REMINDER. Due date: March 31, 2010.
On behalf of Virginia Sea Grant, the Northeast
Consortium, UMass Dartmouths School for Marine
Science and Technology (SMAST) and the Virginia
Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), I am thrilled
to announce the availability of four (4)
Collaborative Fisheries Research Graduate
Fellowships for the fall 2010 academic year. This
is a national demonstration pilot program in
collaborative research between scientists,
fishing industry, NGOs, and/or resource managers
working on fishing gear technology/conservation engineering that seeks to:
· Expand the capacity of marine and fisheries
science professionals possessing collaborative research skills and experience;
· Cultivate a vibrant, enduring professional
cohort of collaborative research scientists;
· Enhance the scientific capacity in fishing gear
technology/conservation engineering to reduce
bycatch and minimize habitat impacts; and
· Advance professional standards for
collaborative research and re-establish a
professional culture of collaboration among science, industry and managers.
*/Highlights:/*
· Fellows are provided with one academic year of
support (tuition, stipend), plus $15,000 of research support.
· e-Networking tools will be used to link fellows
and faculty from multiple institutions through a
distance-learning course, Theory and Practice of
Collaborative Fisheries Research and to
facilitate peer mentoring and coaching support throughout the Fellowship.
· Fellows will participate in a practicum in
conservation engineering/fishing gear design to
apply collaborative fisheries research
principles. The program facilitates and enables
effective collaborative research projects among
science, industry, and resource management communities.
· Any student, regardless of citizenship, who is
enrolled in a graduate or professional program in
an accredited institution of higher education in the U.S., is eligible.
· Awards begin Fall semester 2010
