You may send questions to scholars@esri.ca. The Scholarship Coordinator will try to respond within a few business days.
Notification by the Institution You may notify your candidate as soon as they have been selected; however, remember that they will not be confirmed as a scholarship recipient, and will not receive the scholarship award, until they have submitted the required information and deliverables. Alternatively, you may choose not to notify your candidate directly. The […]
Institutions are asked to provide only their candidate’s name and email address. Personal Information The candidate must provide the following personal information: Legal name Full residential address, including apartment number if applicable Telephone number Primary email address Educational institution Department, school or faculty name Enrolment program Expected graduation year The following information is optional: Preferred […]
The scholarship award offers a one-time cash payment for the individual student selected by each participating institution along with software, books, access to e-learning courses through the Esri Training site, and Esri Canada instructor-led training. Prior to the pandemic, it also offered complimentary registration at one of Esri Canada’s User Conferences. Although in-person events have […]
Communications from the Institution Before the close of the nomination period, your institution’s scholarship contact person or their delegate must send the candidate’s name and email address to the Scholarship Coordinator along with a statement confirming that the candidate meets the general criteria. Your institution’s scholarship contact person may also choose to notify or congratulate […]
The Esri Canada GIS Scholarship program is ongoing. The decision on which educational institutions will be included in the program and the components of the scholarship, including the financial award, is made by Esri Canada on an annual basis. Institutions must select an appropriate candidate and ensure that the candidate submits the information and deliverables […]
No. Although both the Esri Canada GIS Scholarship program and the Esri Young Scholars Award competition in Canada have similar timelines and requirements, they are two separate programs. GIS Scholarships GIS Scholarships are only available to students enrolled at participating institutions. Faculty and staff at each institution set eligibility criteria that are appropriate to their […]
In most cases, a cheque will be mailed directly to the student. Please contact the Scholarship Coordinator to make alternative arrangements for your institution. Other options include: Cheque made payable to the student but mailed to the institution to be presented during an awards ceremony. Cheque made payable to the student but mailed to the […]
Process Each participating institution is responsible for selecting one candidate to receive the scholarship. Faculty may employ any criteria deemed appropriate at their institution, provided the general criteria are met. The selection process may involve automatic consideration of all students in a cohort or require interested students to submit an application. Eligbility Esri Canada does […]
Login credentials for the scholars portal have been sent to the key contact person at each institution. You should contact them about updating any information in your institution’s profile. If you are the key contact person for your institution and do not have the login credentials for your institution, please contact the Scholarship Coordinator to […]
Students receiving a cash-only award, aka GIS Award recipients, must provide the same information and supporting documents as scholarship recipients. They must also submit evidence of their use of Esri technology, either through a poster, a story map or an app.
No. Only one student can be awarded a GIS Scholarship per institution per year. However, in cases where the institution deems two students to be equally deserving or the institution’s past practice has been to recognize more than one student, an institution may choose to split the cash portion of the award between more than […]
Each candidate must submit 1) a poster and 2) a report demonstrating their use of Esri technology in a special project, lab work, or interesting research use in a specific setting (e.g., promoting education, conservation, disaster response, urban planning, business, engineering, social science, etc.). Information about the required format is available online through the scholars […]
Esri Canada requires that award recipients meet the following criteria: Minimum B+ or equivalent average in overall GPA. Have completed significant course work and/or postgraduate research using Esri technology. Please contact the Scholarship Coordinator if you have any questions about how these criteria should be applied. Although not required, it is recommended that all institutions […]
Initial Notification In all cases, the Scholarship Coordinator will send a notification email to the candidate and the scholarship contact(s) at the institution soon after the candidate’s name and email address have been submitted. The email will include instructions on how and when the candidate must submit the additional required information and documents. It will […]
Yes, telephone and/or email support is included with the software maintenance. Self-help is available through the Esri Support site, online documentation, My Esri and the Esri Canada Higher Education Resource Finder. The Scholarship Coordinator will also provide support, as needed, for students requiring assistance connecting to My Esri and activating their licenses. Special webinars and […]
No. Students will not have the opportunity to present their work or have their posters displayed at Esri Canada events in 2026. Students are therefore encouraged to upload their posters to their profile in the scholars portal and to share their work through a story map.
Two Esri Canada instructor-led, standard training courses are included in the scholarship award and are to be chosen by the award recipient. The list of available courses can be found at learn.esri.ca. The courses will be provided via Esri Canada’s virtual classroom. Students must take the training courses within 12 months of being nominated for the […]
The Esri Training site, also referred to as the Esri Academy, was launched in August 2016. It provides a single, searchable catalogue of learning resources in different formats including web courses, tutorials and MOOCs. Certain resources are freely available or simply require an ArcGIS Online account. Unlimited access to all e-learning content, such as self-paced […]
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