Get funding to attend the meeting! We’ve done the research for you and have created a list of all known AFS travel opportunities, for chapters, divisions, subsections, and more. Deadlines are fast approaching — make sure to apply now! If you know of other AFS travel awards that are not listed here, please forward the name of the award and a link with the application instructions to Student Activities Co-Chairs, Kat Dale ([email protected]) and Alex Capone Lopez ([email protected]).
Section Awards
- Bioengineering Section: Ned Taft Student Travel Award (due April 1)
- Education Section: John E. Skinner Memorial Award (due April 1)
- Education Section: Undergraduate Travel Award (due May 1)
- Estuaries Section: Student Travel Award Competition (no date set)
- Equal Opportunities Section: Student Travel Award (due May 1)
- Fish Culture Section: Student Travel Award (no date set)
- Fish Habitat Section: Annual Meeting Travel Award for Students and Early-Career Professionals (possibly June – no date set)
- Genetics section: James E. Wright Award (possibly July – no date set)
- International Fisheries Section: Carl R. Sullivan International Endowment Fund (due May 21)
- Marine Fisheries Section: Student Travel Grants (due May 15)
Division Awards
- Northeastern Division: John Moring Student Travel Award + 1 year AFS membership (due possibly the fall – no date set)
- Western Division: Travel awards (due May 1)
Chapter Awards
- Idaho Chapter: ICAFS Student Training Opportunity and Project (TOP) Grant (applications accepted any time)
- Michigan Chapter: AFS Annual Meeting Travel Grant (due May 30)
- North Carolina Chapter: NCAFS Student Travel Award (due June 15)
- Oklahoma: Jimmie Pigg Student Travel Scholarship (no date set)
- Ontario Chapter: E.J. Crossman Award: Given to best oral presentation at Ontario meeting … includes $250 for travel + an AFS membership
- Pennsylvania Chapter: Cooper Award (Feb 1)
- Potomac Chapter: Travel Award (contact Chapter directly to find out more)
- Southern New England Chapter: Student Travel Award (possibly August – no date set)
- Washington-British Columbia: Student Travel Awards (10 available) (no date set)
Volunteer! Volunteers are critical to the running of the meeting. Eligible student volunteers will be reimbursed per hour for a minimum time commitment (amount of reimbursement and minimum time commitment TBA). Sign up will occur during online meeting registration. Student volunteers will be paid after the meeting.