The Andy Sheldon Fund for Field Ecology in Streams
The Andy Sheldon Fund for Field Ecology in Streams supports students’ travel to the SFS Annual Meeting to present field-based research on stream populations or communities, helping them share their work.
This grant was recently updated
Plan to apply between October 12 and November 1, 2026—the deadline is now earlier than the previously anticipated December date, and the travel award has increased to $1,200. Submit through the dedicated SFS Endowment Awards application for awards other than Early Career Awards. For application help, register for the October 19 webinar (4:00–5:30 pm PT / 7:00–8:30 pm ET); a recording will be available afterward.
Funder: Society for Freshwater Science
Due Dates: October 12, 2026 (Applications open) | October 19, 2026 (Information webinar) | November 1, 2026 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: One award of $1,200 for travel to the SFS Annual Meeting
Summary: Supports students presenting field-based research in stream population or community ecology at the SFS Annual Meeting.
Key Information: Applicants must be current SFS members; funding supports meeting travel, not conducting research.
Description
The Andy Sheldon Fund for Field Ecology in Streams is administered by the Society for Freshwater Science (SFS) through its Endowment Awards program. Established in memory of Andy Sheldon, it supports students conducting field-based research in stream population or community ecology.
The fund helps recipients bring that research to the SFS Annual Meeting through travel support tied to both attendance and presentation. Its focus is specifically on ecological research carried out in streams at the population or community level. This is a meeting travel award rather than a grant to pay for conducting the research itself.
