1. Scholarship prizes for data visualization products

    Do you have what it takes to apply data visualization for transportation investment or policy decisions? The United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) wants to see what you can do!

    The U.S. DOT, in partnership with the Transportation Research Board’s (TRB) Committee on Visualization in Transportation, is offering more than $4,000 in scholarship prizes to university students for the best data visualization products that help decision makers make better informed policy and investment decisions.

    For inspiration, here are some data visualization resources and examples.

    Data Visualization Student Challenge

    Submission deadline: October 31, 2011

    Prizes: The two best overall submissions will be honored at the 2012 TRB 91st Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. which takes place January 22-26, 2012. Authorized travel expenses will be paid for up to one member of the winning team to attend the conference in its entirety and present their work. In addition, each of the two winning teams will be awarded a $2,000 scholarship. The U.S. DOT may also feature selected submissions online within its website

    Sponsors: The U.S. DOT Research and Innovative Technology Administration’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics and the TRB Committee on Visualization in Transportation

    Register to enter now!

    By: Samantha

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    Sep 22
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