Welcome to the Taylor Geospatial Institute Application Portal

Advancing Geospatial Innovation and Collaboration

Taylor Geospatial Institute (TGI) is dedicated to revolutionizing geospatial science and technology to address global challenges. Our mission is to foster collaboration across disciplines, sectors, and organizations, uniting innovators with implementers to create impactful solutions. Through cutting-edge research, strategic partnerships, and talent development, we aim to position St. Louis as the global hub for geospatial excellence.

Explore Our Initiatives

This portal serves as your gateway to all TGI-led initiatives, designed to advance geospatial research and innovation. Whether you're a researcher, student, industry professional, or government employee, explore opportunities to collaborate, innovate, and grow.

1. Research Challenges

Create and/or join interdisciplinary teams tackling pressing global issues such as climate change, food security, public health, and national security using advanced geospatial technologies. These challenges bring together expertise from academia, industry, and government to drive transformative solutions. Current and past research Challenges include:

2. Seed Grants

Our Geospatial Institute Seed Grant Program stimulates collaborative research by funding innovative projects across our network. These grants enable researchers to explore groundbreaking ideas and form multidisciplinary teams that address real-world problems in areas like sustainable agriculture, disaster resilience, and artificial intelligence. 

3. Fellowships

Taylor Geospatial Institute (TGI) Fellowships provide significant value to both host organizations and individual fellowship recipients, fostering innovation, collaboration, and professional development. Host organizations benefit from the expertise of highly skilled fellows who contribute to advancing strategic geospatial research goals. Fellowships facilitate partnerships between academic institutions, industry leaders, and research organizations. Fellows gain access to state-of-the-art geospatial computing infrastructure, advanced data analytics tools, and data that empower them to tackle complex societal challenges. Current and past fellowship programs include: 

  • TGI Fellows Program: Grow your expertise through collaborative workshops, access advanced data analytics tools, and receive discretionary funding for impactful research

  • TGI Planet Fellowship Program: Leverage Earth observation data to address critical societal challenges with financial support from Planet Labs

Why apply to join a TGI initiative?

  • Collaborative Ecosystem: Engage with a consortium of eight leading institutions representing over 5,000 faculty members and 100,000 students.

  • Cutting-Edge Resources: Access state-of-the-art geospatial computing infrastructure and tools.

  • Global Impact: Contribute to solutions addressing critical societal challenges through geospatial innovation.

About the Taylor Geospatial Institute

Founded in 2022 with a legacy investment from Andrew C. Taylor and the commitment of eight academic institutions, TGI is a first-of-its-kind entity in the geospatial ecosystem. Our vision is to spark a revolution in geospatial science that benefits humanity by fostering connections between research and application.

Together, we aim to build a thriving geospatial ecosystem that drives innovation, promotes economic development, and nurtures the next generation of leaders in geospatial science.

Start your journey today—explore opportunities and apply now!

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