Attention Graduate Students

The Western International Forest Disease Work Conference is pleased to offer travel awards for graduate students interested in attending the conference. The intent of the WIFDWC Student Travel Award is to enable more students to attend WIFDWC meetings and to assist with broadening their professional experiences via networking with professionals. The award is intended to assist with conference-related expenses.

2024 Student Travel Award Applications are due July 5, 2025

Please submit pdf application (save with ‘yourlastname’ at the end of the document title) and supporting documents to Betsy Goodrich electronically by July 5, 2024: anne.goodrich@usda.gov. You can also have references mail letters of support to Betsy @ 1133 N. Western Avenue, Wenatchee, WA 98801.

Students will be informed on their application status at least two weeks before early registration prices end.

Graduate Student Awardees and Special Papers, Poster Session, and Other Panels

Graduate student travel awardees are encouraged to give an oral presentation (PhD students) or a poster presentation (MS students) in addition to the short research update in the Student Flash n’ Dash session. See the appropriate sections for contacts for these sessions.