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Fellowships Applications

John A. Knauss Fellowship

Applications are due to the IISG office by February 15, 2013.
The Knauss fellowship provides a unique educational experience to students who have an interest in ocean, costal and Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources. The program matches highly qualified graduate students with "hosts" in the legislative and executive branches of government located in the Washington, D.C. area for a one year paid fellowship.

Additional information about Knauss Fellowship

To be eligible, a candidate must be:

• In a graduate or professional program in a marine or aquatic- related field by the application deadline of the year of application.
• Enrolled at a U.S.-accredited institution of higher education in the United States, including U.S. territories.
• 2014 Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO)
  

NOAA Fisheries Service/Sea Grant Fellowship in Population Dynamics

Applications are due to the IISG office by January 25, 2013.
Population dynamics is the study of fish populations as affected by fishing mortality, growth, recruitment and natural mortality. Ph.D. candidates interested in the population dynamics of living marine resources and the development and implementation of quantitative methods for assessing their status can receive up to three years of funding.

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Additional information about Population Dynamics Fellowship

To be eligible, a candidate must be:

• U.S. citizen enrolled in a Ph.D. degree program in population dynamics or a related field such as applied mathematics, statistics, or quantitative ecology.
• Enrolled at a U.S.-accredited institution of higher education in the United States, including U.S. territories.

NOAA Fisheries Service/Sea Grant Fellowship in Marine Resource Economics

Applications are due to the IISG office by January 25, 2013.
Ph.D. students in marine resource economics, concentrating on the conservation and management of living marine resources, can receive two years of funding.

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Additional information about Marine Resource Economics Fellowship

To be eligible, a candidate must be:

• U.S. citizen enrolled In a Ph.D. degree program in natural resource economics or a related field.
• Enrolled at a U.S.-accredited institution of higher education in the United States, including U.S. territories

NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship

Applications are due to the IISG office by January 25, 2013.
The Coastal Management Fellowship was established to provide on-the-job education and training opportunities in coastal resource management and policy for postgraduate students and
to provide project assistance to state coastal zone management programs. The program matches postgraduate students with state coastal zone programs to work on projects proposed by the state and selected by the fellowship sponsor, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Services Center. This two-year opportunity offers a competitive salary, medical benefits, and travel and relocation expense reimbursement.

Additional information about Coastal Management Fellowship

To be eligible, a candidate must be:

• *Any student who will complete a master's doctoral, or professional degree program in natural resource management or environmental-related studies.
• Enrolled at a U.S.-accredited institution of higher education in the United States, including U.S. territories.

Great Lakes Commission/Sea Grant Fellowship

Applications are due to the IISG office by February 1, 2013.
One fellow will work for one year with members of Great Lakes' science policy and information/education communities to advance the environmental quality and sustainable economic development goals of the Great Lakes states. The fellowship is located at the Great Lakes Commission office in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Additional information about Great Lakes Commission/Sea Grant Fellowship

To be eligible, a candidate must be:

• Any student currently enrolled in a graduate or professional degree program in public policy, public health, natural resources, aquatic sciences or other related field
• Have strong communication background or skills
• Enrolled at a U.S.-accredited institution of higher education in the United States.