Two excellent fellowship opportunities are now available through the Delaware Sea Grant College Program:
John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
This award allows students interested in marine, ocean, and Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources to spend a year in Washington, D.C., working with agency personnel or with personnel in the office of a U.S. Senator or Representative. It is open to all students enrolled in a graduate or professional program in a marine- or aquatic-related field.
Applications from prospective fellows are due to Delaware Sea Grant by Feb. 19, 2010. To obtain the RFP, please visit www.grants.gov and search for federal funding opportunity #NOAA-OAR-SG-2011-2001833.
National Marine Fisheries Service – Sea Grant Joint Graduate Fellowship Program in Population Dynamics and Marine Resource Economics
Fisheries Fellows will work on issues of public interest and relevance to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). Internships are housed at participating NMFS Science Centers or Laboratories under the guidance of NMFS mentors. Prospective fellows must be United States citizens and at the time of application, must be admitted or provisionally accepted to a doctoral degree program.
Applications should be submitted to Delaware Sea Grant by Feb. 12, 2010. To obtain the RFP for the population dynamics fellowship opportunity, please visit www.grants.gov and search for Federal Funding Opportunity #NOAA-OAR-SG-2010-2001861. To obtain the RFP for the marine resource economics fellowship opportunity, visit the same web site and search for Federal Funding Opportunity #NOAA-OAR-SG-2010-2001863.
Students interested in pursuing one of these fellowships should contact Lisa Ridenour at
302-831-4100 or lridenou@udel.edu.
For more about Delaware Sea Grant, visit www.deseagrant.org.