OpportunityTitle: 2011 NMFS-Sea Grant Fellowships in Marine Resource Economics
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible applicants are institutions of higher   education in the United States or its territories. Eligible applicants   must apply on behalf of a prospective fellow who has been admitted or   received provisional acceptance conditioned on obtaining financial   support such as this fellowship, to a PhD degree program in natural   resource economics or a related field at an institution of higher   education in the United States or its territories. Prospective fellows   must submit a signed letter from the institution indicating the   provisional acceptance. Prospective Fellows must be United States   citizens. Applications must come from Sea Grant programs and must be   submitted through http://www.Grants.gov.
Description: The Graduate Fellowship Program generally awards two new PhD fellowships each year to students who are 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. Fellows will work on thesis problems of public interest and relevance to NMFS under the guidance of NMFS mentors at participating NMFS Science Centers or Laboratories. The NMFS-Sea Grant Fellowships in Marine Resource Economics meets NOAA&apos;s Mission goal of Protect, Restore and Manage the Use of Coastal and Ocean Resources Through Ecosystem-Based Management.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: For application download issues only.
GrantorContactText: Steve Drescher &lt;br/&gt;Policy Advisor &lt;br/&gt;