National Estuarine Research Reserve Graduate Research Fellowship Program FY11

Post Date

July 20th 2010

Application Due Date

November 1st 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

NOAA-NOS-OCRM-2011-2002575

CFDA Number(s)

11.420

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement
Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Education
Environment
Natural Resources
Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Eligibility Categories

Other

Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education, other non-profits, State and local governments. Eligible applicants must apply on behalf of a graduate student who has been admitted to or is enrolled in a full-time master's or doctoral program at a U.S. accredited university. Students should have completed a majority of their graduate course work at the beginning of their fellowship and have an approved thesis research program to be conducted at a Reserve. Minority students are encouraged to apply. All awards are normally made to the fellow's graduate institution through the use of a grant. Therefore, students must work with an authorized representative from their institution's Office of Sponsored Research, or equivalent office, to complete the following required standard Federal forms--SF 424, CD- 511, and SF 424B. Reserve staff are ineligible to submit an application for a fellowship under this announcement.

Funding

• Award Range:

  $None - $20000

Grant Description

The National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) consists of estuarine areas of the United States and its territories which are designated and managed for research and educational purposes. Each Reserve within the system is chosen to reflect regional differences and to include a variety of ecosystem types in accordance with the classification scheme of the national program as presented in 15 CFR part 921. Each Reserve supports a wide range of beneficial uses of ecological, economic, recreational, and aesthetic values which are dependent upon the maintenance of a healthy ecosystem. The sites provide habitats for a wide range of ecologically and commercially important species of fish, shellfish, birds, and other aquatic and terrestrial wildlife. Each Reserve has been designed to ensure its effectiveness as a conservation unit and as a site for long- term research and monitoring. As part of a national system, the Reserves collectively provide an excellent opportunity to address research questions and estuarine management issues of national significance. For detailed descriptions of the sites, refer to the NERRS Web site at http://www.nerrs.noaa.gov or contact the site staff listed in Appendix I.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Commerce

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Steve Drescher
  Policy Advisor
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  For application download issues only.

• Agency Email Address:

  steve.j.drescher@noaa.gov

• More Information:

  CLICK ON FULL OPPORTUNITY BUTTON LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE.