Please use the links to navigate to awards for the annual meeting of the Society, other meetings including Division, Section, and Chapter meetings, scholarships and outstanding achievement awards, and Outstanding Student Subunit awards.
If you have an award you wish to announce, please send pertinent information to the Student and Early Career Professionals Subsection President at [email protected]. Information will be posted on this website.
National AFS Awards
Visit the Awards & Recognition page of the American Fisheries Society website for current national awards.
Section Awards
- Canadian Aquatic Resources Section – Larkin Award
- Emerging Leaders Mentorship Award – Due April 1, 2024
- Outstanding Student Subunit Award – Nominations due February 15
- Education Section – Student Writing Contest – Due April 1, 2024
- Education Section – Best Student Paper/Poster Award
- Equal Opportunities Section: J Frances Allen Scholarship Award – Due April 19, 2024
- Equal Opportunities Section Student Travel Award
- Fish Culture Section: Award of Excellence
- Fish Habitat Section: Rising Star Award for Outstanding Early-Career Contributions in Fish Habitat Conservation
- Fish Health Section: S.F. Snieszko Distinguished Service Award and/or Special Achievement Award
- Award of Excellence deadline April 19, 2024
- Carl R. Sullivan Fishery Conservation Award deadline April 19, 2024
- President’s Fishery Conservation Award deadline April 19, 2024
- Emmeline Moore Prize deadline April 19th
- Excellence in Fisheries Education Award deadline April 19, 2024
- Early Career Fisheries Education Award deadline April 19, 2024
- Meritorious Service Award deadline April 19, 2024
- Distinguished Service Award deadline April 19, 2024
- AFS Fellow deadline April 19, 2024
- Award for Excellence in Public Outreach deadline April 19, 2024
- Stanley A. Moberly Award for Outstanding Contributions in Fish Habitat Conservation due April 19, 2024
- William E. Ricker Resource Conservation Award deadline April 19, 2024
- Oscar E. Sette Award for Outstanding Marine Fishery Biologist deadline May 31, 2024
- Emerging Leaders Mentorship Award deadline April 19, 2024
- James E. Wright Graduate Award deadline March 29, 2024
- Rising Star Award for Outstanding Early-Career Contributions in Fish Habitat Conservation deadline TBD
- AFS/Sea Grant Best Student Paper/Poster Awards deadline TBD
- Outstanding Student Subunit Award deadline April 19, 2024
- Outstanding Chapter Award deadline April 19, 2024
Chapter Awards
North Central Division
- Dakota Chapter: Dr. James C. Schmulbach Memorial Scholarship
- Indiana Chapter: Outstanding Student Research Award
- Iowa Chapter: Iowa State University Undergraduate Scholarship
- Michigan Chapter: Albert S. Hazzard Award
- Minnesota Chapter: Student Scholarship
- Missouri Chapter: Student Achievement Award
- Wisconsin Chapter: Richard Frie Memorial Scholarship & Carroll Norden Memorial Scholarship
North Eastern Division
- NORTHEASTERN DIVISION ALOHA STUDENT TRAVEL AWARD due May 31, 2024
Southern Division
- John E. Skinner Memorial Award
Western Division Scholarships
- Alaska: Molly Ahlgren Scholarship
- Western Division: Eugene Maughn Scholarship, travel grants. Most are due April 15, 2024!
- WA-BC C. Jeff Cederholm Scholarships for travel and service
- Idaho: Susan B. Martin and ICAFS Scholarships.
- Montana: Wally McClure Scholarship
- Colorado-Wyoming: Ron Remmichk Memorial Scholarship and CO-WY AFS Scholarships
- Cal-Neva: Travel grants
- Arizona-New Mexico: Miles McInnis Scholarship
- Oregon: Carl Bond, Steven Berkeley, Albert G. Lassuy D.E.I. Scholarship, and other general scholarships
- Utah: None listed online