Student Showcase

Overview

SCAG Student Showcase

The “Student Showcase” poster and StoryMapping competition challenges students to think innovatively and meaningfully to tell a story, provide insight, showcase plans and projects, engage supporters and stakeholders, illustrate the possibilities of data and highlight the usefulness of open data at the regional level. Every year, SCAG invites student participants to create and submit posters and ArcGIS StoryMaps. Winners receive cash prizes. 

Students of awarded projects are invited to attend SCAG’s Regional Conference and General Assembly as SCAG Conference Fellows and receive complimentary event registration, hotel accommodation and admission to the conference. The conference will include an opportunity for the student fellows to present their posters and StoryMaps to elected officials and industry leaders from across Southern California.

A panel of judges selects one poster and one StoryMap for the “Best in Show” award. Conference attendees vote on their favorite poster and StoryMap for the “Audience Award.” All four awards, each worth $1,500, are announced at the end of the conference.

In all, a total of $6,000 across four prizes are awarded (two separate $1,500 “Best in Show” prizes and two separate $1,500 “Audience Award” prizes).
Contact

For more information on the Student Showcase, please contact:

Lyle Janicek
Phone: (213) 236-1966
Email: janicek@scag.ca.gov

2024 STUDENT SHOWCASE 

Every year, SCAG requests abstracts for student-led projects that demonstrate innovative solutions to sustainability-related planning issues on a local or regional scale. Abstracts were due for the 2024 Student Showcase on Feb. 20. For students who submitted abstracts, final projects are due March 26 at 10 a.m. The 2025 Student Showcase will re-open in January 2025.