Ecological Society of America Student Section

Check out these 3 awards from the Aquatic Ecology Section that are open to students. Applications/nominations for 2011 awards due June 1, 2011.

1) Thomas M. Frost Award for Excellence in Graduate Research

The ESA-PPE provides funds each year for students to travel to the national meeting. The student must:

1. be the presenter/first author of a talk or poster at the meeting and
2. be a member of the section (if you are not sure whether you are up to date with the section dues, please contact membership(at)esa.org).

Two separate awards, the Billings Award and the New Phytologist Poster Award recognize significant advancements in physiological ecology. Entrants are judged on the rigor, creativity, importance, and quality of presentation of the research. Applications are due June 1, 2011.

BILLINGS AWARD
The W.D. and S.M. Billings award is made to the graduate student whose oral presentation at the

To Fellow Science Students,

Recently, several student members of the Botanical Society of America developed an open letter to lawmakers to express our hope that policymakers in Washington, DC, will sustain a national commitment to invest in our nation's scientific research, development, and education systems.

Federal funding for science and science education programs is important to us all. Thus, we invite you to join us in a nationwide effort to communicate to lawmakers in Washington, DC, the importance of continued federal investments in science.

The Physiological Ecology Section offers five travel grants for students presenting papers or posters in the field of physiological ecology at the 2011 ESA Annual Meeting. The winner of each grant will receive $500 to help support attending the meeting. Applications for 2011 awards will be accepted until June 1, 2011. The grants are made possible by a generous donation from an anonymous donor.

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