Awards
We invite nominations for 2024 inductees into the Genetics Section’s Hall of Excellence. The Hall of Excellence recognizes professionals who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of management or conservation of aquatic species and ecosystems through the application of genetics tools, techniques, or theory. Up to four inductees are entered into the Hall of... Read More
The James E. Wright Graduate Award is presented annually by the Genetics Section at the AFS Annual Meeting and is intended to recognize excellence in graduate-level work in fisheries genetics. The applicant must be a full or affiliate member of the Genetics Section at the time of application. Students are eligible to win the award... Read More
Calling for nominations for the Genetics Section Early Career Award 2023! Submit nominations by 30 June 2023 to Kerry Reid, Committee Chair, and cc’ Committee Members Craig Stockwell, Trevor Krabbenhoft, and Elizabeth Mandeville. Please see the Genetics Section Early Career Award Announcement 2023 or visit our Early Career Award webpage for details. Read More
AFS Genetics Section Members: The planning committee of the Coastwide Salmonid Genetics Conference is awarding 4 student travel scholarships ($500) for the 2023 meeting in Boise, ID. Applicants must be currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate students that plan to attend the conference. We also highly encourage applications from students from historically underrepresented groups in the... Read More
The AFS Genetics Section Early Career Award committee is soliciting nominations for our 2022 award. Details may be found in the PDF announcement or on the Early Career Award webpage. Nominations are due 15 July 2022 to the award committee. Please contact Craig Stockwell Craig Stockwell, Emily Lescak, Kerry Reid, or Trevor Krabbenhoft with any... Read More
The Genetics Section Ex Comm would like to again make travel funding available for postdocs looking to attend the 2022 AFS meeting in Spokane 21-25 August 2022. Several awards will be made, with $500 given for in person attendance and $300 for virtual attendance (cost of virtual attendance for early career professionals). Please indicate if... Read More
We are now accepting applications for the James Wright Award, a graduate student travel award that provides funds to participate in the annual AFS meeting. This year’s annual meeting will be in Spokane from 21-25 August 2022. There will be a virtual attendance option, so students, please indicate in your application whether you will be... Read More
Just a reminder that AFS Genetics Section postdoc travel award applications for the national AFS meeting are due by 5 pm PST tomorrow, August 18. Please see the AFS GS Postdoc Travel Award 2021 announcement. Submit your materials to Andrea Schreier (amdrauch@ucdavis.edu) by tomorrow! Awardees will be notified before the AFS Genetics Section Business Meeting... Read More
Worried you or your student missed the deadline to submit for the AFS Best Student Presentation/Poster Award at the Baltimore meeting? There’s still time! High school, undergraduate, or graduate students who have recently completed research can still be considered for AFS Best Student Presentation or Poster Awards for 2021, but applications are only open for... Read More
Please submit nominations by 16 July 2021 to Craig Stockwell, Committee Chair, and CC Committee Members Emily Lescak and Kerry Reid. Instructions for nomination can be downloaded here: Genetics Section Early Career Award Announcement 2021 and on our Early Career Award page. Read More
