April 3, 2012

Oregon Sea Grant Summer Scholars Program

Posted as a courtesy only.—Dida

Note that the deadline is 4/17.

The Oregon Sea Grant Summer Scholars program is seeking undergraduates who would like to get an inside look at marine science and resource management careers by spending the summer working on a marine science project for a state or local agency. Oregon Sea Grant plans to select up to nine Summer Scholars, each of whom will spend 10 weeks this summer working with a marine research, outreach, education or public policy agency or institution in Oregon. Potential projects range from collecting and analyzing biological data to developing museum exhibits and assisting on information campaigns.

Any undergraduate student who will have completed two years of study and is currently enrolled in any U.S. college or university may apply. Students of color, from first nations, non-traditional students, and those from other diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This opportunity seeks students from a variety of disciplines whose degree majors are not specifically marine science-based. Students studying journalism, biology, ecology, zoology, environmental science, education, political science, or economics, as well as oceanography or fish and wildlife may all be interested in applying.

Selected students will be awarded a $3,000 stipend to offset living expenses during the ten week fellowship. The stipend will be paid in two installments, one upon arrival and one halfway through the fellowship. Student housing will be provided to those students who need it. A small number of need-based assistance grants may be available to cover travel expenses and will require a supplemental application once students are selected.

The application deadline is April 17. For more information, click here.

Posted by Dida at 10:06 AM

February 8, 2011

2011 Mia J. Tegner Memorial Research Grants Program

Posted as a courtesy only. Please do not contact me about this opportunity-DK

Marine Conservation Biology Institute (MCBI) is pleased to announce the 2011 Mia J. Tegner Memorial Research Grants Program in Marine Environmental History and Historical Marine Ecology. Initiated in 2001, this program supports research documenting historical ocean conditions prior to large-scale human impacts.

This program honors the late Dr. Mia J. Tegner, an esteemed marine biologist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography who conducted seminal work in the field of historical marine ecology. Through her studies of long-term changes in abalone populations and kelp forest communities, Dr. Tegner demonstrated the importance and utility of developing ecological baselines for our oceans. Dr. Tegner’s work was shortened prematurely after her untimely death in 2001, while diving off the coast of California.

This year’s program is made possible through a generous grant from Holland America Line.

Research Grants Program

Goal - To fund studies that develop ecological baselines for our oceans, and help policymakers and conservationists better conserve and restore marine biodiversity.

Scope- The program supports natural and social scientists seeking to uncover interactions between natural and human history in marine and estuarine environments worldwide.

MCBI is particularly interested in studies describing systems prior to large-scale human impacts and industrialization. Research may draw on sources ranging from culturally- and geographically-derived information, to biological and physical data. Examples of possible information resources include fishery data, letters, journals, interviews, oral histories, historical documents, maps, photos, field surveys, etc.

MCBI looks to support projects where our funding can significantly contribute to a key phase or project outcome.

Programmatic Focus – MCBI seeks novel proposals that study, document, and describe historical marine ecology throughout the world. We particularly encourage projects related to:

The historical impacts of fishing on marine ecosystems;
Deep-sea coral ecosystems;
US Marine National Monuments;
The High Seas, which are those areas outside of nation’s jurisdictions; and
Holland America Line cruise destinations.

Eligibility- MCBI invites individuals and collaborative teams from both US and international academic institutions and non-governmental organizations to apply. Preference will be given to graduate students, post-graduate researchers, and early career scientists. For more information contact Elizabeth Rauer () or
visit our website .

Eligible Expenses and Limitations – Individual proposals with budgets up to $10,000 (USD) are welcomed. Acceptable funding requests include computing costs, equipment purchases, page charges, supplies, materials, salaries, consulting fees, travel expenses to conduct research, and expenses for residing at research sites. Funds from this program cannot be used for administrative overhead, capital expenditures, general funding and conference travel.

Application Guidelines- The deadline for submission is April 1st, 2011 . Grant decisions will be made by the end of May.

