Thursday, September 5, 2013

2012 Sander Award

Walleye Technical Committee
Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference Student Travel Grant
“Sander Award”
Purpose: To financially assist a student conducting research of interest to the Walleye Technical
Committee (WTC).
Description: A grant of $100 from the WTC of the North Central Division of the American Fisheries
Society.
Eligibility Criteria: The recipient of this award must be a student who is currently enrolled in a college
or university for a degree program. Preference will be given to those involved in research of interest to the
WTC.
Documentation required: An application letter from the student that includes: student’s name, address,
telephone number, educational institution, department, degree level, a short description of current
research, reasons for wishing to attend the meeting (paper or poster presentation, pertinent paper session,
sub-unit business and/or technical meetings), and reasons why financial assistance is needed.
 
Selection Criteria: The Operations Subcommittee of the WTC will evaluate applicants based on the following criteria:
a. AFS involvement (reasons for attending the meeting).
b. Relevance of research to the goals of the WTC.
Frequency of Award: The WTC will select one recipient each year.
Deadline: The deadline for receipt of completed applications by the Chair of the WTC is September 28.
2012 Chair of WTC is Paul Christel: pchristel@cheqnet.net
*The Chair of the WTC will request matching funds from the student’s AFS Chapter (total award up to
$200), however there is no formal arrangement that guarantees matching funds