GeoEye Foundation
Application Process

If you're interested in applying for an imagery award grant, please read through the application criteria, application process, and notification/delivery sections.

Application Criteria

The GeoEye Foundation's Employee Advisory Committee (FEAC) reviews all applications for imagery award grants, considering each application on a case-by-case basis. Applicants will be awarded a limited amount of archive imagery (a few hundred square kilometers) at no cost, provided the following criteria are met:

  • The applicant must be enrolled as a student or a faculty member at an accredited university-level educational institution/organization. If enrolled as a student, the applicant must be an active participant in an accredited research program. The applicant’s area of study/research must be provided in the application, as must the contact information for the applicant’s faculty advisor.
  • Applicants must agree to provide feedback in the form of an article, thesis, or white paper.
  • The award data may not be used commercially or shared with anyone who might use it commercially.

Special considerations can be made for analysts or researchers at non-governmental organizations who may be conducting research to benefit humanitarian or environmental efforts. (The Foundation has a particular interest in how climate change may be impacting the Earth’s surface.)

Application Process

To simplify and expedite the application process, please follow these steps:

  • Use GeoEye's GeoFUSE feature to identify desired IKONOS® or OrbView®-3 image scenes.
  • Fill out the Imagery Request Form.
  • E-mail the Imagery Request Form to .

Notification and Delivery

All applicants will be notified of the Foundation's decision via e-mail no later than 10 business days after an award has been granted or denied. Once an award has been granted, the recipient's imagery request will be ordered, processed, and shipped by the Foundation's Program Manager according to the recipient's delivery specifications. Every attempt will be made to complete the award process before the requested deadline.