Each year, the Mississippi Association for Spatial Technologies awards the Mike Miller Memorial Scholarship to students who win the poster competition at the Mississippi Geospatial Conference.
Attendance for this conference is free for students – though they must register. This year, the conference will be Thursday, October 10th and Friday, October 11th. It will take place at the University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Park Campus in Long Beach, MS.
This year, the scholarship will be as follows –
First place – $500 award
Second place – $250 award
More information about the poster competition, including the judging criteria, can be found in the PDF attached to this e-mail.
If you know any students or educators, please pass this information along! Creating and investing in opportunities for new spatialists is a great way to ensure continued growth in our geospatial community!
For questions about the Poster Competition or Mike Miller Memorial Scholarship, please e-mail Heather Nicholson ( hnicholson@geo-jobe.com ) or MAST ( leadership@mastgis.org ).
