Society of Wetland Scientists
South Atlantic Chapter

Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia,
West Virginia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands


Guidelines for Graduate Student Travel Award to SWS Annual Meeting

Rev. June 10, 2011

  1. The award should be announced on the Chapter website, in an email to all Chapter members, and/or other venues as appropriate. Award winners should be announced on the Chapter website.
  2. The announcement must include the following:
    1. A travel award (or awards) will be provided for graduate or undergraduate student research pertaining to wetland science or management. The number and amount of the award(s) will be decided upon by the Executive Committee prior to solicitation of applicants.
    2. The student must be enrolled in a public or private university located within the South Atlantic Chapter’s region.
    3. The student must also be a member of SWS. The announcement should provide the SWS web address to facilitate applying for membership.
    4. Applicants must send a copy of their abstract to the chair (email address should be included in announcement) of the award committee at the time of submission to the SWS Program.
    5. The announcement should inform the awardees that they will be required to attend the chapter annual business meeting. The student will be presented with their travel award during this meeting.
    6. A sample announcement is provided below.
  3. The Awards Committee will rank applications for the student travel award and provide its recommendation to the Chapter Executive Committee. The Executive Committee will have final approval of the winning application(s).
  4. Oral papers given by awardees during the SWS annual meeting should acknowledge the support provided by the South Atlantic Chapter of SWS, either verbally or in writing.
  5. The Awards Committee shall consist of at least three Chapter members who will rank the abstracts and recommend winning applications to the Executive Committee for final approval. The Executive Committee will appoint one committee member to act as chair. The Awards Committee will also be responsible to advertise the availability of the award to universities within the South Atlantic Chapter’s region.
  6. Students may receive support in multiple years and may receive support if they are also receiving support from other sources. However, the Awards Committee and the Executive Committee will retain the ability to eliminate a student from consideration if the student has received multiple Chapter awards in previous years or if receiving support from other awards.

 

Sample Announcement

SOCIETY OF WETLAND SCIENTISTS
SOUTH ATLANTIC CHAPTER
STUDENT TRAVEL AWARD

The South Atlantic Chapter of the Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) offers a student travel award to support graduate students presenting wetland research at the SWS annual meeting. The student must be enrolled in a public or private university located within the South Atlantic Chapter’s region and must be a member of SWS. We will award $500 to two students. The Chapter’s Awards and Executive Committees will judge the applicants based on the scientific quality and importance of their research as described in the abstract. Please check the appropriate box on the SWS registration form and submit your abstract as instructed in the SWS call for papers. Further, applicants must also submit their abstract, by electronic mail, to [INSERT THE COMMITTEE CHAIR WITH EMAIL]. This step must not be overlooked as the student will not be eligible to win the award if a copy of the abstract is not sent to the committee chair.  The winning student must be present to receive their award at the Chapter’s business meeting held during the SWS annual meeting. To become a member of SWS, visit the web site at www.sws.org.

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