2012 Intermountain GIS Conference Student Scholarships

The Montana Association of Geographic Information Professionals (MAGIP) is pleased to offer student scholarships to the Intermountain GIS Conference to be held in Kalispell, Montana from April 16-20, 2012. The scholarship covers the full registration fee for the conference. All other costs such as travel, lodging, and workshop fees will remain the responsibility of the scholarship recipient. Students will be expected to assist organizers with conference activities for 8-10 hours during the conference. A coordinator will assist and schedule students. Assistance is needed primarily on Wednesday April 18th and Thursday April 19th, but some assistance will be needed each day.

These scholarships are only available to students and grad students enrolled in a two-year or four-year higher learning institution (state, private, or tribal). A number of scholarships come with a $150 stipend to offset travel expenses for those recipients who do not currently live within normal commuting distance of the Kalispell area.

A panel will review applications received by 5 pm on February 15th, 2012 and notify all applicants by March 15th, 2012. The scholarships will be allocated in the order applications are received. Preference will be given to those students who are also presenting. In addition, the review panel has been directed to strive for a good geographic distribution of applicants as well.

TO APPLY:
If you are interested in applying for this opportunity, please submit a Microsoft Word document (or equivalent) with the following information by February 15th, 2012:

Name
Address
Phone number
Email address
Name of institution and enrollment
Name of faculty advisor
Email address for faculty advisor
Indicate if you are planning to present a paper or poster at this year’s conference
Please provide one to two brief paragraphs (about 150 words) describing your background and interests in geographical information to be published in the conference program.

Submit your application by email attachment to:
Lee Macholz, Conference Administrator via [email protected]

Please use the subject line "Intermountain GIS Scholarship Application" in your email. You will be notified that the application has been received and is in review.

Montana Contact – Miles Wacker [email protected]
Idaho Contact – Keith Weber [email protected]