Thacher Environmental Research Contest for high school students

Posted by on April 14, 2014

Institute for Global Environmental Strategies: Thacher Environmental Research Contest

The 2014 Thacher Environmental Research Contest, sponsored by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, challenges high school students to conduct innovative research on our changing planet using the latest geospatial tools and data. Eligible geospatial tools and data include satellite remote sensing, aerial photography, geographic information systems (GIS) and Global Positioning System (GPS). The main focus of the project must be on the application of the geospatial tool(s) or data to study a problem related to Earth’s environment. Maximum award: $2,000. Eligibility: any student attending high school (grades 9-12 – public, private, parochial, Native American reservation, or home school) in the United States or U.S. territories; or any student who is a United States citizen and enrolled in a high school (grades 9-12) attending a Department of Defense Dependents’ Overseas School or an accredited overseas American or International School; or foreign school as an exchange student; or a foreign school because his/her parent(s) are temporarily working and living abroad. Deadline: May 5, 2014.

http://strategies.org/education/student-contests/thacher-contest/thacher-environmental-research-contest-archive/2012-thacher-environmental-research-contest/