This may be of interest to list members; I received it yesterday from
another list (apologies to those who have already read it).
Marin Greenwood
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> The National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS)
> of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
> announces the availability of funding for Graduate Research Fellowships
> (GRF).
>
> View full RFP at the webiste http://www.nos.noaa.gov/ocrm/nerr/nerr_ad.htm
>
> The NERRS consist of 25 protected estuarine areas of the United States
> that are
> designated, developed, and managed for research and educational purposes.
> In
> 2000, 34 GRFs are expected to be competitively available to qualified
> graduate
> students. The NERRS GRF program is intended to fund high quality research
> focused on improving coastal zone management while providing students with
> hands-on training in conducting ecological monitoring. Research projects
> submitted in response to this announcement must address coastal management
> issues that relate to the Scientific Areas of Support described below.
> Fellowships will start no earlier than June 1, 2000.
>
> SCIENTIFIC AREAS OF SUPPORT
> - Non-point source pollution
> - Estuarine ecosystem restoration
> - Biodiversity and effects of invasive species
> - Sustaining estuarine ecosystems
> - Socioeconomics of estuarine ecosystem management
>
> Note: It is *highly recommended* that applicants contact the host Reserve
> for
> site-specific and regional Reserve research priorities and to discuss the
> education opportunities at the site.
>
> TERMS AND CONDITIONS
> Fellowships may be funded for up to three years. The amount of the award
> is
> $16,500/annum; this may be used for salary, to defray the costs of living
> expenses, tuition, fees and/or research supplies. The fellow's research
> must
> take place within at least one Reserve. Fellows must contact their host
> Reserve
> to discuss research and training opportunities. A list of Reserves is
> provided
> below. The fellow will be asked to work with the Research Coordinator or
> Reserve Manager to develop an ecological monitoring education program for
> up to
> 15 hours per week. Fellowships must be matched by the applicant by at
> least 30%
> of the TOTAL project cost. For $16,500 in Federal funds, the required
> match is
> $7,072. Availability of fellowships is contingent upon funding.
>
> ** Applications must be postmarked no later than November 1, 1999. **
>
> ELIGIBILITY
>
> Students admitted to or enrolled in a full-time master's or doctoral
> program at
> U.S. accredited colleges and universities are eligible to apply. Students
> should have completed a majority of their course work at the beginning of
> their
> fellowship, as well as an approved thesis research program. Recipients are
> subject to all Federal laws and Federal and Department of Commerce
> policies,
> regulations, and procedures applicable to Federal financial assistance
> awards.
>
>
> SITES WITH OPENINGS
> (More complete contact information for each Reserve is listed at
> http://www.nos.noaa.gov/ocrm/nerr/nerr_ad.htm)
>
> Alabama: Weeks Bay NERR, 334-928-9792
>
> Alaska: Kachemak Bay NERR, 907-267-2331
>
> California:
> Elkhorn Slough NERR, 831-728-2822
> Tijuana River NERR, 619-575-3613
>
> Delaware: Delaware NERR, 302-739-3493
>
> Florida:
> Apalachicola Bay NERR, 850-670-4783
> Guana Tolomato Matanzas NERR, 352-475-2959
> Rookery Bay NERR, 941-417-6310
>
> Georgia: Sapelo Island NERR, 912-485-2251
>
> Maryland: Chesapeake Bay NERR in Maryland, 410-228-9250 x615
>
> Massachusetts: Waquoit Bay NERR, 508-457-0495
>
> Mississippi: Grand Bay NERR, 228-374-5000
>
> New Hampshire: Great Bay NERR, 603-868-1095
>
> New York: Hudson River NERR, 914-758-7013
>
> North Carolina: North Carolina NERR, 910-395-3905
>
> Ohio: Old Woman Creek NERR, 419-433-4601
>
> Puerto Rico: Jobos Bay NERR, 787-853-4617
>
> Rhode Island: Narragansett Bay NERR, 401-683-6780
>
> South Carolina:
> North Inlet-Winyah Bay NERR, 843-546-3623
> Ashepoo Combahee Edisto Basin NERR, 843-762-5050
>
> Virginia: Chesapeake Bay NERR in Virginia, 804-642-7135
>
> Washington: Padilla Bay NERR, 360-428-1558
>
>
> SITES NOT EXPECTED TO HAVE OPENINGS
> Maine: Wells NERR
> New Jersey: Jacques Cousteau NERR
> Oregon: South Slough NERR
>
>
>
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