National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) / Sea Grant
Joint Graduate Fellowship
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Program in Population Dynamics
and Marine Resource Economics Description
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Fellowships for highly
qualified PhD-level graduate students interested in careers
in:
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Support for up to three years for Population Dynamics fellowships, and up to two years for Marine Resource Economics fellowship. | ||
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Approx. two fellowships awarded each year in each discipline, with overall maximum of 12 Fellows at any time. | ||
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Fellows work closely with mentors from NMFS Science Centers or Laboratories and work as summer intern at NMFS facility on thesis research or related problem. | ||
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Program
Goals
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Encourage qualified applicants to pursue careers in and increase available expertise related to: a) population dynamics and assessment of status of stocks of living marine resources, or b) economic analysis of living marine resource conservation and management decisions. |
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Foster closer relationships between academic scientists and NMFS. |
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Provide real-world experience to graduate students and accelerate their career development. |
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Eligibility |
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Must be United States citizen. |
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Prospective Population Dynamics Fellows must be admitted to PhD program in population dynamics or related field (applied mathematics, statistics, or quantitative ecology) at academic institution in United States or its territories. |
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Prospective Marine Resource Economics Fellows must be in process of completing at least two years of course work in PhD program in natural resource, marine resource, or environmental economics or related field. |
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Award |
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Grant or cooperative agreement of $38,000 per year awarded to local Sea Grant program/host university. |
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50% of funds provided by NMFS, 33% provided by National Sea Grant Office (NSGO), and 16% provided by university as required match of NSGO funds. |
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Disbursement of award for salary, living expenses, tuition, health insurance, other fees, and travel determined by university. |
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Relevant Dates |
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Application deadline - December 1, 2003 at 5 PM, to the Florida Sea Grant College Program, University of Florida, Building 803 McCarty Drive, PO Box 110400, Gainesville, FL 32611-0400 (http://www.nsgo.seagrant.org/funding.html) |
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Fellowship start date - June 1. |
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Contact |
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Dr. Emory D. Anderson, National Sea Grant College Program, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, tel: (301) 713-2435, emory.anderson@noaa.gov. |
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Any state Sea Grant program (http://www.nsgo.seagrant.org/SGDirectors.html). |
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Any participating NMFS facility (http://www.nsgo.seagrant.org/research/rfp/NMFS_Labs.html). |