2011 NMFS-Sea Grant Fellowships in Marine Resource Economics

Post Date

July 20th 2010

Application Due Date

February 18th 2011

Funding Opportunity Number

NOAA-OAR-SG-2011-2002542

CFDA Number(s)

11.417

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 in the United States or its territories. Eligible applicants must apply on behalf of a prospective fellow who has been admitted or received provisional acceptance conditioned on obtaining financial support such as this fellowship, to a PhD degree program in natural resource economics or a related field at an institution of higher education in the United States or its territories. Prospective fellows must submit a signed letter from the institution indicating the provisional acceptance. Prospective Fellows must be United States citizens. Applications must come from Sea Grant programs and must be submitted through http://www.Grants.gov.

Funding

• Award Range:

  $None - $None

Grant Description

The Graduate Fellowship Program generally awards two new PhD 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 Fellowships 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.

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

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