Eligibility
Indian students who are beginning the 2nd year of their post-graduate course (M.Tech/MSc.) in Geoinformatics or a course that involves studying remote sensing, GIS, spatial modeling, spatial analysis, digital image processing for GIS and related subjects at an institute/university in India are eligible for the Academic Year 2023-24 Scholarship. The Scholarship will be awarded on the basis of their performance in the academic year 2022-23, along with the fulfillment of other selection criteria.
The recommendations must be submitted by the institute/university where the student is pursuing the course.
Institutes/Universities can recommend top 3 students for the Scholarship.

Application Procedure
For recommending students for the Scholarship, Institutes/Universities need to:
- Download the application form.
- Fill out a separate form for each recommended student.
- Get the Form(s) signed by the student, Head/Dean/Director of the Institute/University, and stamp it.
- Scan and submit the Form(s) to gis.education@esri.in.
The following documents must also be submitted with the form:
- A scanned copy of the student’s address proof
- Scanned copy of college ID-Card
- First year marksheet
- Synopsis of projects done in the first year
- A Statement of Purpose of about 250 words
These documents should be sent to gis.education@esri.in along with the application form.

Selection Procedure
- The applications will be evaluated by a Jury.
- Institutes/Universities will be notified about the shortlisted candidates who will have to appear for a virtual interview.
- Final selection will be done on the basis of the interview results and other submitted documents.
- The decision of the Jury with regard to the selection of the applicants for the scholarship will be FINAL.
