A summer internship program for high school students to engage, inspire and diversify the next generation of fisheries professionals.
Hutton Scholars Today
In 2019, we had two Hutton Scholars working in Puerto Rico on various projects dealing with ecological restoration and fisheries! Click the link below to read about the students in the AFS Puerto Chapter newsletter.
Hutton Scholars in Puerto Rico
2018 Hutton Scholar, Alexandra Grayson, wrote a blog about her summer experience at IMET in Baltimore, Maryland. Check it out below!
Read about 2017 Hutton Scholar, Christina Patricia’s, work in Southern California with mentor, Russell Barabe!
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Take a minute and scroll through Conservation internships and job openings on the brand new Diversity Joint Venture for Conservation Careers (DJV) website!!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
From March 1st to March 31st, 2020 we are asking YOU to support the 2020 Hutton Program to provide more opportunities for high school student looking to open the door to the fisheries and aquatic sciences profession.
All selected 2020 Hutton Scholars will have the chance to attend the first annual Hutton Scholar Summit on Virginia Tech’s campus in Blacksburg, Virginia this August!
Trout Out of the Classroom, AFS partners to support and expand this unique program nationally.
Support Hutton!
We are celebrating 20 years of internships for the Hutton Junior Fisheries Biology Program this summer! Help us continue to engage and inspire high school students by supporting the Hutton Program today. For more information about the Robert F. Hutton Fund and how to donate, click the “Support Hutton” button below:
Donate Now2020 Hutton Junior Fisheries Biology Program General Timeline
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Mentor and Student Online Application Opens
December 15, 2019 (Students) October 1, 2019 (Mentors)
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Applications Closed
February 16, 2020 (Students) March 1, 2020 (Mentors)
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Applications Under Review
March 2020
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All Applicants Notified and Accepted Students Matched with Mentor
mid to late-April 2020
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Internship Period
mid-June until mid-August 2020
To view a more detailed calendar of dates and deadlines for Fall 2019-Summer 2020 CLICK HERE