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...this is what we hope we can do for motivated students like yourselves.
Help you open a door and help you take another step toward your dream.
--Dr. Nancy Foster

The Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded the Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship to nine outstanding graduate-level scholars for the academic year
2008-2009.

 The application period for 2009/10 will be January 1, 2009 -
March 31, 2009

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program recognizes outstanding scholarship and encourages independent graduate level research -- particularly by female and minority students -- in oceanography, marine biology and maritime archaeology. Congress authorized the Program, as described in the National Marine Sanctuaries Amendments Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-513), soon after Dr. Foster's death in June 2000, as a means of honoring her life’s work and contribution to the nation. The program is administered through NOAA’s Office of Education and funded annually with one percent of the amount appropriated each fiscal year to carry out the National Marine Sanctuaries Act.

The 2009-2010 application process begins January 1, 2009 and ends March 31, 2009.

More details will be provided upon publication of the Federal Register Notice.