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Sea Grant, NOAA Seek 2010 Marine Fisheries Fellows


Contact:
Sara Mirabilio, 252/475-3663 ext.29, saram@csi.northcarolina.edu

Posted December 11, 2009

Original Federal Announcements:
Population Dynamics Fellowship, NOAA-OAR-SG-2010-2001861 (download PDF)
Marine Resource Economics Fellowship, NOAA-OAR-SG-2010-2001863 (download PDF)

North Carolina Sea Grant and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are accepting applications for 2010 support of graduate students working towards a doctorate in marine fisheries research.

Two categories of NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)-Sea Grant Joint Graduate Fellowships are available, each offering $38,500 annual stipends:

Population Dynamics: Prospective fellows must be admitted to a doctoral program in population dynamics or a related field — such as applied mathematics, statistics or quantitative ecology — at time of application. Funding is for three years. NOAA selects at least two fellows nationally.

Marine Resource Economics: Prospective fellows must be admitted to a doctoral program in natural resource economics or a related field at time of application. Funding is for one year with a second year contingent upon progress. NOAA generally selects two fellows nationally.

North Carolina Sea Grant will nominate candidates enrolled in a North Carolina academic institution. Students must be U.S. citizens. The selected fellows will work on problems relevant to NMFS, including participating in summer internships at NMFS science centers or laboratories. Funding begins in June 2010.

Applications are due Jan. 15, 2010. Students should follow applications instructions in Section IV of the original federal announcements, but the application must be submitted to North Carolina Sea Grant, not Grants.gov. A complete application should be a single PDF that includes:

  • Signed title page
  • Project summary, limit five pages (using Sea Grant Project Summary Form 90-2)
  • Budget and budget justification (using Sea Grant Budget Form 90-4)
  • Curriculum vitae of the student, faculty advisor and NMFS mentor (limit two pages per investigator)
  • Signed letter of commitment from the prospective NMFS mentor
  • Copies of all undergraduate and graduate transcripts
  • Education and career goal statement (limit two pages)
  • Three signed letters of recommendation, including one from the student's faculty advisor
  • Proof of acceptance or provisional acceptance and enrollment in a graduate program in related field of study.

Sea Grant forms can be downloaded from: www.seagrant.noaa.gov/funding/forms.html.

Established in 1999, the NOAA fellowship program provides real-world experiences and fosters the careers of graduate students interested in the development and implementation of quantitative methods for conserving and managing marine fisheries.

"Training students in these highly specialized disciplines ensures new generations of researchers and stewards to preserve our nation's living marine resources," says Sara Mirabilio, a fisheries specialist with North Carolina Sea Grant and the North Carolina contact for these federal fellowships.

Questions about the fellowship program should be directed to Sara Mirabilio at 252/475-3663, ext. 29; or saram@csi.northcarolina.edu.

Please submit application electronically as a single PDF to marybeth_barrow@ncsu.edu. Or mail a compact disc of the completed application file to: Mary Beth Barrow, North Carolina Sea Grant, NC State University, Box 8605, Raleigh NC 27695-8605. Application questions should be directed to Mary Beth Barrow, 919/515-9103.

To learn more about other North Carolina Sea Grant graduate fellowships, visit www.ncseagrant.org.