Do you know a full-time university student enrolled in floodplain management-related courses? Please encourage them to enter the ASFPM Foundation's 9th Annual Collegiate Student Paper Competition. Finalists receive a stipend to help with travel expenses to present their papers at the 2019 ASFPM annual national conference May 19-23 in Cleveland, Ohio. Prizes of up to a $1,000 scholarship will be awarded.

Any full-time student, or team of students, enrolled at any college or university is eligible to submit an abstract on subjects relating to floodplain or stormwater management. Some related fields include engineering, geology, geography, planning and public administration. A list of suggested topics is available here.

Abstracts of 500 words or less must be submitted by Jan. 12. Abstracts will be reviewed by an ASFPM Foundation panel. Three semi-finalists will be invited to submit a full paper due April 12. Semifinalists will be invited to present their papers at a special session at the ASFPM annual national conference May 21. Papers and student presentations will be judged by a panel of floodplain managers and winners will be announced at the conference awards luncheon May 23. Learn more about the competition requirements and about past finalists here.

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