CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
FOR SWS MINORITY UNDERGRADUATE TRAVEL/MENTORING AWARDS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING IN WASHINGTON, DC (MAY 26-30, 2008)
The Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) announces the availability of minority undergraduate student awards for travel to attend the annual SWS meeting - May 26-30, 2008 in Washington, DC. The SWS is committed to increasing diversity in its membership and is offering full travel awards and mentoring at the meeting for undergraduate students from underrepresented groups. These awards are supported by the National Science Foundation, the Washington meeting organizers, several SWS Chapters (Mid-Atlantic, Pacific Northwest, South Atlantic, and Western), and Huffman & Carpenter, Inc. Undergraduate student participants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or its possessions. An undergraduate student is a student who is enrolled in a degree program (part-time or full-time) leading to a baccalaureate or associates degree. Students who are transferring from one institution to another and are enrolled at neither institution during the intervening summer may participate. Preference will be given to applicants willing to present results of undergraduate research at the poster session of the Annual Meeting. Application materials and additional information are available from Dr. Frank P. Day, Old Dominion University (fday@odu.edu). Application deadline is November 30, 2007.
