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Ronald L. Schmied Scholarship
Organization
Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute
Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
2796 Overseas Hwy., Ste. 119
Marathon, FL 33050
Phone Number (305)289-2330
Level of Study Bachelor's Degree
Graduate Degree
Award Type Scholarship
Purpose To financially assist graduate students interested in marine recreational fisheries who might otherwise not be able to attend the annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI) conference.
Focus Fisheries sciences/management.
Qualifications Applicants for this award must be currently enrolled and in good standing in a college or university degree program in the wider Caribbean or in one of the adjacent Gulf of Mexico states (Mexico and the United States) or be a student in good standing at any college or university and engaged in a research project in the Gulf of Mexico and wider Caribbean region. Only applicants with a social, economic, ecological, or management perspective on recreational fisheries will be eligible to receive this award.
Criteria Selection will be based on the Committee criteria.
Duration Annual.
Number of Awards 1.
To Apply Applicants must be submit online application; an letter from the student nominee that includes: student's name, address, telephone number, e‐mail address, educational institution, department, degree level, a short description of current research in marine recreational fisheries, involvement with recreational fisheries topics/issues and related achievements, any particular reason for attending the GCFI meeting (paper presentation, pertinent paper session, meet with a faculty member at another institution attending the meeting, etc.), statement of career goals in fishery science or management, and reasons why financial assistance is needed. Additional requirements are a vita, a confidential letter of endorsement from a faculty member from the applicant's home institution/department, and an ABSTRACT of an oral or poster presentation submitted for the GCFI Conference; eligible for this Scholarship applicants must fill out the Abstract Submission Form located on the GCFI conference web page; supporting paperwork, including a copy of the abstract.
Deadline July 5.
Contact Email: studentawards@gcfi.org.
For more information http://www.gcfi.org
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