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...this is what we hope we can do for motivated students like yourselves.
Help you open a door and help you take another step toward your dream.
--Dr. Nancy Foster


The Nancy Foster Scholarship Application Program is now CLOSED. Applications were due February 22, 2012 at 5pm EST. Applicants will be notified of the status of their application by May 31, 2012.
 

STEP ONE: Register with Grants.gov -
All Nancy Foster Scholarship applications must be received through Grants.gov by the due date. To begin your application process, start by registering with Grants.gov. You may search for the Nancy Foster Scholarship Program using any of the following information:

Opportunity Title:
FY12 Nancy Foster Scholarship Program
Funding Opportunity Number:
NOAA-NOS-NMS-2012-2003250
CFDA: 11.429

More information about registering may be accessed by clicking here.

STEP TWO: Applying in Grants.gov -
The Full Funding Opportunity contains all of the information you will need to apply. You may also find more information about applying by clicking here.

STEP THREE: Completing your application -
Each application package must include the items listed in the Application and Submission Information section in the Full Funding Opportunity. Failure to submit all items as described in the Application and Submission Information section or if any item is omitted will disqualify the application from consideration. To ensure that you have all of the components, please use this Application Checklist.

 

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program recognizes outstanding scholarship and encourages 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 life's work and contribution to the nation. The program is administered through NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries and is funded annually with 1% of the amount appropriated each fiscal year to the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries to carry out the National Marine Sanctuaries Act.

More details will be provided upon publication of the Federal Register Notice.

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