Graduate Student Research Assistantships Available for an NSF Funded Research Project on Fire in Africa

We have 2 positions available for two years of funding for our Masters program in Geography at CSU, Long Beach.
Spring Admission Deadline: October 31st

Position 1. Remote Sensing: The ideal candidate will have experience with remote sensing/ image processing software such as ERDAS or ENVI or e-cognition software. The research will involve mapping savanna vegetation cover and fire scars.

Position 2. GIS spatial analysis: The ideal candidate will have experience with environmental GIS applications using ESRI spatial analyst software. The research will involve mapping savanna vegetation and fire scar patterns and changes.

For more information contact: 


Dr. Paul Laris
Chair of Geography
California State University , 
Long Beach 
[email protected]

The 2013-14 Oregon Space Grant Consortium Scholarship Program 
is now OPEN! 


Application Deadline: May 17, 2013

The Oregon NASA Space Grant Consortium (OSGC) is pleased to provide students attending our member colleges and universities opportunities to apply for scholarship awards that support their academic goals and recognize their achievements.  Scholarships are open to new and continuing students in the disciplines of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), and STEM education disciplines. The scholarship program supports the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) objectives of fostering and encouraging career goals in STEM and STEM education. Individuals from under-represented groups in the STEM fields are encouraged to apply.

Several unique scholarship opportunities exist catering to different degree programs, career goals, and institution types.  Details regarding each of these opportunities are found in the Scholarship Guide.  Please read the Scholarship Guide carefully for eligibility requirements, application instructions, and links to the online application system.  The OSGC Scholarship Guide is available for download on the OSGC website at http://spacegrant.oregonstate.edu/scholarships.

Scholarships are awarded through a competitive process.  Note: Students receiving awards in past competitions may apply and receive awards for subsequent competitions.
 
 Awards for the 2013-14 Academic Year will be made in the following categories:
 
 - OSGC Community College Scholarships
      Online application: https://spacegrant.net/apps/?pk=ors2

- OSGC 4-Year Institution Scholarships
      Online application: https://spacegrant.net/apps/?pk=ors1

- OSGC Undergraduate Research Scholarships
      Online application: https://spacegrant.net/apps/?pk=ors3

Go to http://spacegrant.oregonstate.edu/scholarships for more information and to download the Scholarship Guide.

Questions regarding OSGC Scholarship opportunities, application procedures, or eligibility may be directed to OSGC staff by phone at 541.737.2414 or via email at [email protected].

Effective 2012, the Asian Geography Specialty Group (AGSG) instituted four student travel awards to facilitate and promote AAG Annual Conference attendance by students. For 2012-13, the AGSG has not received any student applications to avail of these funds, so please distribute this information widely…..

AGSG Student Travel Awards

Awards of $50 each will be made to students meeting the eligibility criteria, which must include:

--Presentation of paper or poster at the 2013 Annual Conference at Los Angeles, CA; the paper/poster must be on one of the Asian regions of Central Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, or Southwest Asia (one award per region).

--Student membership of the AGSG, or a pledge to join membership (student membership is only $1)

Applications should be electronic, but sent through Chair or Advisor confirming your student status. Also include confirmation of your presentation at the 2013 AAG Conference, as well as a simple budget outline showing any matching funds (personal/grants/departmental support). Submissions should be made by January 31, 2013 to the respective Area Directors:

For Central Asia:                                 Stanley Toops: [email protected]

For East Asia:                                     Xinyue Ye: [email protected] 

For South Asia:                                   Sya Buryn-Kedzior: [email protected]  

For Southeast Asia:                             John Bowen: [email protected]

For Southwest Asia:                           Hussein Amery: [email protected]

The Oregon & SW Washington chapter of URISA is a non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging and advancing an interdisciplinary approach to developing urban and regional information systems. Providing scholarships to assist in the education of future professionals and advancing research in this discipline are two goals aimed at assisting in this endeavor. The scholarship consists of two awards – the Mark Bosworth Tuition Scholarship and a research grant.

The Mark Bosworth Tuition Scholarship is designed to help defray the costs of GIS courses. The degree or program the applicant is working towards does not have to be specifically for GIS; however, the student must have an emphasis or focus within the degree on GIS.
 The research scholarship is designed to facilitate research focusing on some aspect of GIS. The student can be pursuing a degree in any relevant field.

For the full description:  http://www.orurisa.org/Default.aspx?pageId=464265

Applications are dur on February 28, 2013 and should be submitted electronically.  

Click here for the applications:  
Tuition Scholarship 
Research Scholarship

AAG Community College Travel Grants 
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO February 1, 2013

http://www.aag.org/grants/college_travel

Support from this grant program is awarded to outstanding students from community colleges, junior colleges, city colleges, or similar two-year educational institutions to attend the next AAG Annual Meeting. These travel funds are generously provided by Darrel Hess and Robert and Bobbé Christopherson. The award consists of meeting registration, one year membership in the AAG, and a travel expense subsidy of $500 to be used to defray the costs of attending the AAG Annual Meeting.

The AAG has received funding from the National Science Foundation to defray the expenses of participation by U.S. scientists in the International Geographical Union Regional Conference in Santiago, Chile to be held from November 14-18, 2011.  The program will provide approximately twenty-five travel grants for this meeting: thirteen grants of $1,500 each junior scholars, including graduate students, and twelve awards of $1,000 each to senior scholars. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.  Details regarding the conference are available
at www.ugi2011.cl.

Applicants should note that the deadline for submitting abstracts for papers and posters for IGU is March 10, 2011.

Applications for IGU Travel Grants are due by June 1, 2011.  Submissions received after that date may be accepted as alternates.  Notifications will be made within approximately 2 to 3 weeks after the deadline.

For information on eligibility and to download the application form, please refer to www.aag.org/cs/grantsawards/igutravel. Digital submissions are required by email to [email protected].

PlanYourPlace: a geospatial cyber-infrastructure for sustainable community planning

Graduate Opportunities@ the University of Calgary

We are recruiting graduate students at MSc and PhD levels for a new research project, starting April, 2011. The successful candidates will work on one or more research projects related to cyberinfrastructure implementation, web GIS, urban planning, spatial analysis and modeling, and participatory GIS applications that promote the fundamentals of responsible and ethical sustainable practices for urban development. The proposed work plans to address this objective in three ways: (i) through development of a rich web-based tool to help citizens, developers and elected officials visualize possible scenarios and their anticipated effects (analysis focus); (ii) by developing sketch friendly tools to create alternative plans and then estimate the fiscal, environmental, and social impacts, etc. (design focus); and (iii) extend participatory GIS to support a two way dialog between citizens and planners about communities and their future.

Applicants should have a recent degree in Geomatics, GIScience, Computer Science, Geography, or a related field. Knowledge and experience in advanced Web technologies, geovisualization, or web processing service chaining are desirable. Applicants should provide evidence of an outstanding work ethic; strong written- and oral-communication skills; and demonstrated research excellence or potential.

Successful candidates will collaborate on forefront research within a multidisciplinary research team.  Graduate stipends for this project will be inline with NSERC funding guidelines.  Additional funding will be available through Teaching Assistantships within the Department of Geomatics Engineering and funding opportunities through the University’s Open Scholarship competition.  Students will be provided additional support for attending national or international scientific conferences, and will be required to participate in all project-sponsor meetings.

Interested applicants are requested to send a cover letter summarizing their relevant background / skills, CV, unofficial transcripts, and contact details for three referees to Dr. Andrew Hunter via email ([email protected]).  Successful candidates will be contacted and asked to apply officially to the Geomatics Engineering Program.