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=c0zYTyQWhhh6pCq1KGGhdLz26d RCWvnKSM8jplkhx1xCMBYKGcNh!-1784104149?oppId=129713 <http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=c0zYTyQWhhh6pCq1KGGhdLz26 dRCWvnKSM8jplkhx1xCMBYKGcNh!-1784104149?oppId=129713&mode=VIEW> &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=QZ7CTypSS6TDcZP53RfdXryrGS ZpgHzyspDHPRp7KC3vjF7FGb2D!-1784104149?oppId=129694 <http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=QZ7CTypSS6TDcZP53RfdXryrG SZpgHzyspDHPRp7KC3vjF7FGb2D!-1784104149?oppId=129694&mode=VIEW> &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 <http://texas-sea-grant.tamu.edu/> Description: header