Student Travel Awards

Deadline for application submission is now CLOSED. 

Please check back in later for 2025 Student Travel Award deadlines.

The Molecular Ecology Working Group Student Travel Award will provide $500 to TWS student members attending The Wildlife Society’s Annual Conference.  This award will be given to three current or recently graduated students. 

Applicants must meet the following eligibility standards:

• A member of The Wildlife Society and Molecular Ecology Working Group 

• A current graduate or undergraduate student, or recent graduate (degree received during previous 12 months)

• Willing to contribute to MEWG activities, such as helping onsite with a booth, blog/newsletter contribution, etc. 

• Must not have received the travel award in the previous year

• Open to all students to support attendance of conference for professional development, presenting, or networking. Accepted talk or poster is no longer a requirement.

Applications must include:

• A statement (<300 words) describing the benefit(s) you expect to obtain from attendance at this meeting. How will attendance at the TWS annual meeting enhance your career goals?

• A budget showing projected conference travel expenses and any other potential travel funding

• If applicable, please provide an abstract of accepted talk/poster

Please email your application materials to tws.mewg@gmail.com.