LATEST NEWS
The ASFPM Foundation’s 2025 Future Leaders Scholarship Application Period is Now Open!
We are pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the Fall 2025 to Spring 2027 Future Leaders Scholarship (FLS), sponsored by the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) Foundation and made possible by Giving Tuesday. We continue to look for the best and brightest college undergraduates to help sustain a strong floodplain management community into the future.
To ensure full consideration, students wishing to apply will need to submit their applications and all required attachments so that they are received by the ASFPM Foundation no later than midnight EST on Tuesday, February 1, 2025.
Your help is appreciated. We are asking that you use your networks within the floodplain management community, including your relationships with colleges and universities, to share information about this incredible opportunity. It’s because of YOUR generosity that the ASFPM Foundation is able to change lives. Thank you for your continued support. Stay tuned for how you can give this Giving Tuesday (December 3rd)!
ASFPM Foundation’s 15th Annual Collegiate Student Paper Competition is gearing up!
The 15th Annual ASFPM Foundation Collegiate Student Paper Competition will be held in New Orleans during the 2025 ASFPM Annual Conference, which is slated to take place on May 18- 22, 2025. Important goals of the Competition are to encourage student engagement in floodplain management topics and to identify talented individuals with the potential to make lasting contributions to the floodplain management body of knowledge. Abstracts for the Competition are due on March 24, 2025, and three finalists will be invited to present their papers to an esteemed panel of flood risk management professionals at the conference. We are encouraging you to use your social media networks to get the word out to eligible college students who may be interested in submitting an abstract, either individually or as a team. As added incentive, up to $1,500 is provided for the cost for one presenter from each team to travel to the Conference, and 2025 prize money will be $1,600 for 1st Place, $1,200 for 2nd Place, and $700 for 3rd Place.
ASFPM FOUNDATION ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS
ASFPM Foundation hosts a number of activities and events for the purpose of considering current flood policy and future flood risk issues at the national and state level. These events include the Gilbert F. White Flood Policy Forums, Larry A. Larson Speaker Series and State Symposia. The ASFPM Foundation supports our partners at ASFPM through project funding. A number of reports and publications are available here, and also visit the ASFPM Flood Science Center. Other foundation accomplishments include the development of the national Certified Floodplain Manager program, and the No Adverse Impact initiative.
The ASFPM Foundation proudly supports the education of current and future flood risk management professionals. Current college scholarship opportunities include the ASFPM Foundation Future Leaders Scholarship and the annual ASFPM Student Paper Competition. Activities, events and scholarships are made possible due to the support of ASFPM Foundation donors.
SUPPORT THE FOUNDATION
HELP US to continue to enhance the practice and science of floodplain management, to make this world a safer place for present and future generations. To ensure the continuation of forums, floodplain management research and scholarships, your donation is needed! Help support the goals of the ASFPM Foundation by donating today. When you give to the ASFPM Foundation you support a variety of initiatives that reduce suffering and losses as a result of flooding, and promotes sustainable management of the nation's floodplains and watersheds. By donating, you set an example for fellow floodplain managers and do much to ensure our profession's continued national influence. Choose to make a one-time gift, or enroll in our recurring giving program to support our efforts year round. GIVE NOW.
Please send pledges and donations to:
Association of State Floodplain Managers Foundation
8301 Excelsior Drive
Madison, WI 53717
Madison, WI 53717
