WAVE Fellowship in Crustacean Research

The Willard A. Van Engel (WAVE) Fellowship was established to promote and attract individuals of outstanding ability to conduct research leading to an advanced degree in The College of William and Mary's School of Marine Science at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS). This three-year fellowship supports doctoral research on the blue crab in Chesapeake Bay, with emphasis on:

• environmental and biotic control of recruitment and population dynamics,
• utility of marine protected areas in conservation,
• food-web dynamics and ecosystem-based management.

The fellowship offers an annual stipend of $15,900 and travel funds for 3 years, dependent on satisfactory progress. Research and tuition expenses are paid by the student's faculty advisor. The fellowship may be initiated in summer to allow the conduct of research prior to fall classes. Candidates must be US citizens and accepted to the School of Marine Science at VIMS. Application information for the School of Marine Science is available at http://www.vims.edu/sms/.

To Apply

Candidates must be accepted to the School of Marine Science. Deadline for receipt of application to the School of Marine Science is 15 January. Application materials may be obtained online, or from:

Office of Academic Dean

Virginia Institute of Marine Science,

The College of William and Mary,

P. O. Box 1346, Gloucester Point, VA 23062

Applicants should also send a letter requesting consideration for the WAVE Fellowship and a resume by 15 January to:

Eugene M. Burreson, President,

WILLARD A. VAN ENGEL FELLOWSHIP,

Virginia Institute of Marine Science,

The College of William and Mary,

P. O. Box 1346, Gloucester Point, VA 23062

Direct questions regarding administration of the fellowship to [[gene,Dr. Eugene Burreson]]; questions related to research should be directed to [[rom,Dr. Rom Lipcius]].