To apply, please include:
A concise project description, including a justification for the proposed project, a summary of proposed methodology, expected impacts, and the project's relevance to marine conservation (2 pages maximum).

Supporting documentation, which should include:
A one-page budget (with justification for expenses and details regarding additional funding sources, if any);
An estimated timeline;
A list of project collaborators and their affiliations;
A curriculum vita for the principal investigator;
A letter of support from a primary academic advisor if the applicant is a student or postdoctoral researcher;
Contact information for at least one referee or reference.

Applicants should e-mail all proposal materials by 11:59 p.m. PDT on April 1st, 2011. PDF documents are preferred, but MS Word and Excel documents are acceptable.

Posted by Dida at 1:22 PM

December 3, 2007

Assistantship: Louisiana State University

Posted as a courtesy. Do not contact me about this. Best of luck~Dida

Patrick Hesp also has funding to support an incoming Masters student in
the Department of Geography and Anthropology at Louisiana State
University. Ideally, the student will have an interest in landscape
reconstruction, coastal geomorphology or geology, or prehistoric
underwater archeology. The assistantship duties will primarily include
assisting with marine archaeological research, diving, coring
operations, sample preparation and core data analysis.

The purpose of our research project is to determine if targets reported
as potential midden features in the offshore environment do in fact
represent anthropogenic deposits. The project will use remote sensing
data and sediment analyses from cores extracted from these potential
offshore sites.

You can download the LSU Geography and Anthropology packet for
prospective graduate students and find more information on the graduate
program in general area here. Click here if you
wish to apply online.

If you would like more information on the project you can view an
abstract online.

Please contact Patrick at pahesp @lsu. edu if you have any additional
questions. A lead member of the research team, Amanda Evans, will be
presenting a related paper at the upcoming 2008 SHA conference in
Albuquerque. If you're attending the conference she would be happy to
meet with you there and answer any questions you may have about graduate
studies in Geography and Anthropology at Louisiana State University.
Contact her at [evansa @ teslaoffshore.com].

Posted by Dida at 4:25 PM

November 15, 2007

Our World-Underwater Scholarship Society Announces Internship/scholarship Opportunities in 2008 for Divers

Our World Underwater Scholarship Society provides "experience-based scholarships and internships with renowned marine and freshwater experts throughout the world" to young people pursuing the life aquatic. Go get 'em!

• North American Rolex Scholarship - 2008 - Application Deadline December 31, 2007


• European Rolex Scholarship - 2008 - Application Deadline December 31, 2007


• Australasia Rolex Scholarship - 2008 - Application Deadline December 31, 2007


• OWU Summer Internships - 2008 Application deadline is January 31, 2008

VISIT: Our World Underwater Scholarship Society

Posted by Dida at 6:25 PM

June 17, 2007

2007 AAUS STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS: Deadline June 30

Usual Disclaimer: I'm just the messenger. AAUS provided the following info:

The American Academy of Underwater Sciences awards two scholarships to graduate students engaged in, or planning to begin, a research project in which diving is or will be used as a principal research tool. The Kevin Gurr Scholarship awards $2500.00 to a Masters program student, (http://www.vr3.co.uk). The Kathy Johnston Scholarship awards $2500.00 to a Ph.D. candidate, (http://www.kathyjohnston.com).

The AAUS may also award two additional $1000.00 scholarships to the next two proposals that are ranked the highest. If the additional scholarships are awarded, they may be split between the Masters program and the Ph.D program. or they may be both awarded within a single program.

Applicants must fulfill the following requirements:

… Be a current member of AAUS (student or full member).
… Be accepted and enrolled in a Masters program (for the Masters Program award) or a Ph.D. program (for the Ph.D. program award).
… Submit online a proposal of 3 to 5 pages describing the research methods, significance of the research, and a budget (if part of a larger budget, specify how AAUS funds will be spent).
… Agree to write an article for The Slate, a news publication of AAUS, describing the proposed research.
… Present the results of their research at an AAUS symposium or other scientific meeting within one year of the project's completion.
… A letter of support from a faculty advisor must be submitted online.

