavily in renewable energy and the completion of this |
