Summer Graduate Research Stipend in Coastal Ecosystems and Human Health

The University of Connecticut is one of four recipients of a traineeship grant from the NOAA Oceans and Human Health Initiative. The Interdisciplinary Research and Training Initiative on Coastal Ecosystems and Human Heath (I-RICH), University of Connecticut, focuses on coastal ecosystems and human health. The Connecticut Sea Grant College Program, as a partner in I-RICH, offers a $3,000 summer stipend for a graduate student not currently funded by I-RICH, but who is able to contribute to the mission of the program via efforts in one of the following focus areas: marine pathogens and diseases, pollutants, or harmful algal blooms. Applicants are expected to document significant research achievements of significance to I-RICH during the stipend period, and to present their work in the next two I-RICH research semi-annual workshops. It is ultimately expected that the graduate research stipend will facilitate the development of relationships and collaborations with other scholars involved in coastal ecosystems and human health, which will result in a growing Oceans and Human Health community. The stipend will be awarded on a competitive basis, and applicants will be evaluated on their academic qualifications, proposed research project, and overall match with I-RICH priorities.
Required application materials will include: (1) a 1-page (single spaced, minimum 12 point font) description of the student’s research project and its relation to specific I-RICH priorities, and those of the Oceans and Human Health Initiative (OHHI) in general, (2) a 2 page curriculum vitae, and (3) a letter of recommendation from their current major advisor. The I-RICH proposal, including its initiatives and a list of participating faculty and partner institutions, is available for review at http://www.i-rich.uconn.edu/. Applications should be sent to Sylvain De Guise, Director, Connecticut Sea Grant College Program, 1080 Shennecossett Road, Groton CT 06340-6048 or e-mailed to sylvain.deguise@uconn.edu. Applications must be received by 4:00 pm on May 30, 2008. Applicants will be notified of final decisions within approximately one week.

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