Description
The Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program provides support for master’s and doctoral degrees in oceanography, marine biology, maritime archaeology, and related disciplines. The program is dedicated to ensuring diversity, equity, and inclusion, and encourages women and members of minority groups to apply. Scholarship selections are based on academic excellence, letters of recommendation, research proposals, relevant experience, and financial need. Recipients are required to participate in a mandatory NOAA Orientation Training and must conduct outreach efforts to increase diversity of future applicants.
Some key points to consider:
* The program provides yearly support of approximately $42,000 per student and up to $10,000 of support for a 4-6 week program collaboration at a NOAA facility.
* Applicants must have a cumulative 3.30 GPA to be eligible to apply and maintain a minimum cumulative and term GPA of 3.30 for every term and for the duration of their award.
* The program collaboration 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.
* Scholars are required to provide their own health insurance coverage during the program collaboration.
* The program is administered through the NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries and is funded annually with 1% of the amount appropriated each fiscal year to carry out the National Marine Sanctuaries Act.