Executive Summary

Federal Agency Name(s): Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce

Funding Opportunity Title:  Fiscal Year 2019 NMFS-Sea Grant Fellowships in Marine Resource Economics

Funding Opportunity Number: NOAA-OAR-SG-2019-2005909

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number(s): 11.417, Sea Grant Support

Dates: Applications are due to the appropriate State Sea Grant Program. The deadline for application to California Sea Grant is 5 pm Pacific Standard Time, January 30, 2019. The State Sea Grant Program must transmit the application via Grants.gov so that it is received by the National Sea Grant Office (NSGO) by 5:00 pm, Eastern Time February 27, 2019. Facsimile transmission and electronic mail submission of applications will not be accepted.

Funding Opportunity Description: The Fellowship Program expects to award one new Ph.D. Fellowship 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 Offices. The NMFS-Sea Grant Fellowship in Marine Resource Economics meets NOAA’s Healthy Oceans goal of “Marine fisheries, habitats, biodiversity sustained with healthy and productive ecosystems.”

The expected annual award per Fellow will be $48,000 (federal plus matching funds), which is funded jointly by NOAA Fisheries and Sea Grant.

For more information please see the following website: https://caseagrant.ucsd.edu/fellowships/nmfs-fellowship-marine-resource-economics?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=three-fellowships-19