Early-Career Research Fellowship: Environmental Protection and Stewardship Track; Gulf Research Program, NAS

The National Academies’ Gulf Research Program (GRP) is an independent, science-based program founded in 2013 as part of legal settlements with the companies involved in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. The GRP’s mission is to develop, translate, and apply science to enhance the safety of offshore energy, the environment, and the wellbeing of the people of the Gulf region for generations to come.  It supports innovative science, guides data design and monitoring, and builds and sustains networks to generate long-term benefits for the Gulf region and the nation.

The Early-Career Research Fellowship program will foster the development of science and engineering approaches and health equity, based on the needs of the Gulf region, by recruiting and supporting the top tier of early-career researchers as they explore new and novel research ideas and approaches that advance the science and understanding in their field.

About the Environmental Protection and Stewardship Track:                                

The Early-Career Research Fellowship’s Environmental Protection and Stewardship Track aligns with one of the Gulf Research Program’s five program areas and narrows the focus of the fellowship to support the most relevant research to the goals and objectives of the Gulf Environmental Protection and Stewardship Board.

For the 2025-2027 Application Cycle, the Environmental Protection and Stewardship Track Goal focuses on advancing scientific knowledge in the design, implementation and evaluation of effective nature-based solutions (NbS) that enhance ecosystem health and community resilience to extreme weather in the Gulf region, while also addressing a multiplicity of other co-benefits (such as water and air quality, biodiversity, and climate adaptation.)

Deadline: June 18, 2025 05:00 PM (EDT)

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