Announcement of Federal Funding Opportunity:
NOAA Fisheries—Sea
Grant Joint Graduate Fellowship Program in Marine Resource Economics
Executive Summary
Federal Agency Name(s): NOAA Fisheries and National Sea Grant College Program (Sea Grant) within Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce
Funding Opportunity Title: NOAA Fisheries - Sea Grant Joint Graduate Fellowship Program in Marine Resource Economics (Resource Economics Graduate Fellowship Program)
Announcement Type: Initial Announcement
Funding Opportunity Number: OAR-SG-2008-2001202
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number(s):11.417, Sea Grant Support
Dates:Applications must be received by 4:00 pm, Eastern Time February 22, 2008 by the National Sea Grant Office (NSGO). For applications submitted through Grants.gov APPLY, a date and time receipt indication is included and will be the basis of determining timeliness. State Sea Grant programs should set an internal deadline prior to this deadline to facilitate the entry of nonelectronic applications into Grants.gov. The deadline for application to California Sea Grant is 5 pm Pacific Standard Time, January 25, 2008. Facsimile transmission and electronic mail submission of applications will not be accepted.
Funding Opportunity Description:The Graduate Fellowship Program generally awards two
new Ph.D. fellowships each year to students who are interested in careers related to the
development and implementation of quantitative methods for assessing their status or the
economics of the conservation and management of living marine resources. Fellows will work
on thesis problems of public interest and relevance to NOAA Fisheries under the guidance of NOAA Fisheries
mentors at participating NOAA Fisheries Science Centers or Laboratories.
•FORMS - for download in Excel, Word, or pdf (Instructions for completing a fillable PDF.)
•Download pdf of Announcement
•Review Checklist to Ensure That a Proper Budget Justification is Submitted
Submission Information
All applications must come through the sponsoring Sea Grant office. Application Deadline: January 25, 2008.
Please submit as much of the application in electronic form as possible (e.g., pdf [made from a raw file, not scanned] Word, or Excel) either as email attachments or on CD. This is in addition to one original hard copy. The reason for the extra step is that we submit the applications on grants.gov (electronic submission). For letters of recommendation (if you don't have access to the letters), please have your reference send the letter directly either by 1) email to nsgoproposal@seamail.ucsd.edu or 2) using the mailing address listed below.
Please read the fellowship announcement for instructions regarding these required elements.
Please note the suggested name for your files after each item, no spaces or / in the filenames. (The three letter extension depends on what type file you are sending .doc for Word, .xls for Excel and .pdf for Portable Document Format).
It would be VERY helpful if you would follow this format.
| Required element | Suggested File Name |
|---|---|
| Signed Title Page* (TitlePG_NSI.xls or Title_NMFS_PRELIM08.pdf) |
1_LastName_TitlePage.xls or pdf |
| Project Summary Form* (ProjSum.xls or ProjSum.pdf) | 2_LastName_Summary.doc or pdf |
| Budget and Budget Summary Forms* (90-4.xls) | 3_LastName_Budget.xls |
| Budget Justification | 4_LastName_Justification.doc |
| Curriculum Vitae | 5_LastName_CV.doc or pdf |
| Signed Letter of Commitment | 6_LastName_CommitLtr.doc or pdf |
| Copies of all Undergraduate and Graduate Student Transcripts | 7_LastName_Transcript.doc or pdf |
| Education and Career Goals Statement | 8_LastName_Goal.doc or pdf |
| Three Signed Letters of Recommendation | 9_ LastName_RecLtr1.doc or pdf 9_ LastName_RecLtr2.doc or pdf 9_ LastName_RecLtr3.doc or pdf |
| Proof of acceptance and enrollment in a graduate program in population dynamics or related field of study | 10_LastName_AcceptLtr.pdf |
Contact:
Shauna Oh, Assistant Director
For more information email: nsgoproposal@seamail.ucsd.edu
Note: Please email Shauna if you intend to apply
Addresses for California Sea Grant Application Submission:
Express Mail/FedEx
Shauna Oh, Assistant Director
California Sea Grant College Program
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
8602 La Jolla Shores Dr, Bldg.T-16
La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone: 858-534-4440
ATTN: Marine Resource Economics Fellowship
Regular Mail
Shauna Oh, Assistant Director
California Sea Grant College Program
9500 Gilman Drive. Dept 0232
La Jolla, CA 92093-0232
ATTN: Marine Resource Economics Fellowship
Email electronic application to:
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