{"id":9166,"date":"2025-01-18T12:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T17:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/units.fisheries.org\/habitat\/?page_id=9166"},"modified":"2026-04-30T19:38:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T23:38:48","slug":"rising-star-award-for-outstanding-early-career-contributions-in-fish-habitat-conservation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/units.fisheries.org\/habitat\/awards\/rising-star-award-for-outstanding-early-career-contributions-in-fish-habitat-conservation\/","title":{"rendered":"Rising Star Award for Outstanding Early Career Contributions in Fish Habitat Conservation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Rising Star Award was established in 2019 to recognize the outstanding early-career contributions of students and early professionals in the field of fish habitat conservation. This award recognizes the achievements of individuals who achieve early-career success on projects related to fish habitat research, policy, management, education, project implementation, communications and outreach, or some other endeavor in freshwater, coastal, and\/or marine environments. The Rising Star Award is administered as an American Fisheries Society (AFS), Fish Habitat Section (FHS)-level award in association with the National Fish Habitat Partnership (NFHP) and NOAA Fisheries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To be eligible for the Rising Star Award, nominees must be a graduate student (MS or PhD) or an early-career professional who completed the project(s) they are being recognized for within 10 years of graduating with their terminal degree. If the nominee receives the Rising Star Award they will be encouraged to attend the AFS Annual Meeting, and specifically the FHS Business Meeting to receive the award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Past Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n