Membership
Support Marine Science Education
Be an active part of marine education in Florida. Join FMSEA today by completing a Membership Application [PDF, 410K]. Send it along with your payment to our membership chairperson:
| Mellie Lewis TCOE |
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| 224 2nd Road Key Largo, FL 33037 |
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| Cell | (240) 565 - 9394 | |
| Home | (305) 451 - 1297 | |
| membership @ fmsea.org | ||
Fee Schedule
| Description | Fee |
| May 1 to April 30 (full year) | $20 |
| October 1 to April 30 (half year) | $10 |
| Life Membership | $140 |
| 1st Year Educator (full or half year) | FREE |
| Collection Workshop Participant | FREE |
| NMEA Dues (Affiliate Special, regular fee $50) | $45 |
Your Benefits
- Discounted membership dues for National Marine Education Association members.
- Annual Conference featuring information on marine research, classroom and field teaching activities and techniques, and interesting and informative field trips.
- Field trips to the diverse marine ecosystems of Florida.
- Scholarship and awards programs for students and teachers through the Student Project Award Fund, Teacher Trust Fund, The John Beakley Marine Educator of the Year Award and the FMSEA Service Award.
- Quarterly newsletter, The Littoral Drift, containing information about national, state, and regional conferences and workshops, teaching aids and resource lists, marine activities and events, field trip sites, and a classroom activity feature.
- FMSEA/FWC Marine Specimen Collecting Certification Workshops.
- Eligibility to hold elected or appointed office.
Awards and Scholarships
FMSEA annually recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions towards moving the field of marine science forward, who provide outstanding marine science education and who want to share their successes with other practitioners.
FMSEA Service Award
Deadline May 9, 2011
The FMSEA Service Award is given each year to a member who has exhibited dedicated service to the organization. Nominees must be FMSEA members. Self-nominations are accepted. The nomination must address the following points. Please submit bullets instead of a long narrative:
- Professional experience and background
- Projects/programs related to FMSEA undertaken by nominee
- Number of years and in what capacities nominee has served in FMSEA
John Beakley Marine Science “Educator of the Year” Award
Dave Makepeace, 2010 John Beakley Marine Science Educator of the Year Award recipient. Photo credit: Dawn Walker-Miller.
Deadline 5/9/2011
This Award is given to an educator who has demonstrated dedication to promoting and developing marine science in Florida. Nominees need not be members of FMSEA, but member nominations are encouraged. Self-nominations are accepted. Please ask the person you nominate to address the following categories (we encourage bullets of information as opposed to a narrative):
- Professional experience and background
- Special recognition already received relating to marine education
- Marine Science programs/projects developed by nominee
- Publications/workshops/presentations
FMSEA Teacher Trust Fund Award
Deadline 3/28/2011
Individual awards will be presented to FMSEA members to attend either an environmental professional development program or a professional conference. Awards may cover registration, travel or accommodation costs. Applicants are encouraged to secure matching funds from sources other that FMSEA. All award winners must agree to make acknowledgments of FMSEA support in all activities related to the funded program; file copies with FMSEA of all products generated by the program; write a short report for the program; file copies with FMSEA of all products generated by the program; write a short report for the Littoral Drift or present a session at the following Annual Conference after the completion of the project.
- Teacher Trust Fund Award Application [PDF, 67K]
FMSEA Student Project Award
To be presented March 24th, 2011 at the SSEF
The purpose of the Student Project Award is to encourage continuing education and study of the marine environment. A $300 Cash Award will be awarded to both a Junior and Senior Section student whose research demonstrates outstanding environmental science research with a marine and/or aquatic science connection.
- The next award will be presented at the 56th Annual State Science and Engineering Fair of Florida (SSEF), Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, March 23rd – 25th, 2011.
- Contact Jeremy (president @ fmsea.org) for more details
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