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Fellowships Applications

John A. Knauss Fellowship

Applications are due to the IISG office by February 19, 2010.
The Knauss fellowship provides a unique educational experience to students who have an interest in ocean, costal and Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources. The program matches highly qualified graduate students with "hosts" in the legislative and executive branches of government located in the Washington, D.C. area for a one year paid fellowship.

Additional information about Knauss Fellowship

To be eligible, a candidate must be:

• In a graduate or professional program in a marine or aquatic- related field by the application deadline of the year of application.
• Enrolled at a U.S.-accredited institution of higher education in the United States, including U.S. territories.

To apply:
Please e-mail your application by February 19, 2010 in Word format, to Lisa Merrifield at lmorrisn@illinois.edu. Contact Lisa if you have any questions.

National Marine Fisheries Service/Sea Grant Fellowship in Population Dynamics

Applications are due to the IISG office by January 15, 2010.
Population dynamics is the study of fish populations as affected by fishing mortality, growth, recruitment and natural mortality. Ph.D. candidates interested in the population dynamics of living marine resources and the development and implementation of quantitative methods for assessing their status can receive up to three years of funding.

View the Request for Proposal

Additional information about Population Dynamics Fellowship

To be eligible, a candidate must be:

• In a Ph.D. degree program in population dynamics or a related field such as applied mathematics, statistics, or quantitative ecology.
• Enrolled at a U.S.-accredited institution of higher education in the United States, including U.S. territories.

National Marine Fisheries Service/Sea Grant Fellowship in Marine Resource Economics

Applications are due to the IISG office by January 15, 2010.
Ph.D. students in marine resource economics, concentrating on the conservation and management of living marine resources, can receive two years of funding.

View the Request for Proposal

Additional information about Marine Resource Economics Fellowship

To be eligible, a candidate must be:

• In a Ph.D. degree program in natural resource economics or a related field.
• Enrolled at a U.S.-accredited institution of higher education in the United States, including U.S. territories.

To apply:
Applicants should send their proposals, in Word format, to Lisa Merrifield at lmorrisn@illinois.edu by January 15, 2010. Please save your proposal in one Word document file. If the proposal requires a signature page, please also mail a hard copy to:

Lisa Merrifield
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
University of Illinois
1101 W. Peabody Drive
374 NSRC, MC-635
Urbana, IL 61801

Coastal Management Fellowship

Proposals are due in the IISG office by January 29, 2010.
The Coastal Management Fellowship was established 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.

Additional information about Coastal Management Fellowship

To be eligible, a candidate must be:

• *Any student who will complete a master's doctoral, or professional degree program in natural resource management or environmental-related studies.
• Enrolled at a U.S.-accredited institution of higher education in the United States, including U.S. territories.

To apply:
Applicants should send their proposals, in Word format, to Lisa Merrifield at lmorrisn@illinois.edu by January 29, 2010. Please save your proposal in one Word document file. If the proposal requires a signature page, please also mail a hard copy to:

Lisa Merrifield
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
University of Illinois
1101 W. Peabody Drive
374 NSRC, MC-635
Urbana, IL 61801

All applications must include:

• Resume or curriculum vitae
• Statement of the applicant's goals with emphasis on what the applicant expects from and can contribute to the fellowship experience (500 words or less)
• Two letters of recommendation, including one from the applicant's principal professor. If no principal professor exists, the faculty member who is most familiar with the applicant's academic work may be substituted.
• Unofficial copies of all undergraduate and graduate student transcripts.

 

Great Lakes Commission/Sea Grant Fellowship

OPEN!
One fellow will work for one year with members of Great Lakes' science policy and information/education communities to advance the environmental quality and sustainable economic development goals of the Great Lakes states. The fellowship is located at the Great Lakes Commission office in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Additional information about Great Lakes Commission/Sea Grant Fellowship

To be eligible, a candidate must be:

• Any student in a graduate or professional degree program in public policy, public health, natural resources, aquatic sciences or other related field
• Enrolled at a U.S.-accredited institution of higher education in the United States.

To apply:
Applicants should send their proposals, in Word format, to Lisa Merrifield, lmorrisn@illinois.edu by February 1, 2010. Please save your proposal in one Word document file. Please contact Lisa if you have any questions.