#  GIS Institute Winter 2026 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **January 6 - January 16, 2026** 

 09:30AM - 05:00PM EST 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **CGIS Knafel building, 1737 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA**  



 

 



 

The GIS Institute is a two-week training course in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and its application to research. The program is designed for Harvard graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, faculty, and staff, as well as external researchers who want to integrate spatial thinking, incorporate GIS methods, learn spatial analysis tools, and communicate with maps in their research. [Read all of the GIS Institute program details.](https://gis.harvard.edu/gis-institute)

**Registration Schedule**:

1. **Application deadline**:   
    Sunday, November 2, 2025, 11:59 pm (*Late applications may join the waitlist*)
2. **Notification of acceptance**:   
    Friday, November 7, 2025
3. **Registration fee due** ($100 for Harvard affiliates and $3,150 for others) :   
    Friday, November 21, 2025 (Seat is guaranteed when registration fee is paid)
4. **Deadline for meeting with instructors** to finalize project/data:   
    Friday, December 12, 2025
5. **Institute begins**:   
    Tuesday, January 6, 2026
6. **Final project presentation**:   
    Friday, January 16, 2026

**View the detailed** [**GIS Institute 2025 Summer Program Schedule**](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rTIsmmuOUZeiAHs5TVfII3paqZPy2f_R/view?usp=sharing)

**How to Apply:**

- For Harvard Affiliates, please submit your application by clicking the **"HARVARD APPLY"** link below and following the instructions on the form (HUID login required).
- For Non-Harvard applicants, please submit your application by clicking the **"NON-HARVARD APPLY"**  link below and following the instructions on the form.
- [HARVARD APPLY](https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/cga-pin/gis-institute-registration-harvard-affiliates)
- [NON-HARVARD APPLY](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/10NvqMY1K0whcPXRaNkLGUaCrpbZgrBoEzecwnDYmS8w)



 

 



 

 

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