Fellowships

Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship

Deadline Application due in Sea Grant office by February 19. 2010

This fellowship provides a unique educational experience to students who have an interest in marine/ocean/Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources. It is open to all students enrolled in a graduate or professional program in a marine- or aquatic-related field at a U.S.–accredited institution of higher learning. The fellowship allows students to share their expertise with policy makers in Washington, D.C., and provides a first-hand look at how science is used in the policy arena and how decisions are made.
Applications from prospective fellows to the applicant’s local state Sea Grant College Programs are due February 19, 2010. Interested students should discuss this fellowship with the local Sea Grant Program Director.   The Director of Connecticut Sea Grant is Dr. Sylvain De Guise. A copy of the RFP can be obtained by clicking HERE. For more information, the contact from the National Sea Grant Office can be reached at Miquel.Lugo@noaa.gov.  Go to the Knauss program web site.

National Marine Fisheries Service - Sea Grant Joint Graduate Fellowship Program in Population Dynamics and Marine Resource Economics

Applications due in CT Sea Grant Offices January 15, 2010

The Fisheries Fellowship is available to US 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 commencing June 1, 2010, and will provide support for highly qualified graduate students for additional years (contingent after the first year on funding availability and satisfactory performance).  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 are due to the applicant’s local state Sea Grant program by January 15, 2010. Those intending to apply should contact the Connecticut Sea Grant Research Coordinator, Dr. Syma Ebbin (syma.ebbin@uconn.edu).  There are two separate funding numbers for the two portions of this competition.  A copy of the RFP for the Fellowship in Population Dynamics can be obtained by clicking HERE and the RFP for the Fellowship in Marine Resource Economics can be obtained by clicking HERE.   For more information, the contact from the National Sea Grant Office can be reached at Terry.Smith@noaa.gov.  
Go to the NMFS Fellowship program web site.

Summer Graduate Research Stipen in Coastal Ecosystems and Human Health

Deadline for 2009 has passed - check back in 2010

The Connecticut Sea Grant College Program, as a partner in I-RICH, offers a $3,000 summer stipend for a graduate student not currently funded by I-RICH, but who is able to contribute to the mission of the program via efforts in one of the following focus areas: marine pathogens and diseases, pollutants, or harmful algal blooms. Download the announcement

2009 Long Island Sound Study Science and Technical Advisory Committee Fellowship Program

Deadline for 2009 has passed - check back later Two fellowships for graduate students who are interested in coastal environmental management are available. The fellows will support the work of the Long Island Sound Study's Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC). The fellowships will be administered by the Sea Grant programs in CT and NY, with one fellow from each state. Download the announcement