Applications Sought for Social Science Fellowships

NOAA will award up to five fellowships for masters and doctoral students to conduct social science research within the National Estuarine Research Reserve System beginning July 1, 2007. Deadline for applications through www.grants.gov is Feb. 1.

The fellowship will be for $30,000 and requires a 30 percent match, for a total project cost of $42,858. The program is sponsored by the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, Estuarine Reserves Division, in collaboration with NOAA’s Coastal Services Center and Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, Climate Program Office. The social science fellowships will be in addition to the existing Graduate Research Fellowship program.

The fellowships will be available to students whose research focuses on the social, cultural, economic, or policy aspects related to one of the following topics: community resilience, ecological restoration; ecosystem-based management; landscape or seascape change; climate variability and change. At least one fellowship will be awarded to study climate variability and change.

The amount of the fellowship is $30,000 and requires a 30% match. For more information on application guidelines and participating reserves, please visit the grants Website.

Posted: Tuesday, January 09, 2007