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 resumed, the format, locations and timing of regional user conferences have not yet been decided. The scholarship award for 2025 includes complimentary registration for the 6th biennial GIS in Education and Research Conference, which will be held in October 2025 at Hart House, University of Toronto. Students will be informed of other networking opportunities that may arise.