Proposal deadline is June 30. Scholarship winners are announced October 1.

Click here to upload proposal, budget and letter of support, and then click on the appropriate forum under the Student Scholarship Applications category of the AAUS Bulletin Board. You must be an AAUS individual member or have completed the individual member application in order to upload.

For more information, contact the Scholarship Committee Chair at aaus @ disl.org.

Posted by Dida at 8:22 AM

May 31, 2007

Graduate Fellowships for Coral Reef Research

Usual Disclaimer: Just passing on the information.

Funds are available for 2 International Society for Reef Studies (ISRS) and The Ocean Conservancy (TOC) graduate fellowship for coral reef research in 2007. The deadline for proposal submissions is 31 July 2007. Up to US$6,000 per award are available to support two Ph.D. students in the general area of coral reef ecosystem research. More fellowships will be awarded should additional funds become available.

1) Background and Fellowship Goals
In 2007 unfavorable conditions for reef growth are ubiquitous. Scientists and reef managers are increasingly working together to develop sound management strategies that are based on rigorous science. Scientific questions are being addressed on reef disturbances and reef resilience, climate change and adaptation, reef connectivity, and effective management practices, to name a few. Many coral reefs are in poor condition, yet we know very little about the very threats that are undermining the integrity of coral reefs. What processes and mechanisms are causing differential mortality and how are some species still able to survive and indeed be successful in times of stress? Studies are needed that will combine management with process-level information. Research supported by the ISRS/TOC Fellowship should increase our understanding of processes on coral reefs that are relevant to management at local, regional, or global scales.

2) Conditions
Within the proposal, and as a condition of each ISRS/TOC Fellowship, recipients will be required to articulate how they will report back to the ISRS/TOC on their research progress, outline their findings, acknowledge the support, and publicize the outcomes.

3) Who can apply?
The Fellowship is available to students worldwide, who are already admitted to a graduate program at an accredited university. The intent of the fellowship is to help Ph.D. students develop skills and to address problems related to relevant applications of coral reef ecosystem research and management. The Fellowship can be used to support salary, travel, fieldwork, and laboratory analyses. The student can work entirely at the host institution, or can split time between developed and developing country institutions.

4) Application materials
A four page proposal as a pdf document, using 12-point font or larger, double spaced, in English, is required from prospective fellowship candidates: proposals that do not meet these criteria may be returned. The proposal should include the following sections:

1. Overview: The overview starts with the Proposal Title, Author's Name, Author's Address, Major Professor's Name, Major Professor's Address (if different than the Author's), and total amount in the budget request. The overview should place the proposed research in context. We are looking for a clearly stated rationale, research objectives and a clear question that is driving the research within the context of the literature.
2. Methods: The methods section includes hypotheses, methods, and experimental design, including details on field or laboratory techniques and how data will be analyzed.
3. Relevance & implications of research: This section will outline expected outcomes, how the work is relevant to host-country management and science issues and the implications of the research within a broader context. This section must also include evidence of host-country coordination (e.g., identification of individuals or programs that will benefit from your results);
   

   The following three sections are required but do not count against the four page limit:

4. Detailed Budget: The budget must not exceed $6,000.
5. Literature Cited: Use a bibliographic format that includes full titles in the citations.
6. Applicant CV: 2 pages maximum.
7. Letter of support: The student's major professor must submit a support letter for the project based on their knowledge of the project, and familiarity with the student's background and abilities. If work will be conducted at another university, a support letter is required from the sponsoring Professor.

