This Request for Proposals (RFP) is for research projects in the areas of coastal and freshwater resources as prioritized by NC Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI) and NC Sea Grant with input from their Advisory Committees, which comprisestakeholders from a range of sectors and professions working on freshwater and coastal resourcesthroughout North Carolina.
WRRI and NC Sea Grant are providing competitive funding for graduate student research. We intend to fund up to six student proposals at $10,000 per proposal, pending federal appropriation offunds and quality of proposals.
Proposals must include language that describes the significance and relevance of the projectto North Carolina and the interests of WRRI (go.ncsu.edu/wrri-plan) and/or NC Sea Grant (go.ncsu.edu/Sea-Grant-Plan). Projects should also address WRRI and/or NC Sea Grant’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (https://ncseagrant.ncsu.edu/aboutus/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/), and (https://wrri.ncsu.edu/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/). We strongly encourage proposals from graduate students at HBCUs and MSIs and/or from traditionally underserved and underrepresented communities, as well as from graduate students who can demonstrate how their work and related outreach will benefit underserved and underrepresented communities.
Deadline: Nov. 12, 2021