Esri Young Scholar Award

Submissions are now open for the NZ Esri Young Scholar Award 2024.

The NZ Esri Young Scholar Award enables one NZ Scholar to showcase a GIS Project they have completed with excellence on an international scale at the Esri User Conference. The 2024 NZ Esri Young Scholar will also connect with other Young Scholars from around the world and have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the huge international Esri User Conference itself, an unforgettable experience. The GIS project that is submitted for the Award can include comprehensive research papers, software development, impactful maps, and apps that promote education, conservation, disaster response, and urban planning.

Are you a student using Esri's ArcGIS to complete a project or to conduct a research project? Then you may be eligible to apply to be New Zealand's Esri Young Scholar.

Eagle Technology, the distributor for Esri in New Zealand, is seeking entries for this prestigious award. The winner will receive:

  • Registration for Esri Education Summit @ Esri UC and Esri User Conference
  • An ArcGIS Personal Use License
  • Travel, accommodation and meal costs (to a maximum of 7 nights)
  • Award and photo with Jack Dangermond, President, Esri


If the NZ Esri Young Scholar is able to travel to San Diego to attend the Esri User Conference in-person, the award is presented at a Special Achievement in GIS award ceremony during the week of the Esri UC 2024, July 15-19, San Diego, CA. If the NZ Esri Young Scholar attends the Esri User Conference virtually, the award will be sent to the scholars chosen address within New Zealand.

What you need to know:

  • You must be aged 30 or younger
  • You must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program in a New Zealand university 2024 OR have graduated from a New Zealand University in 2023


How should you apply?

Submit your entry to gistraining@eagle.co.nz by 5pm, 4 April, 2024.

Your submission should include*:

  • A brief summary of your project and how you used ArcGIS in one or more of the following areas of benefit:
    • Furthering Scientific Knowledge, in a relevant area of study such as marine biology, geography, geology etc.
    • Better decision making, using GIS to allow an organisation or individual to make more informed decisions based upon locational data and analysis, possibly combined with non-GIS information.
    • Managing geographically, GIS is becoming essential to understand what is going on. Using GIS to improve understand of a process such as development of a landform, environmental impact of chemical discharge, spread of disease.
  • A portrait A2 or larger poster illustrating your maps and summarising your use of GIS technology in your project (PDF or PNG format at 300 dpi resolution)
  •  A self-photo (head and shoulders) at minimum 300 dpi resolution


*A link to a downloadable file on Dropbox or similar is acceptable

Winner of the 2023 New Zealand Esri Young Scholar Award.

Rachel Lawson of The University of Auckland was the Winner of the 2023 NZ Esri Young Scholar Award. As the recipient of this award Reuben attended the Esri Education Summit and Esri User Conference in San Diego in July 2023. Rachel's winning project used ArcGIS to analysis and visualise the impacts of human mobility during the New Zealand International Convention Centre Fire. Rachel wrote up her experiences from the San Diego conference on the Eagle blog. Congratulations Rachel.

 

 

Winner of the 2022 Esri Young Scholar Award

Reuben Painter of The University of Canterbury was the Winner of the 2022 NZ Esri Young Scholar Award. As the recipient of this award Reuben attended the Esri Education Summit and Esri User Conference in San Diego in July 2022. Reuben's winning project used ArcGIS to help the New Zealand Police Force in Christchurch to better allocate their resources and to effectively reduce the loss of lives on the road in the area. The poster that was displayed in the Map Gallery at the Esri User Conference showcasing Rueben's work can be viewed at https://bit.ly/3CWLqml.  Congratulations Reuben.

Eagle Technology would also like to recognise Josiah Millar, from the University of Canterbury, as co-contributor to the project that won Reuben the 2022 Esri Young Scholar Award.

Winner of the 2021 Esri Young Scholar Award

The Esri Young Scholar Award was not awarded in 2021.

 

 

Winner of the 2020 Esri Young Scholar Award

Bingyu Deng of the University of Canterbury is the 2020 winner of the NZ Esri Young Scholar Award for her project on the use of ArcGIS and BIM in fire rescue decision making. To learn more about her project visit bit.ly/3fbqcTw. Bingyu was honoured virtually in front of the more than 50,000 attendees at the Esri User Conference in 2020, alongside other young scholars from around the world - Congratulations Bingyu!

Winner of the 2019 Esri Young Scholar Award

Rose Mwipiko of Massey University is the Winner of the 2019 NZ Esri Young Scholar Award. As the recipient of this award Rose will be attending the Esri Education Summit and Esri User Conference in San Diego in July 2019. Rose's winning project used ArcGIS to explore the effects of the Built Environment on Depression in the Wellington Region. If you would like to learn more about Rose's project see details on our BLOG. Well done, Rose!

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