5) Submitting your application

All application materials must be submitted electronically as follows:

1. All materials must be sent to Dr. Robert van Woesik at: rvw@fit.edu
2. The completed proposal (items 4a-f above) must be combined into a single document and sent as an attachment in pdf format. Please enter the subject line of your message as your last name followed by ISRS/TOC Proposal 2007 (e.g., J Smith ISRS/TOC Proposal 2007). Similarly, please include your name on the pdf and ISRS/TOC proposal (e.g. Smith ISRSTOC.pdf (don't send proposal.pdf, because they will get misplaced).
3. The letter of support (item 4g above) must come directly from the major professor as an e-mail attachment (Word document or pdf file). Please enter the subject line of the message as the last name of the applicant followed by ISRS/TOC Support (e.g., J Smith ISRS/TOC Support, and SmithSupport.pdf).

Applications will be considered complete only after the support letter has arrived. You should ensure that your sponsors are aware of the deadline, and can get their letters submitted in a timely manner. Only completed electronic applications will be reviewed, and this will be accomplished by an ISRS panel.

6) Evaluation Criteria Will Include:

1. scientific merit,
2. feasibility,
3. support letter from major professor,
and
4. relevance to the Fellowship guidelines.

7) Administration of the Fellowship

The International Society for Reef Studies (ISRS) and The Ocean Conservancy (TOC) support the Fellowship through professional and administrative contributions. ISRS/TOC is committed to equal opportunity and nondiscrimination. The mission of the ISRS is to promote for the benefit of the public, the production and dissemination of scientific knowledge and understanding concerning coral reefs, both living and fossil. The TOC is committed to protecting ocean environments and conserving the global abundance and diversity of marine life. Through science-based advocacy, research, and public education, TOC promotes informed citizen participation to reverse the degradation of our oceans.

Posted by Dida at 11:30 PM

August 20, 2005

Deep Water Coral Reef Ecosystems Studies Funding and Training

This from the CORAL-List:

Coral Reef Ecosystems Studies (CRES 2006) proposals are due September 1, 2005 at 3 pm EST.

If you have ever thought of working on deep water hermatypic coral
ecosystems, but didn'’t have deep-water technology or SCUBA diving skills to get there, NOAA could help you obtain the necessary skills and provide operational support for your field operations. This opportunity is a part of the broader CRES 2006 announcement that includes core funding for research along with the operational support for the deep diving technology.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Center for
Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research (NOAA/CSCOR) is encouraging research proposals that will address deep-water, hermatypic coral reef ecosystems (50 m to 100 m) within the U.S. EEZ. Key objectives of this research are to understand the processes that regulate deep hermatypic reef ecosystems and to assess their vulnerability to exploitation and human disturbance. This opportunity is available not only to scientists that already have SCUBA skills to dive to 100 m, but also to scientists that have shallow water SCUBA skills and are interested in learning to dive to 100 m to conduct research.

NOAA/CSCOR has partnered with NOAA’s Undersea Research Program (NURP) Centers to enable scientists the opportunity to obtain the proper training needed to SCUBA dive to 100 m (e.g. using tri-mix, close-circuit rebreathers). In addition to deep water SCUBA, the NURP Centers will also provide their expertise in administering appropriate technologies for field-based research to support your proposal such as remotely operated vehicles and shallow diving submersibles.. Applicants should include all operating costs for these specialized technologies and the necessary ship costs in their proposals. The full funding opportunity can be found here.

For more information, contact Mike Dowgiallo, NOAA/CSCOR, 301-713-3338 x161 or Michael.Dowgiallo@noaa.gov.

Note: this offer is only available to U.S. citizens or foreign nationals associated with a U.S. university.

Posted by Dida at 8:10 AM

June 28, 2005

AAUS Student Scholarships-June 30 Deadline

I just got this in my inbox and am passing it on:

On behalf of Roy Houston, AAUS Student Scholarship Chair, I would like to announce that the AAUS Board of Directors has approved two (2) additional Student Scholarships at @ $1000 each. These two additional scholarships will be awarded in addition to the two $2500 scholarships that already exist. The additional 2 scholarships will not be degree specific. They can be split between the Ph.D. and Master's candidates or they can both go to either Ph.D. candidates or Master's candidates. It is totally at the discretion of the AAUS Scholarship Committee. The AAUS is striving to get as many proposals in as possible. The deadline for submitting a proposal is June 30th. --William Dent, President

For more information from the AAUS site itself, click here.

