John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowships—This program allows the
graduate student to spend a year in Washington, D.C., in the legislative
or executive branches of government. A stipend and living expenses of
$34,000, plus travel allowance, and other expenses is provided. The total
award is $43,500 which includes the interview trip to Washington, D.C.
Students are strongly encouraged to contact Florida Sea Grant a few months
prior to the application due date to discuss their application. Please
refer to the Florida Sea Grant website for full details
www.flseagrant.org. This website
will also provide links to the National Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy
Fellowship website which includes additional information
http://www.seagrant.noaa.gov/knauss/knausshowtoapply.html and to the
www.grants.gov website which contains
the formal federal register notice.
Applications are due at Florida Sea Grant on February 29, 2008 by
4PM EST.
NMFS/SG Fellowships in Population Dynamics and Marine Resource
Economics—This graduate fellowship program awards a limited number of
fellowships each year to students who are interested in careers related to
the population dynamics of living marine resources and the development and
implementation of quantitative methods for assessing their status (up to
three years). The full announcement can be found on
www.grants.gov at
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=15343&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW.The
program also awards a limited number of fellowships to students interested
in careers related to the development and implementation of quantitative
methods for assessing the economics of the conservation and management of
living marine resources (up to two years). The full announcement can be
found on grants.gov at
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=15345&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW.
In both programs, fellows will work on thesis/dissertation problems of
public interest and relevance to NMFS under the guidance of NMFS mentors
at participating NMFS Science Centers or Laboratories. The annual award of
$38,500 is paid by NMFS, National Sea Grant and the student’s university.
Applications from students in Florida universities must be received at
Florida Sea Grant by 4PM EST on January 25, 2008. Students are
encouraged to contact Florida Sea Grant well ahead of the deadline to
discuss the application.
Aylesworth Foundation for the Advancement of Marine Science
Scholarships (Aylesworth and Old Salt)—Students at any of the 16
participating universities
http://www.flseagrant.org/staff/part_institutions/index.htm in the
Florida Sea Grant College Program are eligible to apply. These
scholarships can be up to $4,000 per year for several years (depending on
the anticipated time to complete the current degree). Mostly graduate
students are chosen, but undergraduates can also apply. The Old Salt
Scholarships are managed by the Aylesworth Foundation and funded by the
Old Salt Fishing Club of St. Petersburg, Florida. The Old Salt
scholarships are available only to graduate students at the University of
South Florida. Applications for both programs are due at Florida Sea Grant
by 4PM EST on November 5, 2007. Complete details can be found at
the Florida Sea Grant website at
http://www.flseagrant.org/students/scholarships/2008ayles_appli.htm.
