2025 Western Division and Colorado/Wyoming AFS Annual Meeting
Dates: May 11-15, 2025
Location: Westin Westminster in Westminster, Colorado
Travel Grants
Call for 2025 WDAFS Travel Grants
The Western Division and the Colorado/Wyoming Chapter of The American Fisheries Society will be co-hosting the 2025 Western Division AFS Annual Meeting. The Western Division is pleased to offer travel grants to help with registration and travel assistance to attend the meeting, which will be held in Westminster, Colorado during May 11-15, 2025. Applications will be received until February 14, 2025. Submit your travel grant requests here.
The grant categories are the following: Student, Early Career Professionals (graduated in the last five years), Professionals, Emeritus, International Members, Indigenous/Tribal Members, Diversity and Inclusion Mentorship.
Requirements for WDAFS Travel Grants
Current Society and WDAFS membership required (exception given to the Indigenous/Tribal member and the Diversity and Inclusion Mentorship categories). You will be asked to provide your AFS membership number. Applicants will be ranked on the following criteria:
1. Applicants who plan to actively participate at the 2025 annual meeting. This can include presenting an oral or poster presentation, assisting the planning committee, moderating a session, etc.
2. Applicants who are active (or interested in becoming active) in a sub-unit, Chapter, Western Division, or the Society.
3. Applicants who indicate a strong interest in fisheries, oceans, aquatic science and management.
Award recipients must be willing to volunteer 4 hours at the WDAFS annual meeting and provide proof of doing so. Recipients must also attend the mandatory volunteer coordination meeting on May 11.
International category: Applicants must reside outside the United States. If you reside outside of WDAFS boundaries, Provinces of British Columbia and the Yukon Territory in Canada, Mexico, or U.S. associated entities in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, please contact Jeff Kopaska ([email protected]) and request to become a Western Division member.
Indigenous/Tribal member category: Those who self-identify as being American Indian, Alaska Native, First Nation, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander. Preference will be given to Society and WDAFS members, but membership is not required and the award will cover non-member registration.
For more information and to apply for the Student, Early Career Professional, Professional, Emeritus, International Member, and Indigenous/Tribal Member travel grants, please visit our website.
Additionally, the WDAFS Diversity and Inclusion Committee offers a Diversity and Inclusion Mentorship travel grant. The nomination process for this travel grant can be found in this issue as well as on the Diversity and Inclusion Award and Travel Grant page of our website.
Contact Amber Steed ([email protected]) if you have any questions about the award opportunity or the application. Please use the subject line WDAFS Travel Grant. You can submit your travel grant request here (same link as above).