National Marine Fisheries Service-Sea Grant Joint Fellowship Program

The 2023 NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) – Sea Grant Joint Fellowship Opportunity is NOW CLOSED.

Student applications were due by January 25, 2023, 5 p.m. local time to the State Sea Grant Program.

Please see the NMFS-Sea Grant Joint Fellowship program page for more information.

There are two different concentrations within this Federal Funding Opportunity (NOAA-OAR-SG-2023-2007709).

Concentration in Population and Ecosystem Dynamics

The NMFS-Sea Grant Fellowship Program in Population and Ecosystem Dynamics expects to award at least four new Ph.D. Fellowships in 2023 to students who are interested in careers related to marine ecosystem and population dynamics, with a focus on modeling and managing systems of living marine resources. These fellowships can provide support for up to three years. The emphasis will be on the development and implementation of quantitative methods for assessing marine ecosystems, for assessing the status of fish, invertebrate, and other targeted species stocks and for assessing the status of marine mammals, seabirds, and other protected species. Fellows will work under the guidance of NMFS mentors at participating NMFS Science Centers or Offices.

Concentration in Marine Resource Economics

The 2023 NMFS-Sea Grant Fellowship Program in Marine Resource Economics expects to award one new Ph.D. Fellowship to students who are interested in careers related to the development and implementation of quantitative methods for assessing the economics of the conservation and management of living marine resources. This fellowship can provide support for up to three years. Fellows will work under the guidance of NMFS mentors at participating NMFS Science Centers or Offices.

Sea Grant champions diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), working to create a marine science workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are recruiting, retaining and preparing a diverse workforce, and proactively engaging and serving the diverse populations of coastal communities. Sea Grant is committed to building inclusive research, extension, communication and education programs that serve people with unique backgrounds, circumstances, needs, perspectives and ways of thinking. We encourage applicants of all ages, races, ethnicities, national origins, gender identities, sexual orientations, disabilities, cultures, religions, marital statuses, education levels, job classifications, veteran status types, and income, and socioeconomic status types to apply for this opportunity.

Before Applying

• The 2023 NOAA NMFS – Sea Grant Fellowship review criteria has been updated. Familiarize yourself with these changes before developing your application.
• Review the 2023 NOAA NMFS – Sea Grant Fellowship Student Guide for additional information on application procedures and updated review criteria.
• All application elements must be submitted in one combined PDF document in the exact required order as noted in the guidelines; include separately, the 90-4 Budget form as an excel version, but also convert into a PDF to include with the budget narrative package.
• Note the student versions of the documents cannot be edited by the State Sea Grant Program; students and academic advisors, please utilize your Sponsored Programs Office Proposal Administrator to review and finalize all documents prior to submitting to Texas Sea Grant.

How to Apply

• Submit final application files by January 25, 2023 to Mia Zwolinski, Texas Sea Grant Associate Director, Research Administration, at mzwolinski@tamu.edu. An email submission receipt will be provided to the applicant.
• Texas A&M Sponsored Research Services will complete the Grants.gov application file and submit via Grants.gov by February 24, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. ET.