National Marine Fisheries Service - Sea Grant Joint Graduate Fellowship Program in Population Dynamics and Marine Resource Economics
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The University of Southern California Sea Grant Program is now seeking applications for the 2013 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)-Sea Grant Joint Graduate Fellowship Programs in Population Dynamics and Marine Resource Economics. These are national competitions, and applicants should contact the Sea Grant program in their state (or closest to them). California applicants may apply through either the California Sea Grant Program in La Jolla, or through the University of Southern California Sea Grant Program in Los Angeles. The award for each fellowship is contingent upon the availability of federal funds and will be in the form of a grant or cooperative agreement of $38,500 per year. Details on how to apply are below.
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2013 NMFS—Sea Grant Fellowship Program in Population Dynamics
- Funding Opportunity Description: The Graduate Fellowship Program awards at least two new Ph.D. fellowships each year to students who are interested in careers related to the population dynamics of living marine resources and the development and implementation of quantitative methods for assessing their status. Fellows will work on thesis problems of public interest and relevance to NMFS under the guidance of NMFS mentors at participating NMFS Science Centers or Laboratories. The NMFS–Sea Grant Fellowship in Population Dynamics meets NOAA's Mission goal of "Protect, Restore and Manage the Use of Coastal and Ocean Resources Through Ecosystem-Based Management."
- Federal Agency Name(s): Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce
- Funding Opportunity Title: 2013 NMFS—Sea Grant Fellowship Program in Population Dynamics (Population Dynamics Graduate Fellowship Program)
- Funding Opportunity Number: NOAA-OAR-SG-2013-2003529
- Dates: All applications must come through the sponsoring Sea Grant office. The deadline for application to California Sea Grant is 5 pm Pacific Standard Time, January 25, 2013. Applications will be submitted to the National Sea Grant Office (NSGO) by California Sea Grant by 1:00 pm, Pacific Standard Time, February 22, 2013 through Grants.gov. Facsimile transmission and electronic mail submission of applications will not be accepted.
2013 NMFS—Sea Grant Fellowship Program in Marine Resource Economics
- Funding Opportunity Description: The Graduate Fellowship Program generally awards two new Ph.D. fellowships each year to students who are interested in careers related to the development and implementation of quantitative methods for assessing the economics of the conservation and management of living marine resources. Fellows will work on thesis problems of public interest and relevance to NMFS under the guidance of NMFS mentors at participating NMFS Science Centers or Laboratories. The NMFS—Sea Grant Fellowship in Marine Resource Economics meets NOAA's Mission goal of "Protect, Restore and Manage the Use of Coastal and Ocean Resources Through Ecosystem-Based Management."
- Federal Agency Name(s): Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce
- Funding Opportunity Title: 2013 NMFS—Sea Grant Fellowship Program in Marine Resource Economics (Resource Economics Graduate Fellowship Program)
- Funding Opportunity Number: NOAA-OAR-SG-2013-2003524
- Dates: All applications must come through the sponsoring Sea Grant office. The deadline for application to USC Sea Grant is 5 pm Pacific Standard Time, January 25, 2013. Applications will be submitted to the National Sea Grant Office (NSGO) by California Sea Grant by 1:00 pm, Pacific Standard Time, February 22, 2013 through Grants.gov. Facsimile transmission and electronic mail submission of applications will not be accepted.
How To Apply
- Applicants should contact a local state Sea Grant program (California Sea Grant in La Jolla or USC Sea Grant in Los Angeles) for application assistance. You'll be asked to provide the program with the needed application material (see Federal Funding Opportunity for details) and then let the program submit the application to the Federal grant system.
- Application materials should be submitted to the sponsoring Sea Grant program by January 25, 2013.
- There are two separate funding numbers for the two portions of this competition: Population Dynamics Federal Funding Opportunity #: NOAA-OAR-SG-2013-2003529 and Marine Resource Economics Federal Funding Opportunity #: NOAA-OAR-SG-2013-2003524
- The NMFS Fellowship program web site can be found at http://www.seagrant.noaa.gov/funding/fisheriesgradfellowship.html
For more information on applying through the USC Sea Grant program, please contact:
Phyllis Grifman, Associate Director, USC Sea Grant
grifman@usc.edu
213.740.1963
