FY25 Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program
Posted by DOC NOAA - ERA Production
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement — FY25 Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program — is cataloged under number NOAA-ONMS-NFS-2025-28612 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 11.429, posted by DOC NOAA - ERA Production. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on September 27, 2024. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is $47,000 -- $47,000. The agency has projected $500,000 in total estimated funding for this announcement. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on February 14, 2025. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully — federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed — it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities.
Award Range
$47,000 -- $47,000
Close Date
February 14, 2025
Posted
September 27, 2024
Est. Total Funding
$500,000
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
The NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries is seeking applications for the Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program from individuals, particularly women and members of minority groups, who, due to financial constraints, may otherwise not be able to pursue an advanced degree in the scientific disciplines supported by this program. The NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries conducts, sponsors, and facilitates research to better understand ecosystems and cultural resources in national marine sanctuaries, their changing condition, and the significance of threats. The National Marine Sanctuary System uses conservation science to support policy decisions, develop effective response capabilities, evaluate management practices, and support broader, NOAA-wide responsibilities for marine conservation and management. Science priorities are identified through assessments of threats and resource conditions within national marine sanctuaries and management plans and are necessary to protect and conserve sanctuary resources, manage risks, reduce threats and respond to unexpected events. Strong partnerships, expert scientific content and judgment, and peer review enhances the accuracy and credibility of monitoring and research. In addition, science, education, outreach, and policy development work together to raise awareness and prompt effective action that will address ocean problems. More information on the NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries conservation science can be found at https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/science. NOAA recognizes the student's need to ensure that scholarly research, which is often hypothesis based, addresses critical gaps in knowledge about ecological processes, physiological mechanisms, evolutionary underpinnings, human behaviors, preferences and values, and related areas. The nature of the NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries’ research, as well as interactions with sanctuary staff and partners with similar goals, can help students fulfill their degree requirements through work benefiting not only national marine sanctuaries, but marine conservation more broadly and ecosystem science as a whole. In addition to natural resource studies, scholars may investigate socioeconomic, maritime archaeological and maritime heritage resource studies in national marine sanctuaries. General science priorities for the NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries are stated below. Applicants are strongly encouraged to visit the Science Needs Assessment page (https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/science/assessment/) to determine if your research proposal aligns with science needs of one or more sites within the National Marine Sanctuary System. If you feel the need to discuss your research proposal with a site Research Coordinator, contact information is available at https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/science/assessment/research_coordinators.html. For questions on project proposals that address the entirety of the National Marine Sanctuary System, you can contact FosterScholars@noaa.gov with a snapshot of your proposed research.
Eligibility
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Parent Grant Program
Broadband Technology Opportunities Program
U.S. Department of Commerce
Agency Contact
Send requests for information to fosterscholars@noaa.gov or mail requests to: <br/> <br/>Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program <br/>NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries <br/>99 Pacific Street <br/>Monterey, CA 93940
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