FNEP Alumni Association Membership

Alumni, current students, and faculty are encouraged to join. Program partners, friends, and regional conservation or environmental organizations are also welcome and to join as non-voting members. Please consider becoming a member at a higher level if you have the means to do so. If the FNEP program has been good to you over the years, then this is a great way to give back!

What your annual membership supports:

Direct Student Support

• Fund current students to attend conferences.
• Purchase field equipment for current and future students.
• Provide travel scholarships for current students pursuing projects outside of New England.
• Offer stipends for guest speakers, field trips, and other professional development opportunities.

Direct Alumni Support

• Extend small research grants to support alumni in pursuit of intellectual passions.
• Support registration fees for annual FNEP Symposium and other conferences.

Flex Fund
For current students and alumni

• Cover small expenses that promote the work of FNEPs, such as publication submission fees and application fees.
• Support guest lectures, workshops, and field walk programs, open to both students and alumni.

General Operating Budget

• Fund an annual FNEP Symposium, including facilities rentals and the keynote speaker.
• Maintain our database, website, and associated software.
• Sustain the annual publication of Field Notes, the FNEP magazine.
• Produce branded FNEP promotional materials, such as hats, pins, and posters.

What else comes with a membership?

• Exclusive access to our regularly updated alumni and member database and contact information.
• First access to RFPs and consulting opportunities declined by FNEP program.
• Networking to connect partner organizations with alumni expertise.