Good luck!

Posted by Dida at 11:11 AM

AAUS Student Scholarships-June 30 Deadline

I just got this in my inbox and am passing it on:

On behalf of Roy Houston, AAUS Student Scholarship Chair, I would like to announce that the AAUS Board of Directors has approved two (2) additional Student Scholarships at @ $1000 each. These two additional scholarships will be awarded in addition to the two $2500 scholarships that already exist. The additional 2 scholarships will not be degree specific. They can be split between the Ph.D. and Master's candidates or they can both go to either Ph.D. candidates or Master's candidates. It is totally at the discretion of the AAUS Scholarship Committee. The AAUS is striving to get as many proposals in as possible. The deadline for submitting a proposal is June 30th. --William Dent, President

For more information from the AAUS site itself, click here.

Good luck!

Posted by Dida at 11:11 AM

April 1, 2005

American Samoa Memorial Coral Reef Conservation Internship Award-Deadline April 15

Another funding opportunity:

Contact: Shane Guan, Shane_Guan@fws.gov, (703) 358-2457

UNITED STATES CORAL REEF TASK FORCE
2ND ANNUAL GOVERNOR TAUESE P.F. SUNIA MEMORIAL
CORAL REEF CONSERVATION SUMMER INTERNSHIP AWARD

The United States Coral Reef Task Force (USCRTF) is pleased to announce the 2nd Annual American Samoa Governor Tauese P.F. Sunia Memorial Coral Reef Conservation Summer Internship Award, in recognition of the late Governor's outstanding leadership in and contribution to U.S. coral reef conservation.

The late Governor Sunia is most remembered for being an eloquent and impassioned advocate for coral reef protection and management at the local level, not only in American Samoa, but throughout the U.S. The results of his efforts and dedication can be seen in the many accomplishments at the local, national, and global levels, making the late Governor a true world leader in coral reef protection. The second annual Governor Sunia Internship Award will be sponsored by the Department of the Interior (DOI) and is intended to continue the Governor's legacy by providing two outstanding college or university students the chance to develop professional coral reef management skills to be applied in their local jurisdiction.

This is a competitive award, in which two excellent students from Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Hawai'i, American Samoa, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands will be selected to receive a three-month, expenses-paid summer internship working on coral reef conservation and management issues with an agency/office of the Department of the Interior. The winners will start their internship in June 2005.

Eligibility

In order to be considered for this award, applicants must meet the
following minimum requirements:

+ Have an associate's degree in marine policy or science with emphasis
on coral reefs; OR be currently enrolled in and have successfully
completed the sophomore year of a four-year program in marine policy or science with emphasis on coral reefs;
+ Demonstrated interest in, and work on, coral reef issues; and
+ Be a legal resident of American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, or Hawai'i.

Application Selection Timetable:

Applications deadline: April 15, 2005, 5:00 PM, EDT

Award winner notified: April 22, 2005

Application Material

All applicants wishing to be considered for the Award should submit the following material:

+ Unofficial copies of all college and/or university transcripts
+ Resume
+ One letter of recommendation from a professor or relevant employer
+ A 750 word essay (maximum) on the importance of managing coral reefs in your island jurisdiction and nationally; and how this internship will benefit your career goals related to coral reef management in your island.

Application material may be sent by mail, fax, or email and must be
received no later than April 15, 2005, 5:00 PM EDT, to the following:

USCRTF Governor Sunia Award
c/o Shane Guan
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Fisheries & Habitat Conservation Program
Arlington Square, Suite 840G
4401 N. Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22203

Email: Shane_Guan@fws.gov

Phone: 703-358-2457
Fax: 703-358-2487

For more information contact Shane Guan at the above address

Posted by Dida at 11:25 AM