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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 > ---------- > > > 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 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from marbio, please send this message: > unsubscribe marbio > to: [log in to unmask] > Please do not send this message to the list itself. Thank you. > MARBIO originates at Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL USA > http://www.mote.org > ------------------------------------------------------------- > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%