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ASB SUPPORT AWARDS
ASB support awards provide funds to help students attend the annual meeting and its events.
The Lafayette Frederick Underrepresented Minorities Scholarship ($1200)
The Frederick Award, sponsored by the ASB Committee on Human Diversity, honors long-time ASB member, Past President, and John Herr Lifetime Achievement Award winner Dr. Lafayette Frederick. The annual scholarship provides one outstanding undergraduate student membership to the association, registration to the annual meeting, mentorship onsite from a faculty member in a discipline related to the interests of the student, and attendance to many networking opportunities such as the Plenary Social, the Diversity Luncheon, the Thursday Night Social, and the Friday Night Banquet. This scholarship also covers travel and lodging to the annual meeting.
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Support Awards for First-Generation Undergraduate Student Members of ASB
First Gen Support Awards, sponsored by the ASB Committee on Human Diversity, partially defray the expenses of undergraduate first generation college students that will attend the Association of Southeastern Biologists Annual Meeting. The awards provide funds to support student membership, registration to the meeting, travel and lodging, and attendance at meeting events. The Southeastern Chapter of the Ecological Society of America sponsors one of these awards for a student with interests in ecology. The number of awardees in a given year is dependent on available funds.
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Support Award for Graduate Student Members of ASB
Support awards defray expenses for graduate student members who attend and present at the ASB meeting. The award will provide complementary early-bird registration and tickets to events at the annual meeting and student membership for the upcoming year. The number of awardees in a given year is dependent on available funds. Applicants will be notified of the Committee’s decision via email. The recipients of the award will be given a voucher for registration. Checks will be available at the meeting or sent in the mail.
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AFFILIATE SUPPORT AWARDS
Southern Appalachian Botanical Society – Student Conference Support Award ($500)
This financial assistance award is available to undergraduate and graduate students presenting a paper or poster with a botanical focus at the annual ASB/SABS meeting. Award criteria and the application form may be found at sabs.us/awards.
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