Grant for attendance of young fish technologists at the World Seafood Congress, Reykjavik, September 2017

The International Association of Fish Inspectors is pleased to announce the opening of applications for the 2017 Peter Howgate Award. This award will fund the attendance of a young fish technologist (under 30 years of age) to the IAFI World Seafood Congress 2017, to be held in Reykjavik, Iceland, from 10-13^th September 2017.


The Congress will be hosted by MATIS, the Icelandic Food and Biotech R&D institute, and will also coincide with the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition and Awards from 13-15^th September.

The Award will cover travel, accommodation and the congress fee. This affords the successful applicant a career-changing opportunity to gain new insights and build networks in the global fishery sector. The deadline for submission of applications is 31st March 2017.

Download the detailed rules and application form here.