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 Population and Ecosystem Dynamics

Funding Opportunity Number: NOAA-OAR-SG-2019-2005907

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 at least three new Ph.D. Fellowships in 2019 to students who are interested in careers related to marine ecosystem and population dynamics, with a focus on modeling and managing systems of living marine resources. These fellowships can provide support for up to three years. The emphasis will be on the development and implementation of quantitative methods for assessing marine ecosystems, for assessing the status of fish, invertebrate, and other targeted species stocks and for assessing the status of marine mammals, seabirds, and other protected species.

Fellows will work on thesis problems of public interest and relevance to National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) under the guidance of NMFS mentors at participating NMFS Science Centers or Offices.

The NMFS-Sea Grant Fellowship in Population and Ecosystem Dynamics 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), jointly funded by NOAA Fisheries and Sea Grant.

 

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