Nick Mantegna wins the 2023 Esri Scholarship
Nick Mantegna, a fourth year Urban Forestry student in the Faculty of Forestry has won the 2023 Esri Scholarship. His research examines how the topics of biomimicry and ecological connectivity can inform UBC’s Climate Action Plan. View the winning submission and find out more about his project. Congratulations to Nick for his winning submission.
ESRI Canada Scholarship 2023
Can you make a map? ESRI Canada Scholarship 2023 $2000 award + software & training • Deadline Friday, March 31, 2023 • Open to current UBC students Each ESRI Scholarship applicant should provide no more than three or four pages, two pages of text and one or two pages of graphics (maps, tables, figures, models, […]
Tommaso Trotto wins Esri 2022 Scholarship
Tommaso Trotto, a PhD Candidate from the Integrated Remote Sensing Studio (IRSS) Department of Forest Resource Management, Faculty of Forestry is the winner of the 2022 Esri Scholarship. His work focuses on the application of remote sensing technologies to understand the resistance and resilience of various forest types. His work relies on the analysis of […]
ESRI Canada Scholarship 2022
ESRI Canada Scholarship 2022 $2000 award + software & training • Deadline March 7, 2022 • Open to current UBC students Each ESRI Scholarship applicant should provide no more than three or four pages, two pages of text and one or two pages of graphics (maps, tables, figures, models, diagrams), outlining why they should receive […]
Maya Daurio and Stephen Chignell win Esri 2021 Scholarship
Maya Daurio, from the Department of Anthropology and Stephen Chignell from IRES, the Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability are 2021’s scholarship winners. Daurio and Chignell’s project, Ecologies of Harm: Mapping Contexts of Vulnerability in the Time of COVID-19, acts as a complement to statistical renderings of COVID-19, encouraging us to reflect on the lives […]
Now hiring Graduate Academic Assistants
Now hiring Graduate Academic Assistants for a new open geomatics textbook Prof. Paul Pickell (Faculty of Forestry) is hiring several Graduate Academic Assistants to create content for a new Open Educational Resource (OER) geomatics textbook. The successful candidates will assist with creating OER content for a new open geomatics textbook that will be adopted in […]
Esri Scholarships – 2021 (Deadline: March 1, 2021)
Submissions are open for the Esri Canada Scholarship Esri Canada’s annual GIS Scholarship Award recipients receive $2000, ArcGIS software, books, and training and networking opportunites. The award includes registration for one of Esri Canada’s User Conferences in 2021, access to instructor-led courses, and more. For more information: Esri Canada Scholarship 2021 Applications for this scholarship […]
Julia Higson from the School of Landscape Architecture wins Esri 2020 Scholarship
The winning submission came from Julia Higson’s studies in the Landscapes of Extraction, which presented maps and data on the impact of extraction of drinking water in British Columbia. The study itself had a focus on design and cartography as well as the clear presentation of data. Congratulations, Julia Higson! View the winning presentation
Esri Scholarships – 2020 (Deadlines: February 24th and 28th)
Submissions are open for two scholarships offered by Esri Canada Esri Canada’s annual GIS Scholarhsip Award recipients receive $2000, ArcGIS software, books, and training and networking opportunites. The award includes registration for one of Esri Canada’s User Conferences in 2020. For more information: Esri Canada Scholarship 2020 Applications for this scholarship are due Monday, February […]
Esri Canada GIS Scholarship 2019 Winner: Agatha Czekajlo
This year’s winner of the Esri Canada GIS Scholarship is Agatha Czekajlo, an MSc student in the Integrated Remote Sensing Studio (Forest Resources Management Department, Faculty of Forestry, UBC). Her submission, the Vancouver Green Bus Atlas, classifies popular city bus routes according to their greenness – a measure that Agatha argues has positive impacts in riders’ well-being.