Education

Graduate Applications Open for NOAA Fisheries / Sea Grant Fellowship Program

All Applications Must be Received by: Tuesday, January 20, 2009, 5:00 p.m. HST

Address:	University of Hawaii
	Sea Grant College Program
	2525 Correa Road, HIG 238
	Honolulu, Hawaii 96822

The NOAA Fisheries / Sea Grant Graduate Fellowships are open to graduate students interested in two specialized areas: population dynamics and marine resource economics.

Population Dynamics Fellowships
Ph.D. candidates interested in the population dynamics of living marine resources and the development and implementation of quantitative methods for assessing their status may be eligible to receive up to three years of funding. At least two fellowships in this field of study may be awarded to qualified students.

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Marine Resource Economics Fellowships
Ph.D. students in marine resource economics, concentrating on the conservation and management of living marine resources may be eligible to receive two years of funding. Up to two fellowships in this field of study may be awarded to qualified students.

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Stipend and Expenses
An overall award of $38,500 per Fellowship will be in the form of a grant or cooperative agreement. The award provided to each Fellow will be used to cover stipend and living costs, tuition, and necessary travel related to proposed thesis research and Fellowship meetings. Awards are contingent upon the availability of Federal funds.

Apply now for an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work with an expert (mentor) from NOAA Fisheries and have access to research data sources and working/laboratory space in a NOAA Fisheries research facility and/or vessel!

Visit the NOAA National Sea Grant Office website at: http://www.seagrant.noaa.gov/funding/fellowships.html#nmfs for more information or contact: Dr. Darren Okimoto, Extension Leader, at the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program (Phone: (808)956-7031, Email: okimotod@hawaii.edu).

Applications should be submitted to Dr. Okimoto's attention at the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program by January 20, 2009, 5:00 pm Hawaii Standard Time.