NOAA seeks candidates for Foster Scholarship Program
Tracy Gill
Tracy.Gill at noaa.gov
Fri Apr 20 07:00:59 EDT 2001
FYI - NOS scholarship
offer from http://www.nos.noaa.gov/
NOAA's National Ocean
Service Seeks Applications For
New Scholarship Program
The National Ocean
Service is seeking highly
motivated candidates to
apply for the newly
established Dr. Nancy
Foster Scholarship
Program, which provides
support for outstanding
scholarship and
encourages independent
graduate level research
in oceanography, marine
biology and maritime
archaeology, including the
curation, preservation
and display of maritime
artifacts.
"There are so many
bright young people out
there, and this
scholarship program offers
incredible opportunity,"
said Acting Administrator
for the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric
Administration Scott
Gudes. "Dr. Foster would
have been very proud to
be able to provide
financial help to
individuals who could work in the
fields she so loved."
Authorized by congress
in honor of Dr. Nancy
Foster's life work and
contribution to the nation,
this scholarship program
carries a 12 month
stipend for
approximately five students of
$16,800 and an annual
cost of education
allowance of up to
$12,000.
For more information on
the scholarship, visit the Web site
http://fosterscholars.noaa.gov.
Applications for fall 2001 are
being solicited from
March 26
through April 22, 2001.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration is honored to
announce the Dr. Nancy Foster
Scholarship Program to recognize
outstanding scholarship and encourage
independent graduate-level
research--particularly by female and
minority students--in oceanography,
marine biology and maritime
archaeology. Congress authorized the
Program, as described in the National
Marine Sanctuaries Amendments
Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-513), soon
after Dr. Foster's death in June 2000,
as a means of honoring her lifeís work
and contribution to the nation. The
program is administered through NOAAís
National Ocean Service and
funded annually with 1% of the amount
appropriated each fiscal year to
carry out the National Marine
Sanctuaries Act.
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