Looking for monetary support to attend the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting in Atlantic City? You have come to the right place! Below is a list of student travel awards sponsored by sections and chapters within the American Fisheries Society. 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, Jessica Valenti (valenti@marine.rutgers.edu) and Paul Jivoff (pjivoff@rider.edu).
Volunteering is another way to defray the cost of attending the meeting (click here for more information).
Section Awards
- Bioengineering Section – Ned Taft Student Travel Award
- Education Section – John E. Skinner Memorial Award
- Equal Opportunities Section – Student Travel Award
- Estuaries Section – Student Travel Award
- Fish Culture Section – Student Travel Award
- Genetics Section – James E. Wright Graduate Award
- International Fisheries Section – The Carl R. Sullivan International Endowment Fund
- Introduced Fish Section – Student Travel Award
- Marine Fisheries Section – Student Travel Award
- Student Subsection of the Education Section – Undergraduate Travel Assistance Award
Division Awards
Chapter Awards
- California – Nevada Chapter – AFS Cal-Neva Travel Grant
- Idaho Chapter – ICAFS Student Training Opportunity and Project (TOP) Grant
- Michigan Chapter – AFS Annual Meeting Travel Grant
- Mid-Atlantic Chapter – Student Travel Award
- North Carolina Chapter – NCAFS Student Travel Award
- Pennsylvania Chapter – Cooper Award
- Southern New England Chapter – Student Travel Award
