ICRS Fellow

Description: The status of ICRS Fellow is awarded in recognition of scientific, conservation, or management achievement and service to ICRS over a significant period of time.

Level of experience needed:  N/A

ICRS Membership requirement: Current ICRS member for a minimum of 4 years of the past 5 years

ICRS Service requirement: Nominees should have contributed in a service capacity to the Society beyond that of consistent membership. Service examples may include: past/present ICRS Officer or Council Member; editorial board member of Coral Reefs; and/or session leadership at a past/ upcoming ICRS Symposium.

Frequency of award: Annual

Number of awards: Variable. A maximum of 10 members per year can be approved for Fellowship status, subject to the extant number of Fellows not exceeding 15% of the total number of Society members.

Recognition: Fellowship status for life (contingent on maintaining active ICRS membership status). New fellows receive a certificate of recognition.

Due date for applications: 15th February.

Nomination process: Applicants for the following awards (Eminence in Research, Mid and Early Career, World Reef or Coral Reef Conservation) who also meet the criteria for ICRS Fellow may include an application for ICRS Fellow Status. To do so, please include a paragraph (<200 words) in the nomination letter that specifically addresses how the applicant meets this awards criteria.

Questions about awards and honors should be addressed to the Awards Committee Chair.

Previous recipients can be found here.