The Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) announces the availability of undergraduate student awards for travel to attend the annual SWS meeting July 2 – July 9, 2011 in Prague, Czech Republic. The mission of this SWS program is to increase diversity in the Society and the field of wetland sciences by offering full travel awards to undergraduate students from underrepresented groups and providing career mentoring and exposure to career options at the Society’s annual meeting (see application form for eligible groups). These awards are supported by the National Science Foundation and several SWS Chapters (Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, South Central, North Central, Western, and Pacific Northwest). The areas of interest of the student participants range from freshwater to marine and involve a wide variety of organism types. Undergraduate participants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or its possessions. An undergraduate student is a student who is enrolled in a degree program (part-time or full-time) leading to a baccalaureate or associates degree. Spring 2011 graduates are eligible as well. Application materials and additional information are available from Dr. Frank P. Day, Old Dominion University (f...@odu.edu<mailto:f...@odu.edu>) and on the program’s web page (http://www.sws.org/mentoring.mgi). An email to Frank Day expressing interest in the program can serve as a preapplication. Application deadline is December 3, 2010.
