Fiscal year 2013 NMFS Sea Grant Fellowships in Marine Resource Economics | Apply Online

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The Fiscal Year 2013 NMFS Sea Grant Fellowships in Marine Resource Economics (Funding Opportunity Number NOAA OAR SG 2013 2003524) is a discretionary federal grant opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of Commerce through NOAA Sea Grant, focused on supporting PhD-level training in marine resource economics. It is structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning the fellowship work is expected to involve active engagement with the sponsoring agency, especially through mentorship and alignment with NOAA Fisheries priorities. The program is designed for students aiming for careers that apply quantitative economic methods to real-world questions about conserving and managing living marine resources, with an emphasis on producing thesis research that has clear public value and direct relevance to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).

At its core, the fellowship supports doctoral research that helps decision-makers evaluate the economic dimensions of marine conservation and fisheries management. The description emphasizes the development and implementation of quantitative approaches, which typically includes tools such as bioeconomic modeling, econometrics, valuation methods, cost-benefit analysis, and other applied economic techniques used to assess tradeoffs in resource use and management. Fellows are expected to tackle thesis problems that matter to NMFS and to do so in close collaboration with NMFS mentors located at participating NMFS Science Centers or Laboratories. This mentorship component is central to the program and reflects the broader purpose of building a pipeline of economists who understand both academic research and the practical needs of fisheries science and policy.

The opportunity explicitly ties its purpose to NOAA's mission goal of protecting, restoring, and managing the use of coastal and ocean resources through ecosystem-based management. In practical terms, that mission alignment signals that the fellowship is meant to contribute to management approaches that account for ecosystem interactions, human behavior, and economic impacts, rather than focusing only on single-species or purely biological outcomes. By funding dissertation work that is "of public interest and relevance to NMFS," the program also indicates that the research topics should be grounded in management realities, such as the design and evaluation of regulations, allocation decisions, sustainability measures, and the economic consequences of conservation strategies.

In terms of funding parameters and scale, the listing indicates an award ceiling of $38,500 and an award floor of $0, with an expected 10 awards. The CFDA number associated with the program is 11.417 (Sea Grant Support). A cost-sharing or matching requirement is noted as "Yes," which means applicants should expect that some form of non-federal contribution may be required or encouraged, typically managed through the applying institution under the terms of the cooperative agreement. The activity categories attached to the opportunity include education, environment, science and technology, and other research and development, reflecting that the fellowship is both a training investment and a research program supporting applied policy-relevant work.

Eligibility is tightly defined. Prospective fellows must be U.S. citizens. At the time of application, the student must either already be admitted to a PhD program in natural resource economics or a related field at a U.S. institution of higher education (including U.S. territories) or provide a signed letter documenting provisional acceptance contingent on securing funding such as this fellowship. Importantly, the application itself must be submitted by the institution of higher education rather than by the student directly, which is common for federal fellowship-style awards administered through universities. The "Eligible Applicants" field is summarized as "Others (see text field...)," but the detailed eligibility language clarifies that the university is the formal applicant on behalf of an eligible doctoral student.

The timeline for the FY2013 competition shows the opportunity was posted and created on November 1, 2012, with an original and current closing date of February 22, 2013, and an archive date of March 24, 2013. These dates matter mainly for historical context, but they also reflect the typical seasonal cycle of many Sea Grant and NOAA fellowship announcements that open in the fall and close in late winter.

For access issues or questions about the full announcement, the listed point of contact is Terry Smith at the National Sea Grant College Program in Silver Spring, Maryland, with a provided telephone number (301-734-1084). Overall, the program can be understood as a competitive, research-intensive PhD fellowship that blends academic dissertation work with NOAA Fisheries mentorship, aiming to strengthen the economic analysis capacity behind U.S. marine resource conservation and fisheries management decisions.

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