NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship

The Coastal Management Fellowship was established in 1996 to provide on-the-job education and training opportunities in coastal resource management and policy for postgraduate students and to provide project assistance to state coastal zone management programs. The program matches postgraduate students with state coastal zone programs to work on projects proposed by the state and selected by the fellowship sponsor, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Services Center. This two-year opportunity offers a competitive salary, medical benefits, and travel and relocation expense reimbursement.

Applicants in Maine must submit completed applications to Maine Sea Grant by January 28, 2008.

For more information and application information, please visit http://www.csc.noaa.gov/cms/fellows.html, or contact Beth Bisson with questions.

Sea Grant/NMFS Graduate Fellowship Program Population Dynamics and Marine Resource Economics

The NMFS - Sea Grant Joint Graduate Fellowship Program in Population Dynamics and Marine Resource Economics is designed to help Sea Grant fulfill its broad educational responsibilities and to strengthen the collaboration between Sea Grant and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).The Fisheries Fellowship is available to U.S. citizens who are graduate students enrolled in PhD degree programs in academic institutions in the United States and its territories. Sea Grant and NMFS, with required institutional matching funds, expect to support at least four new Fisheries Fellows in Population Dynamics and Marine Resource Economics in FY 2008. Fisheries Fellows will work on thesis problems of public interest and relevance to NMFS and have summer internships at participating NMFS science centers or laboratories under the guidance of NMFS mentors.

Applications from students in Maine must be submitted to Maine Sea Grant by January 25, 2008.

There are two separate funding numbers for the two portions of this competition. To obtain the RFP, please visit www.grants.gov

• Population Dynamics Federal Funding Opportunity #: OAR-SG-2008-2001201
• Marine Resource Economics Federal Funding Opportunity #: OAR-SG-2008-2001202

For more information, please contact Terry Smith.

 

Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program FLYER PDF 49KB

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship Program is designed to: (1) increase undergraduate training in oceanic and atmospheric science, research, technology, and education and foster multidisciplinary training opportunities; (2) increase public understanding and support for stewardship of the ocean and atmosphere and improve environmental literacy; (3) recruit and prepare students for public service careers with NOAA and other natural resource and science agencies at the federal, state and local levels of government; and (4) recruit and prepare students for careers as teachers and educators in oceanic and atmospheric science and to improve scientific and environmental education in the U.S.

The Hollings Scholarship Program provides successful undergraduate applicants with awards that include academic assistance (up to a maximum of $8,000 per year) for full-time study during the 9-month academic year; a 10-week, full-time internship position ($650/week) during the summer at a NOAA facility; and, if reappointed, academic assistance (up to a maximum of $8,000) for full-time study during a second 9-month academic year. The internship between the first and second years of the award provides the scholars with hands-on, practical educational training experience in NOAA-related science, research, technology, policy, management, and education activities. Awards also include travel funds to attend a mandatory Hollings Scholarship Program orientation, conferences where students present papers or posters, and a housing subsidy for scholars who do not reside at home during the summer internship.

Application deadline: February 8, 2008

For eligibility and application information, please visit http://www.oesd.noaa.gov/Hollings_info.html or contact StudentScholarshipPrograms@noaa.gov with questions.

Glf of Mexico Oyster Industry

The goal of this program is to encourage multi-disciplinary research and extension projects that contribute directly to the efficiency and profitability of oyster-related businesses and to the safety of oyster products. 

Oyster Disease Research Program

This extensive program of ongoing research coupled with outreach and management efforts aims to better serve the restoration of healthy populations of oysters in the nation's coastal waters through research related to oyster disease. 

Aquatic Invasive Species Research and Outreach Programs

The goal of this program is to discover and develop information and tools that can lead to the prevention, monitoring and control of aquatic invasive species threatening United States coastal, oceanic and Great Lakes communities, resources and ecosystems.

Ballast Water Technology Demonstration Program

This joint NOAA-U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-U.S. Maritime Administration Program supports projects to develop, test, and demonstrate technologies that treat ships' ballast water in order to reduce the threat of introduction of aquatic invasive species to U.S. waters through the discharge of ballast water.