The Western Division is pleased to announce that applications for its graduate-level student scholarships are now being solicited. This scholarship program provides up to $3,000 annually in scholarships to master's or doctoral students in the general area of fisheries science with one to three awards to individual students. An award committee of five fisheries scientists from the Western Division will make the decision regarding the award of scholarships. Selection criteria include demonstration of:
excellent scholarship as evidenced by grades in rigorous course work during the last 60 hours as an undergraduate and during graduate studies;
potential for future contributions to the fisheries profession through management, research or teaching;
significant progress toward attaining a graduate degree in fisheries science with a defined thesis or dissertation project.
The 2001 scholarships will be awarded at the annual meeting of the Western Division in Phoenix, Arizona, August 19-23.
Applicants must be a member of the American Fisheries Society or have submitted 2001 membership materials by the time of application.
Applicants must have completed one semester or two quarters in a graduate degree program at a university within the geographic boundaries of the Western Division.
Applicants must have a major field of study that is related to fisheries or aquatic science.
Applicants must submit an application package that contains five copies of each of the following:
A letter to the award committee that includes:
a statement of the applicants career goals and reasons for applying for the scholarship (up to 200 words);
a statement of the relevancy of the student's graduate program to the fisheries science profession (up to 200 words);
a description of the student's degree program and the anticipated date of completion; and
the names and addresses of two faculty members (one must be the graduate students advisor) familiar with the student's background and abilities.
Copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts;
A one-page abstract outlining the goals, objectives, design, methods and expected outcome from the thesis or dissertation project.
The application package is to be sent (postmarked) on or before 15 March 2001 to:
Robert Greswell
Western Division Scholarship Award Committee
USGS-BRD FRESC
3200 SW Jefferson Way
Corvallis, OR 97331
541-750-7410 (w)
541-758-7761 (f)
Robert_Gresswell@usgs.gov