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New York Chapter of the American Fisheries Society
2011 Student Travel Award
The New York Chapter of the American Fisheries Society (NYAFS) is pleased to announce that five awards are available to support student presenter’s travel to the Chapter’s annual meeting February 1-3, 2012. The meeting will be held at the High Peaks Resort in Lake Placid NY. Awards will be in the amount of $150 per recipient and meeting registration will be waived for award winners. All undergraduate and graduate students presenting either an oral presentations or posters are eligible to apply. Award winners will be expected to attend the business meeting to accept their awards on Feb 2nd at 5:00pm
A selection committee will base award decisions on abstract clarity and application answers. We encourage students to apply even if their research is in its initial stages. Our goal is to support high-quality presentations and encourage student involvement in the NY fisheries and aquatic community.
Award applications are due by January 13, 2012. Applications should be submitted electronically to Brian Weidel, NYAFS Student Subunit Committee Chair at: bweidel@gmail.com
Application
- Please fill out ALL the information requested below.
- Save this document and include your last name in the file name.
- Attach this document to an email and send to bweidel@gmail.com, by January 13, 2012.
Name:
Email address:
Mailing Address:
Phone:
College/University:
Name & email advisor or mentor (if available):
Are you a member of the New York Chapter of AFS?
Please list titles and dates of any talks or posters previously presented at any American Fisheries Society event.
Describe your involvement with AFS groups, student fisheries organizations, or research organizations (200 word limit).
Describe your career goals and how presenting at this meeting may help you to attain those goals (200 word limit).
Include your submitted abstract here: