The two funding opportunities briefly described below are available for U.S. citizens who are admitted to a Ph.D. degree program at an institution of higher education in the U.S. or its territories. Fantastic opportunities for students interested in marine mammals! Please share broadly.

POPULATION DYNAMICS FELLOWSHIP

The Graduate Fellowship Program awards at least two new PhD 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. 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 Population Dynamics meets NOAA's Mission goal of "Protect, Restore and Manage the Use of Coastal and Ocean Resources Through Ecosystem-Based Management".

URL: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=c0zYTyQWhhh6pCq1KGGhdLz26dRCWvnKSM8jplkhx1xCMBYKGcNh!-1784104149?oppId=129713&mode=VIEW (FFO is NOAA-OAR-SG-2012-2003206)

RESOURCE ECONOMICS FELLOWSHIP

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's Mission goal of "Protect, Restore and Manage the Use of Coastal and Ocean Resources Through Ecosystem-Based

Management".

URL: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=QZ7CTypSS6TDcZP53RfdXryrGSZpgHzyspDHPRp7KC3vjF7FGb2D!-1784104149?oppId=129694&mode=VIEW (FFO is NOAA-OAR-SG-2012-2003214)

DEADLINE: Applications must be submitted to your state Sea Grant office by January 20, 2012. If you need assistance locating your state Sea Grant office, see: http://www.seagrant.noaa.gov/other/programsdirectors.html

Good luck!

Pamela Plotkin, Ph.D.
Director, Texas Sea Grant College Program
Texas A&M University
2700 Earl Rudder Freeway South, Suite 1800
College Station, TX 77845
Phone: 979-845-3854
Fax: 979-845-7525
http://texas-sea-grant.tamu.edu