J. Frances Allen Scholarship

Typical application deadline: 
March
Contact Name: 
Marie-Ange Gravel, Chair
Page last updated: 
01/13/2011
Contact Phone: 
613-520-2600 ext: 3573
Application Deadline: 
March 11, 2011
Contact e-mail: 
magravel@connect.carleton.ca
Applicant Eligibility: 
Ph.D.
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

The qualified applicant must be a female PhD student who was an AFS member as of December 31, 2010.  The applicant must be conducting aquatic research in line with AFS objectives, which include “all branches of fisheries science, including but not limited to aquatic biology, engineering, fish culture, limnology, oceanography, and sociology”.  Typically, this award is given to a student who has completed preliminary exams. 

Funding source home page: 
American Fisheries Society
weblinks: 
2011 Call for Award Nominations- Scholarship Info
Keywords: 
Conservation Biology
Ecological studies
Fish/Fishery
General support
International students
Lake
Ocean/Marine
Research/field research
River
Sustainability/Sustainable Development
Water/Aquatic
Watershed
Wetlands
Wildlife
Amount: 
$2,500
Funding Abstract: 

The American Fisheries Society (AFS) is pleased to announce that applications are being accepted for the J. Frances Allen Scholarship for a female doctoral fisheries student.  The J. Frances Allen Scholarship was established in 1986 to honor Allen, who pioneered women’s involvement in the AFS and in the field of fisheries.  The scholarship fund was established with the intent of encouraging women to become fisheries professionals. 

Type of Funding: 
Award/Prize
Application Process and Required Materials: 

To apply, submit:

A. Resume

B. Transcripts from all institutions of higher education: include enrollment in PhD program.

C.  Dissertation research proposal: do not exceed 4 single spaced pages (excluding title page, abstract, and references). 

D.  Three letters of recommendation 

 

Fund Usage: 
Research