ESRI Scholarship Opportunity

Each ESRI Scholarship applicant should provide no more than three or four pages, two pages of text andone or two pages of graphics (maps, tables, gures, models, diagrams), outlining why they should receivethe award. The text pages should describe the applicants’ background in one paragraph and then detailtheir use of GIS, including when it was done and for whom. The graphics page(s) should include anexported image of the graphics that they have produced that illustrates the outcome of their analysis.Applications will be reviewed according to the clarity of the presentation, the level of GIS innovation, andthe quality of the graphic presentation.

Volunteer Opportunity with Forests Ontario

Ontario’s forest sector is facing a significant labour shortage. Across the province, it isrecognized that engaging students and promoting employment and career opportunities iscritical to the long-term viability of sector – from forest management planning to forestoperations, from research and innovation to manufacturing.On February 16, 2023 students in forestry and forestry-related programs will joinemployers at Forests Ontario’s annual Student-Employer Engagement (SEED) Session.SEED brings together students, recent graduates, and representatives from organizationsand companies within the forest sector in a virtual environment to discuss employmentopportunities and in demand skills.