State of the Map is the annual event for all mappers and OpenStreetMap users. We invite all OSM enthusiasts – whether you are a hobby mapper, a scientific researcher, a humanitarian, with an NGO or a government agency, a small business or a global company — to join us in Firenze, August 19-21, 2022, as we share experiences and ideas of taking the OSM ecosystem forward. We want to enable as many of you as possible to be part of State of the Map 2022! We invite and expect participation at State of the Map if you are selected. That could be a talk if the program committee selects, or in lightning talk sessions we’ll make available for scholars. There are other ways to participate and support the operations of the conference while you attend too.
Apply now for support to join us in Firenze for State of the Map 2022!
Deadline: 6 May 2022, 23:59:59 UTC
Each year, we receive more scholarship applications than we are able to support. To help us best allocate the funds, please specify the minimum types of support you need to attend. If you are requesting a travel grant, then tell us the amount of money to cover a portion of your travel and make a difference to attending or not. Please review our privacy policy covering how we will handle the information in your application.
Here are some tips to help you complete your application.
- The clarity and concise answers will be helpful. Keep sentences short.
- Select the minimum level of scholarship you need. This will help us to make the best use of limited funds and enable more scholars to join.
- Make sure you clearly state your visa and travel requirements and other potential funding sources.
- We want to hear about your contributions to OpenStreetMap, your project or your group. We do not want an account of a group’s work but your individual part in it. Try to use “I”, not “we”.
- You may include links to your OpenStreetMap profile, a local group you run, or software you created. If your written answer is satisfactory to get on our shortlist, we might look at these additional details.
- The motivation statement on why you decided to apply for the TGP
Review process
Reviewing scholarships
Nationality
The allocation of points is based on the World Bank country rating by income.
- Applicants from Low-income economies receive 1.5 points.
- Applicants from Lower-middle-income economies receive 1 point.
- Applicants from Upper-middle-income economies receive 0.5 points.
- Applicants from High-income economies receive 0 points.
Residence
The allocation of points is based on the World Bank country rating by income.
- Applicants who are currently living in Low-income economies receive 1.5 points.
- Applicants who are currently living in Lower-middle-income economies receive 1 point.
- Applicants who are currently living in Upper-middle-income economies receive 0.5 points.
- Applicants who are currently living in High-income economies receive 0 points.
Gender and Minorities
In order to create a more diverse community, women and applicants from other under-represented groups will receive 1 point.
Students
Students, including PhD students, receive 1 point.
OpenStreetMap and Community
Details of their past contributions to OpenStreetMap projects or community activities (Not only OpenStreetMap edits but contributed to wiki and documentation, trainers, developers): up to 4 points.
First state of the Map
Applicants that attend SotM for the first time receive 1 point.
More detailed information on the Travel Grant Programme can be found on the State of the Map 2022 website: https://2022.stateofthemap.org/travel_grant_programme/
Stay tuned to know more about the news and the events of State of the Map 2022! See you in Firenze and online.
The State of the Map Working Group
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The State of the Map conference is the annual international conference of OpenStreetMap, organised by the OpenStreetMap Foundation. The OpenStreetMap Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation formed in the UK to support the OpenStreetMap Project. It is dedicated to encouraging the growth, development and distribution of free geospatial data for anyone to use and share. The OpenStreetMap Foundation owns and maintains the infrastructure of the OpenStreetMap project, and you can support it by becoming a member. The State of the Map Organising Committee is one of our volunteer Working Groups.
OpenStreetMap was founded in 2004 and is an international project to create a free map of the world. To do so, we, thousands of volunteers, collect data about roads, railways, rivers, forests, buildings, and more worldwide. Our map data can be downloaded for free by everyone and used for any purpose – including commercial usage. It is possible to produce your own maps which highlight certain features, calculate routes etc. OpenStreetMap is increasingly used when one needs maps that can be quickly or easily updated.
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