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- Student Support Committee:
The student support committee assists deserving students with financial support to aid in their professional development. Good fishing depends on young fish being added to a population each year. Likewise, recruitment of top-notch students as fisheries professionals is essential if Missourians are to enjoy quality fishing in the future. Among the Chapter’s most important projects is the Student Support Trust Fund, which is designed to assist budding students with their aquatics professional journey; interest from the trust fund is spent supporting aquatic science studies in Missouri’s colleges and universities.
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To assist promising aquatics students, the Chapter distributes monetary awards for the following:
Joe G. Dillard Outstanding Undergraduate Scholarship – seeks to support up-and-coming aquatics professionals during their undergraduate studies in Missouri. Requirements: (i)application form, (ii) resume, (iii) cover letter, (iv) school transcript, and (v) letter of recommendation. Applications due by December 5 to MOAFS Student Support Committee via electronic submission (email to moafsstudents@gmail.com ) or paper copies can be mailed to MOAFS Student Support Committee, c/o Jacob Westhoff, School of Natural Resources, 302 Anheuser-Busch Natural Resources Building, The University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211.
Duffy Memorial (Mid-West Fish & Wildlife Conference) Travel Award – The Missouri Chapter and North Central Division of the American Fisheries Society sponsors a travel grant to the annual North Central Division fisheries meeting in conjunction with the Mid-West Fish & Wildlife Conference. The grant covers up to $200.00 for travel expenses and registration. Requirements: (i) application form, (ii) resume, (iii) cover letter, and (iv) letter of recommendation. Applications due by December 5 each year to: MOAFS Student Support Committee via electronic submission (email to moafsstudents@gmail.com ) or paper copies can be mailed to MOAFS Student Support Committee, c/o Jacob Westhoff, School of Natural Resources, 302 Anheuser-Busch Natural Resources Building, The University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211.
Student Achievement Award - recognizes combined excellence in academic achievement and extra-curricular involvement in the fisheries or aquatics field by a student attending a Missouri college or university. Requirements: (i) application form, (ii) resume, (iii) cover letter, (iv) school transcript, and (v) letter of recommendation. Applications due by December 5 to: MOAFS Student Support Committee, c/o Jacob Westhoff, School of Natural Resources, 302 Anheuser-Busch Natural Resources Building, The University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211. Electronic submissions can be sent to moafsstudents@gmail.com.
MO Natural Resources Conference – Best Student Presentation: MOAFS will recognize one aquatic poster and one aquatic platform presentation presented by a student at the annual MNRC conference. If you are a student and are presenting aquatics related research, please contact the Student Support Committee, moafsstudents@gmail.com, to ensure that you are considered for this award. A year membership to AFS parent society and MOAFS are awarded as prizes.
Regional and National AFS opportunities
Janice Lee Fenske Scholarship - provides a $500 scholarship to an undergraduate or graduate student attending the annual Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference. For more information visit the Michigan Chapter of the American Fisheries Society.
Equal Opportunities Section (EOS) Awards - includes several awards providing travel funds to attend the Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, and some recognizing female leadership in conducting aquatic research.
Education Section & Student Subsection of Education – includes several awards providing travel funds to attend the Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Visit American Fisheries Society for more information
Additional annual meeting travel awards may be available here.
Additional scholarship opportunities
Stegner scholarship – established to provide major financial aid to encourage and assist students in various areas of natural resource management. $1000 scholarship funded by the Conservation Founda tion of Missouri Charitable Trust, MOAFS has the honor of selecting the ‘Fisheries’ recipient. Online applications are preferred. Deadline is January 31.
Charles P Bell scholarship – awards include a $600 graduate scholarship, $500 undergraduate scholarship, and $250 educational grants for elementary, high school, or youth groups. Funded by the Conservation Foundation of Missouri Charitable Trust. Deadline is January 31.
Morrow scholarship - established to provide major financial aid to encourage and assist Missouri graduate students in various areas of natural resource management. $1000 scholarship funded by the Conservation Foundation of Missouri Charitable Trust, MOAFS has the honor of selecting the ‘Fisheries’ recipient. See application form for details. Deadline is January 31.
Minority Natural Resource Scholarship - established to provide financial aid to encourage and assist minority students who are interested in a career in natural resource management, especially in the fields of Fisheries, Wildlife, Forestry, Parks and Recreation and Soil or Water Conservation. The Foundation’s goal is ultimately to increase cultural diversity in Missouri’s state and federal natural resource agencies. Deadline is January 31. Online applications preferred. Deadline is January 31.
(Duffy Travel Award)
