Student and Early Career Professional Benefits

NASPS Student and Early Career Professional** Subunit members will receive the same benefits as regular members with additional benefits. These include:

1) opportunities to develop your Curriculum Vitae,

2) professional forum to present and view research,

3) option to participate in student-early career professional-mentor social event,

4) unparalleled networking opportunities,

5) eligibility for NASPS Student Travel Award, In-memoriam Student Research Award, and NASPS Student-Mentor Collaboration Award

6) reduced membership fee.

 

**Note, early career professionals are considered to be within two years of their terminal degree.

 

The NASPS will be accepting applications for the NASPS Student Mentor Collaboration Award and Student Travel Awards in 2026.  Up to one award will be given to a qualified candidate.

 

The Student Mentor Collaboration Award has been created to establish a collaborative link between a graduate student working on sturgeon or paddlefish research and a researcher or manager to facilitate completion of the student’s degree. The role of the mentor is to transfer field, laboratory, or analytical methods, techniques, and knowledge to the graduate student. Collaborations should directly advance science and lead to career development for the student. A single award will be given annually for up to $3,000 USD. The award will be submitted to the student’s university, and NASPS will not pay indirect costs.

 

Application materials are due February 15, 2026.

The award recipient will be notified by March 4, 2026.

Student Mentor Collaboration Award 2026

 

The NASPS will be accepting applications for the NASPS Student Travel Award.  Up to five awards will be given to qualified candidates to support attendance at the 2026 NASPS annual meeting to be announced soon. The award will be submitted to the student’s university, and NASPS will not pay indirect costs

 

Application materials are due in June, 2026. Exact date to be announced.

 

NASPS Student Travel Award 2026 link coming soon

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Please review our awardees final reports for the NASPS Student Mentor Collaboration Award.

 

Alison Loeppky, University of Manitoba

Alison Loeppky Student Mentor Collaboration Award Report

 

Madison Earhart, University of British Columbia

Madison Earhart In Memoriam Student Research Award Report