GRADUATE STUDENT
RESEARCH GRANTS
To encourage students to pursue scientific and scholarly research
addressing ecosystem and fisheries management issues.
How to Apply
Each year, NPRB offers competitive student awards to qualified candidates at the Master’s and Doctoral level that address NPRB’s mission and mandates.
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Eligibility & More
Find out if you are eligible to NPRB’s Graduate Student Research Award. See past past recipients who have received the award, metrics, and more.
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Explore the Science
Content coming soon. We are currently developing graduate student featurettes that will showcase the excellent research coming out of the students whom we support.
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How to Apply for a Research Grant
Announcements for the upcoming GSRAs are released in November of each year. Submission dates are typically in February. See the current RFP for specifics.
marine resource science grant Details
The mission of the North Pacific Research Board (NPRB) is to build a clear understanding of the Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands, and Chukchi/Beaufort Seas that enables effective management and sustainable use of marine resources. NPRB will award a minimum of six Graduate Student Research Awards (GSRAs) of $26,000 each to qualified applicants at US-based institutions whose research addresses scientific, technological, and socio-economic themes relating to this mission. Award funds may be used for stipend, tuition, university fees, research-related travel, supplies, or analyses. The award includes funds for travel to the Alaska Marine Science Symposium.
Important Application Information
Personal Statement
Provide a personal education and career goal statement emphasizing your abilities, initiative and experience. How would this award support your graduate degree and advance your career? Provide a clear statement identifying how this project will address the NPRB mission and region of interest.
Management or Ecosystem Implications
Describe how this research would address pressing fishery management or ecosystem information needs. Explicitly describe how this proposal would have broader impacts beyond the scope of the project.
Community & Stakeholder engagement strategy
Indicate how relevant Alaskan communities may be impacted by and/or benefit from project results. Include specific details on how the student will coordinate and communicate with local stakeholders, entities, and communities.
Award Conditions
By the end of your degree program, share the research via an oral or poster presentation at the Alaska Marine Science Symposium. Awardees are expected arrange and pay for travel as part of their $26,000 award.
By the end of your degree program, give a talk at a school or to a public audience.
Provide NPRB with a .pdf copy of the completed thesis and any resulting publications.
Acknowledge the NPRB Graduate Student Research Award in the student thesis, research presentations and publications.
Ensure that contact information is updated as necessary to allow for follow-up with awardees to determine metrics such as graduation success.
credit: Brendan Smith/NPRB
credit: Brendan Smith/NPRB
credit: Brendan Smith/NPRB
credit: Brendan Smith/NPRB
credit: Brendan Smith/NPRB
credit: Brendan Smith/NPRB
Research Funding Review Process
1
Science Panel Review
Applications are reviewed by two members of the NPRB Science Panel, with reviews focused on the demonstrated ability of the student and scientific merit of the proposal. Transcripts, CVs, and support letters will be evaluated.
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Advisory Panel Review
The Advisory Panel will add recommendations to the top ranked-applicants based on their community involvement, noting those that have specific stakeholder relevance or timeliness.
3
Board Review
The NPRB Board will make the final selection for GSRA applications. Deliberations will consider Science and Advisory Panel review. NPRB staff will notify applicants of their status in late May via email.
application eligibility
Students must be accepted by, or enrolled in, a graduate degree program at an accredited university or college by the time of application. Applicants must have a graduate research topic relevant to the research themes and issues identified in the 2018 NPRB Science Plan. Recipients of previous GSRAs are not eligible to re-apply during the course of the same degree, but may apply in subsequent degrees. Funds may be used for graduate student stipend and standard benefits, tuition or required university fees, research-related travel, supplies, and laboratory analyses. Funds are directly distributed to the student and are considered taxable income.
Applicants must have a graduate research topic relevant to the research themes and issues identified in the 2018 NPRB Science Plan. To learn more about the suite of different research projects NPRB has funded through the Core Program, visit our Project Search.
Graduate Student Research
Award METRICS
The North Pacific Research Board has been supporting future generation scientists at the Master’s and Doctorate levels since 2008. Almost 100 student awards have been distributed to young-career scientists pursuing research that aligns with the mission and mandates of NPRB.
