Students
The SCAG Scholarship Program, in partnership with the California Transportation Foundation, awards nine $4,000 scholarships to high school or community college students from the SCAG region. Students of any field of study may apply, with preference for applications that demonstrate a commitment to community planning, regional planning, urban planning, civil engineering, political science, public administration, sustainable development, or related fields.
CONTACT
If you have questions, comments, or need more information, please contact:
Rachel Wagner
Scholarship Program Coordinator
Telephone: (213) 236-1960
Email: wagner@scag.ca.gov
2026 Scholarship Program
The 2026 Scholarship Program application period is now closed. Scholarship recipients were notified May 8, 2026. Unfortunately, SCAG is unable to provide notification to unsuccessful applications due to the volume of applications received.
2025 Scholarship Program
The 2025 Scholarship Program application period is now closed. Scholarship recipients will be notified by May 9, 2025, concerning their selection. Unfortunately, SCAG is unable to provide notification to unsuccessful applications due to the volume of applications received.
The SCAG Student Showcase challenges students to create posters and StoryMaps that illustrate the possibilities of open data to tell compelling stories, provide insights, and showcase plans and projects. The SCAG Student Showcase offers unparalleled opportunities for students to demonstrate their expertise to a large, influential network of skilled practitioners and future colleagues.
SCAG Student Showcase finalists are invited to attend the Regional Conference and General Assembly in Palm Desert to present their posters and StoryMaps. Winners receive cash prizes.
Contact
For more information on the SCAG Student Showcase, please contact contactus@scag.ca.gov.
2026 Award Recipients
- POSTER BEST IN SHOW AWARD WINNER
- Food Base L.A. Dashboard Urban Agriculture
- Kevin Sohn, University of Southern California
- Food Base L.A. Dashboard Urban Agriculture
- STORYMAP BEST IN SHOW AWARD WINNER
- Reporting from the Dark
- Evelyn Zhong, University of Southern California
- Reporting from the Dark
- STORYMAP AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER
- Cycling, Collisions, and Contamination
- Ethan Maldonado, University of California, Irvine
- Cycling, Collisions, and Contamination
- STUDENT SHOWCASE PARTICIPANTS
- 90-Minute Commuting Time
- Yanqi Luo, University of Southern California
- Clark Magnet Bus Optimization
- Charles Lamb, Rio Hondo College
- Power Plants and People in the SCAG Region
- Madelyn Gardner, University of California, Irvine
- Freight Burdens in the Inland Empire
- Shiyu Huang, University of California, Irvine
- Cycling, Collisions, and Contamination
- Ethan Maldonado, University of California, Irvine
- The Energy Equity Spine
- Stella Scott, University of California, Irvine
- Walking in the Heat: Assessing Thermal Risk in Orange
- Yudam Hwang, University of California, Irvine
- 90-Minute Commuting Time
2025 Award Recipients
- POSTER JURY AWARD WINNER
- Complete Streets Meet Fragmented Policies
- Laura Messier, University of Southern California
- Complete Streets Meet Fragmented Policies
- STORYMAP JURY AWARD WINNER
- Green Infrastructure in Industrial Zone-Heavy Areas of LA
- Manasi Vartak, UCLA
- Green Infrastructure in Industrial Zone-Heavy Areas of LA
- POSTER AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER
- Cyber-Physical Engineering Concepts for Sustainable Smart-City Defense and Resilience
- Princeton Brooke, University of Southern California
- Cyber-Physical Engineering Concepts for Sustainable Smart-City Defense and Resilience
- STORYMAP AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER
- The Urban Heat Island Effect In Los Angeles County
- Ada Liang, University of California, Irvine
- The Urban Heat Island Effect In Los Angeles County
- STUDENT SHOWCASE PARTICIPANTS
- Quantifying the Built Environment
- Jay Campanell, University of Southern California
- Bridging the Gap: Affordable Housing and Commuting in LA
- Isabella Gonzales, University of California, Irvine
- Southern California: Wildfires and Urban Development
- Bryan Hernandez, University of California, Irvine
- The Future of Homeless Resolution
- Emilee Xie, California State University, Los Angeles
- Quantifying the Built Environment
The SCAG Scholarship Program, in partnership with the California Transportation Foundation, awards nine $4,000 scholarships to high school or community college students from the SCAG region. Students of any field of study are invited to apply, with preference given to applications that demonstrate a commitment to community planning, regional planning, urban planning, civil engineering, political science, public administration, sustainable development, or other related fields.
The SCAG Student Showcase challenges students to create posters and StoryMaps that illustrate the possibilities of open data to tell compelling stories, provide insights, and showcase plans and projects. The SCAG Student Showcase offers unparalleled opportunities for students to demonstrate their expertise to a large, influential network of skilled practitioners and future colleagues. SCAG Student Showcase finalists are invited to attend the Regional Conference and General Assembly in Palm Desert to present their posters and StoryMaps. Winners receive cash prizes.