The NERRS GRF program offers qualified masters and doctoral students the opportunity to address scientific questions of local, regional and national significance. Two students per year are selected to be graduate fellows for each reserve on a competitive basis. Research must be conducted within Reserve boundaries. Currently the fellowship award is $20,000 per year for up to three years. Priority areas include non-point source pollution, socioeconomic research, the importance of biodiversity, effects of invasive species on estuarine ecosystems, resource sustainability and estuarine ecosystem restoration. The application deadline for the upcoming year is November 1, 2008.

Contact CBNERRVA for more information or check http://www.nerrs.noaa.gov/Fellowship/welcome.html

CBNERRVA Minor Research Grants Program:

When funds are available, minor grants on the order of $1,000 or less are awarded by CBNERRVA to support student research projects conducted within the Reserve. Contact CBNERRVA staff for more details.

CICEET:

CICEET is a partnership between NOAA and the University of New Hampshire. CICEET uses the capabilities of the University of New Hampshire and the NERRS to develop and apply new environmental technologies and techniques to aid in the monitoring, management, and protection of estuaries and coastal waters. CICEET funds research that is problem-driven and solution oriented, fosters collaboration and interdisciplinary work, and emphasizes the effective transfer of technology and information.