STUDENT SUPPORT
MOAFS
Chapter's
Student Support Committee
The student support
committee assists deserving students with financial
support to aid in their professional development. Among the Chapter's most important
projects is the Student Support Trust Fund. 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.
Interest income from the trust fund will be used to support fisheries management students
in Missouri's colleges and universities. To assist deserving students with financial
support in their professional development, the Chapter awards 7 monetary awards annually
for the following:
MOAFS
Student Awards
Mid-West Fish and Wildlife Conference Travel Award -- $200
Nominations due by September 1
Requirements: (i) resume documenting qualifications, academic standing and awards,
extra-curricular activities, aquatics-oriented activities, professional aspirations; (ii)
letter of recommendation by a faculty member.
Best Undergraduate Student Project
Best M.S. thesis Award
Best PhD dissertation Award
Requirements: (i) copy of completed/accepted project/thesis; (ii) letter from the
faculty advisor. Notes: (i) only work completed between September of prior year and August
of current year will be accepted; and (ii) only 2 submissions per college/university
accepted per category.
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) resume documenting student's
qualifications; (ii) letter of recommendation from faculty member.
Best student presentation at the Missouri Natural Resources Conference (MNRC)
Best student poster at the MNRC. Student must have executed the research (data
collection, analyses, write-up) and be senior author and presenter. Requirements: (i) must
notify Student Support Chair in writing by January 1st (ii) include copy of abstract;
(iii) a letter by co-author documenting the work was completed by student.
To contact us about this page: John Fantz
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This Page last updated January 20, 2006