This NOAA program offers scholarships for graduate studies in oceanography, marine biology, or maritime archaeology, with a focus on supporting women and minorities. U.S. citizens accepted into an accredited graduate program can apply, with awards based on academic excellence, research goals, and financial need. Scholarships can provide up to $42,000 per student annually, along with funding for program collaborations at NOAA facilities. Recipients must meet GPA requirements, attend mandatory trainings, and create a scientific research video. The program collaboration allows scholars to engage in research activities at designated NOAA locations. Applicants should refer to the full announcement text for detailed information. Application deadline is December 10, 2014.
Opportunity ID: 268195
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NOAA-NOS-NMS-2015-2004240 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY15 Nancy Foster Scholarship Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment Natural Resources Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 4 |
| Assistance Listings: | 11.429 — Marine Sanctuary Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Oct 07, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | Oct 07, 2014 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 10, 2014 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 10, 2014 |
| Archive Date: | Jan 09, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $196,000 |
| Award Floor: | $42,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Individuals |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Commerce |
| Description: | The Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program provides support for independent graduate-level studies in oceanography, marine biology, or maritime archaeology (including all science, engineering, social science and resource management of ocean and coastal areas), and particularly encourages women and minorities to apply. Individuals who are U.S. citizens and are applying to or have been accepted to a graduate program at a U.S. accredited institution may apply. Prospective scholars do not need to be enrolled in a graduate program at the time of application, but must be admitted to a graduate level program in order to be awarded this scholarship. Scholarship selections are based on academic excellence, letters of recommendations, research and career goals, and financial need. Applicants must have a cumulative 3.3 grade point average to be eligible to apply and maintain a minimum cumulative and term grade point average of 3.3 for every term and for the duration of their award. Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarships may provide, subject to appropriations, yearly support of up to $42,000 per student (a 12-month stipend of $30,000 in addition to an education allowance of up to $12,000), and up to $10,000 of support for a 4-6 week program collaboration at a NOAA facility. Completion of one (1) program collaboration is required for every Doctoral scholarship award, with a second recommended, but not required. For Master’s degree level scholars, completion of a program collaboration is strongly recommended, but is not required. Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program recipients will be required to participate in a mandatory NOAA Orientation Training to meet with NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries staff at a date and location to be determined during the month of either the end of July or beginning of August, 2015. If scholarships have not been awarded before this training, recipients may be required to incur pre-award costs that will be reimbursed after award funds have been issued.As a recipient of the Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship, you become a recognized member of the NOAA community. NOAA provides significant financial resources to help you pursue your independent graduate studies, as well as the staff expertise to assist you with your research along the way. All Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program recipients must put together a 3-5 minute video that communicates their scientific research in a way that the average viewer can understand it, as well as see why it matters to them. A camera with photo and video capabilities, along with guidelines, a storyboard and appropriate training will be provided to all Foster Scholars. The program collaboration opportunity is designed to allow scholars to participate in research or other activities for four to six weeks at a field office of the National Marine Sanctuary System, or other NOAA program offices. Federal support for the program collaboration may be used toward allowable costs such as: travel to and from the NOAA facility, housing, per diem, laboratory costs, research vessel support, and consumables while conducting research at the NOAA facility. Scholars are required to provide their own health insurance coverage during the program collaboration.Master’s degree level scholars must identify their program collaboration in the first year, and Doctoral scholars must identify their program collaboration within the first two years. Approval from the NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries is required prior to embarking on the program collaboration.Additional information about the scholarship can be obtained in the full announcement text of the Federal Funding Opportunity. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Kate Thompson
N/ORM6 SSMC 4 11th Floor RM 11146 1305 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282 (301) 713-7245 Email:fosterscholars@noaa.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Revised to correct agency contact’s address | Oct 07, 2014 | |
| Oct 07, 2014 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NOAA-NOS-NMS-2015-2004240 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY15 Nancy Foster Scholarship Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment Natural Resources Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 4 |
| Assistance Listings: | 11.429 — Marine Sanctuary Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Oct 07, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | Oct 07, 2014 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 10, 2014 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 10, 2014 |
| Archive Date: | Jan 09, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $196,000 |
| Award Floor: | $42,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Individuals |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Commerce |
| Description: | The Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program provides support for independent graduate-level studies in oceanography, marine biology, or maritime archaeology (including all science, engineering, social science and resource management of ocean and coastal areas), and particularly encourages women and minorities to apply. Individuals who are U.S. citizens and are applying to or have been accepted to a graduate program at a U.S. accredited institution may apply. Prospective scholars do not need to be enrolled in a graduate program at the time of application, but must be admitted to a graduate level program in order to be awarded this scholarship. Scholarship selections are based on academic excellence, letters of recommendations, research and career goals, and financial need. Applicants must have a cumulative 3.3 grade point average to be eligible to apply and maintain a minimum cumulative and term grade point average of 3.3 for every term and for the duration of their award. Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarships may provide, subject to appropriations, yearly support of up to $42,000 per student (a 12-month stipend of $30,000 in addition to an education allowance of up to $12,000), and up to $10,000 of support for a 4-6 week program collaboration at a NOAA facility. Completion of one (1) program collaboration is required for every Doctoral scholarship award, with a second recommended, but not required. For Master’s degree level scholars, completion of a program collaboration is strongly recommended, but is not required. Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program recipients will be required to participate in a mandatory NOAA Orientation Training to meet with NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries staff at a date and location to be determined during the month of either the end of July or beginning of August, 2015. If scholarships have not been awarded before this training, recipients may be required to incur pre-award costs that will be reimbursed after award funds have been issued.As a recipient of the Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship, you become a recognized member of the NOAA community. NOAA provides significant financial resources to help you pursue your independent graduate studies, as well as the staff expertise to assist you with your research along the way. All Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program recipients must put together a 3-5 minute video that communicates their scientific research in a way that the average viewer can understand it, as well as see why it matters to them. A camera with photo and video capabilities, along with guidelines, a storyboard and appropriate training will be provided to all Foster Scholars. The program collaboration opportunity is designed to allow scholars to participate in research or other activities for four to six weeks at a field office of the National Marine Sanctuary System, or other NOAA program offices. Federal support for the program collaboration may be used toward allowable costs such as: travel to and from the NOAA facility, housing, per diem, laboratory costs, research vessel support, and consumables while conducting research at the NOAA facility. Scholars are required to provide their own health insurance coverage during the program collaboration.Master’s degree level scholars must identify their program collaboration in the first year, and Doctoral scholars must identify their program collaboration within the first two years. Approval from the NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries is required prior to embarking on the program collaboration.Additional information about the scholarship can be obtained in the full announcement text of the Federal Funding Opportunity. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Kate Thompson
N/ORM6 SSMC 4 11th Floor RM 11146 1305 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282 (301) 713-7245 Email:fosterscholars@noaa.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NOAA-NOS-NMS-2015-2004240 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY15 Nancy Foster Scholarship Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment Natural Resources Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 4 |
| Assistance Listings: | 11.429 — Marine Sanctuary Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Oct 07, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 10, 2014 |
| Archive Date: | Jan 09, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $196,000 |
| Award Floor: | $42,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Individuals |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Commerce |
| Description: | The Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program provides support for independent graduate-level studies in oceanography, marine biology, or maritime archaeology (including all science, engineering, social science and resource management of ocean and coastal areas), and particularly encourages women and minorities to apply. Individuals who are U.S. citizens and are applying to or have been accepted to a graduate program at a U.S. accredited institution may apply. Prospective scholars do not need to be enrolled in a graduate program at the time of application, but must be admitted to a graduate level program in order to be awarded this scholarship. Scholarship selections are based on academic excellence, letters of recommendations, research and career goals, and financial need. Applicants must have a cumulative 3.3 grade point average to be eligible to apply and maintain a minimum cumulative and term grade point average of 3.3 for every term and for the duration of their award. Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarships may provide, subject to appropriations, yearly support of up to $42,000 per student (a 12-month stipend of $30,000 in addition to an education allowance of up to $12,000), and up to $10,000 of support for a 4-6 week program collaboration at a NOAA facility. Completion of one (1) program collaboration is required for every Doctoral scholarship award, with a second recommended, but not required. For Master’s degree level scholars, completion of a program collaboration is strongly recommended, but is not required. Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program recipients will be required to participate in a mandatory NOAA Orientation Training to meet with NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries staff at a date and location to be determined during the month of either the end of July or beginning of August, 2015. If scholarships have not been awarded before this training, recipients may be required to incur pre-award costs that will be reimbursed after award funds have been issued. As a recipient of the Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship, you become a recognized member of the NOAA community. NOAA provides significant financial resources to help you pursue your independent graduate studies, as well as the staff expertise to assist you with your research along the way. All Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program recipients must put together a 3-5 minute video that communicates their scientific research in a way that the average viewer can understand it, as well as see why it matters to them. A camera with photo and video capabilities, along with guidelines, a storyboard and appropriate training will be provided to all Foster Scholars. The program collaboration opportunity is designed to allow scholars to participate in research or other activities for four to six weeks at a field office of the National Marine Sanctuary System, or other NOAA program offices. Federal support for the program collaboration may be used toward allowable costs such as: travel to and from the NOAA facility, housing, per diem, laboratory costs, research vessel support, and consumables while conducting research at the NOAA facility. Scholars are required to provide their own health insurance coverage during the program collaboration. Master’s degree level scholars must identify their program collaboration in the first year, and Doctoral scholars must identify their program collaboration within the first two years. Approval from the NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries is required prior to embarking on the program collaboration. Additional information about the scholarship can be obtained in the full announcement text of the Federal Funding Opportunity. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Kate Thompson
99 Pacific Street, Bldg. 455 Monterey, CA 93940 (301) 713-7245 Email:fosterscholars@noaa.gov |
Related Documents
Folder 268195 Full Announcement-1 -> NOAA-NOS-NMS-2015-2004240 FFO Report.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Kate Thompson N/ORM6 SSMC 4 11th Floor RM 11146 1305 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282 (301) 713-7245 Email: fosterscholars@noaa.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.429 | 2502535 | FY15 Nancy Foster Scholarship Program | PKG00208423 | Oct 07, 2014 | Dec 10, 2014 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
268195 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
Optional forms
268195 Other-1.1.pdf
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