The 2013 winners are:

Mr. Tyler Dahlberg, MS in GIS for Development and Environment at Clark University, working with:

• Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia - Analysis and visualization of bicycle activity in Philadelphia
• Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger - Visualization of high-need residents and underserved areas in Philadelphia for Coalition Against Hunger assistance

Ms. Julia Reeves, Growth and Structure of Cities, Haverford College, working with:

• Pennsylvania Horticultural Society - Analysis of urban tree mortality with active and non-active tree tenders
• Texas Trees Foundation - Analysis of tree planting locations to prioritize planting projects while evaluating the impact of canopy change in the City of Dallas

Ms. Lena Ferguson, Growth and Structure of Cities, Bryn Mawr College, working with:

• Delaware Valley Association for the Education of Young Children - Mapping of need versus capacity of high-quality childcare in the Delaware Valley
• Sunlight Foundation - Mapping and analysis of political influence on members of the U.S. Congress

Organization Eligibility

The application is open to registered non-profit organizations based in the United States. We are looking for non-profit organizations with spatial analysis and geographic visualization needs. Some potential projects might include:

• Arts - analyze geographic location of ticket sales and donations to both identify existing clusters and untapped markets
• Environment - develop fund-raising plan based on geographic prioritization
• Food - develop three potential sites for a new soup kitchen and perform a market analysis to determine how each will affect existing sites
• Housing - analyze housing needs to determine the best site for a new low income housing development
• Land and water - identify green infrastructure plan that maximizes impact of stormwater interception
• Transportation - identify the next 10 streets for the addition of bike lanes by scoring all street segments based on a variety of geographic criteria

Student Eligibility

The fellowship program is open to full-time or part-time students. Azavea defines a student as an individual accepted into or enrolled in an accredited post-secondary institution located in the United States, including community colleges, universities, masters, PhD and undergraduate programs. If you are accepted into or enrolled in a college or university program as of April 23, 2013, you are eligible to participate in the program, even if you will graduate during the program. Azavea may ask you to provide transcripts or other documentation from your accredited institution as proof of enrollment or admission status. You do not need to be in a Geography or GIS program in order to apply, but you should have experience performing analysis using ArcGIS for Desktop.

Student Fellowship Conditions

• Work will take place in Azavea’s offices in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Azavea will provide:
  • Workstation
  • GIS software licenses
  • Mentoring from the Azavea Spatial Analysis team
• Only the top 3-4 students will be selected for a fellowship
• Each student will receive a stipend of $5,000 - the stipend is intended to support your expenses during the summer. A check will be issued monthly in May, June, July and August.
• You will be required to work at least 12 full weeks.
• The stipend is dependent on satisfactory progress toward completing your analysis project. If you are unable to complete your fellowship, stipends will be reduced accordingly.

• You may be asked to carry out other data-related work during the course of the program if your project with the non-profit is completed early or progress is delayed.

• The Campaign for Working Families: Targeting programs to assist working people in managing their finances
• Philadelphia Public School Notebook/WHYY: Visualizing the Renaissance Schools Initiative's impact on the geography of the Philadelphia Public School District

Read more about Nse's work at Azavea in her blog post.

Ms. Angela Sakrison, Master of Environmental Studies, UPenn 2012 worked on

• Audubon Pennsylvania: Analyzing spatial and species patterns in bird collisions in downtown Philadelphia
• Stroud Water Research Center: Evaluating the impact of vegetation changes in the riparian buffer on stream geomorphology and the fish community