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John A. Knauss Fellowship
Applications are due to the IISG office by February 20, 2009

The Knauss fellowship provides a unique educational experience to students who have an interest in ocean, costal and Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources.  The program matches highly qualified graduate students with "hosts" in the legislative and executive branches of government located in the Washington, D.C. area for a one year paid fellowship.

To be eligible, a candidate must be:
  • In a graduate or professional program in a marine or aquatic-related field by the application deadline of the year of application.
  • Enrolled at a U.S.-accredited institution of higher education in the United States, including U.S. territories.
To apply:
Please e-mail your application by February 20, 2009, in Word format, to Lisa Merrifield at lmorrisn@illinois.edu.  Contact Lisa if you have any questions.

Additional information about Knauss Fellowship

National Marine Fisheries Service/Sea Grant Fellowship in Population Dynamics
Applications are due to the IISG office by January 20, 2009.

Population dynamics is the study of fish populations as affected by fishing mortality, growth, recruitment and natural mortality.  Ph.D. candidates interested in the population dynamics of living marine resources and the development and implementation of quantitative methods for assessing their status can receive up to three years of funding.

View the Request for Proposal

To be eligible, a candidate must be:
  • In a Ph.D. degree program in population dynamics or a related field such as applied mathematics, statistics, or quantitative ecology.
  • Enrolled at a U.S.-accredited institution of higher education in the United States, including U.S. territories.
To apply:
Applicants should send their proposals, in Word format, to Lisa Merrifield at lmorrisn@illinois.edu by January 20, 2009.  Please save your proposal in one Word document file.  If the proposal requires a signature page, please also mail a hard copy to:

Lisa Merrifield
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
University of Illinois
1101 W. Peabody Drive
338 NSRC, MC-635
Urbana, IL 61801

Additional information about Population Dynamics Fellowship

National Marine Fisheries Service/Sea Grant Fellowship in Marine Resource Economics
Applications are due to the IISG office by January 20, 2009.

Ph.D. students in marine resource economics, concentrating on the conservation and management of living marine resources, can receive two years of funding.

View the Request for Proposal

To be eligible, a candidate must be:
  • In a Ph.D. degree program in natural resource economics or a related field.
  • Enrolled at a U.S.-accredited institution of higher education in the United States, including U.S. territories.
To apply:
Applicants should send their proposals, in Word format, to Lisa Merrifield at lmorrisn@illinois.edu by January 25, 2008.  Please save your proposal in one Word document file.  If the proposal requires a signature page, please also mail a hard copy to:

Lisa Merrifield
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
University of Illinois
1101 W. Peabody Drive
338 NSRC, MC-635
Urbana, IL 61801

Additional information about Marine Resource Economics Fellowship

Coastal Management Fellowship
Proposals are due in the IISG office by January 26, 2008

The Coastal Management Fellowship was established to provide on-the-job education and training opportunities in coastal resource management and policy for postgraduate students and to provide project assistance to state coastal zone management programs.  The program matches postgraduate students with state coastal zone programs to work on projects proposed by the state and selected by the fellowship sponsor, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Services Center.  This two-year opportunity offers a competitive salary, medical benefits, and travel and relocation expense reimbursement.

To be eligible, a candidate must be:
  • Any student who will complete a master's doctoral, or professional degree program in natural resource management or environmental-related studies between January 1, 2007, and July 31, 2008.
  • Enrolled at a U.S.-accredited institution of higher education in the United States, including U.S. territories.
To apply:
Applicants should send their proposals, in Word format, to Lisa Merrifield at lmorrisn@illinois.edu by January 28, 2008.  Please save your proposal in one Word document file.  If the proposal requires a signature page, please also mail a hard copy to:

Lisa Merrifield
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
University of Illinois
1101 W. Peabody Drive
338 NSRC, MC-635
Urbana, IL 61801

All applications must include:

  1. Resume or curriculum vitae
  2. Statement of the applicant's goals with emphasis on what the applicant expects from and can contribute to the fellowship experience (500 words or less)
  3. Two letters of recommendation, including one from the applicant's principal professor.  If no principal professor exists, the faculty member who is most familiar with the applicant's academic work may be substituted.
  4. Unofficial copies of all undergraduate and graduate student transcripts.

Additional information about Coastal Management Fellowship

Great Lakes Commission/Sea Grant Fellowship
CLOSED

One fellow will work for one year with members of Great Lakes' science policy and information/education communities to advance the environmental quality and sustainable economic development goals of the Great Lakes states.  The fellowship is located at the Great Lakes Commission office in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

To be eligible, a candidate must be:
  • Any student in a graduate or professional degree program in public policy, public health, natural resources, aquatic sciences or other related field
  • Enrolled at a U.S.-accredited institution of higher education in the United States.
To apply:
Applicants should send their proposals, in Word format, to Jen Fackler at jfackler@illinois.edu by February 29, 2008.  Please save your proposal in one Word document file. Please contact Jen if you have any questions.

Additional information about Great Lakes Commission/Sea Grant Fellowhsip
Lisa Merrifield
Program Coordinator
University of Illinois
388National Soybean Research Center
1101 W. Peabody Drive
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: 217-333-0045
Fax: 217-333-8046
lmorrisn@illinois.edu