ASFPM Foundation's Collegiate Student Paper Competition

Every spring the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) conducts an annual national conference that attracts more than 1,200 floodplain management professionals from federal, state and local government, as well as the private sector for a week-long event that showcases state-of-the-art techniques, programs, practices, resources, materials, equipment, accessories and services to accomplish flood mitigation, risk reduction and other community goals. Since 2011, ASFPM Foundation has sponsored a student paper competition as a way to engage the next generation in the important conversations pertaining to our profession. Three finalists are invited to present their papers at the conference where they will also have the opportunity to learn about a wide range of topics that will be relevant to their future career. This year's competition will be a part of the program at the 2022 ASFPM Annual National Conference on May 15-19, 2022.

Teams consisting of one or more graduate or undergraduate students currently enrolled in a college or university are encouraged to submit abstracts on subjects relating to floodplain or stormwater management by January 15, 2022. The abstracts will be judged by a panel of floodplain management professionals and three finalists will be invited to submit their papers in April 2022. The three finalists will receive free registration at the ASFPM annual national conference, free lodging at the conference hotel, domestic air travel and up to $200 reimbursement of meal and other travel expenses to make their presentations at a special student session and then present their papers at the 2022 ASFPM annual national conference on May 17, 2022 in a conference session.

A panel of floodplain management professionals will judge the papers and presentations. Winners will be announced awards luncheon on Thursday, May 19, 2022. First Place: $1,000 scholarship; Second Place: $500 scholarship; Third Place: $250 scholarship.

Click here for information on eligibility, submission process and timeline, and topic areas of consideration and abstract criteria, or download a flyer.