This is a fellowship/mentorship opportunity for students and early career professionals from under-represented/historically marginalized groups studying or interested in the field of freshwater science.

The Society of Freshwater Science (SFS), with funding from the National Science Foundation, has an experience called Emerge. Emerge expands upon a decade-long program called Instars and provides opportunities for networking with graduate students, faculty, and professionals hoping to encourage diversity in the freshwater discipline. We engage undergraduate students, graduate students, and early career scholars in year-round activities (e.g., a river trip, R workshop, and graphic design workshop) and professional development, beginning with attendance at the SFS Annual Meeting.

The Instars and Emerge programs plan to support SFS Annual Meeting and year-round activity expenses for participants at the 2023 SFS Annual Meeting. This year’s meeting is June 3-7, 2023 in Brisbane, Australia.