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 2025. 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 sturgeon or paddlefish researcher or manager to aid in the 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 June 27, 2025. Student Mentor Collaboration Award 2025 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 2025 NASPS Annual meeting in Nelson, British Columbia. The award will be submitted to the student’s university, and NASPS will not pay indirect costs Application materials are due June 27, 2025. NASPS Student Travel Award 2025 __________________________________________________ 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 NASPS Student and Early Career Professional Subunit
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