Call for Partnered Fellowship Research on Coastal Adaptation and Resilience in the Lake Champlain Basin

By Julianna White, Research Program Coordinator
May 10, 2023

Coastal areas—those along waterways—face increased flooding and erosion, due at least in part to increased severity and frequency of storms and other impacts of climate change. Lake Champlain Sea Grant seeks proposals from partnering organizations for a two-year fellowship research project that will create new knowledge to help coastal communities and ecosystems adapt and become more resilient to these challenges.

The proposed coastal adaptation and resilience research and actions should help predict, prepare for, and mitigate negative effects of storm, flooding, and erosion damage in the Lake Champlain basin. It should also describe how it would provide training or professional development opportunities for the fellow, who will be recruited after the competition ends.

Proposals are welcome from non-profit organizations, businesses, government agencies, or institutions of higher education in the New York or Vermont portions of the Lake Champlain basin. Organizations representing diverse ways of knowing, perspectives, and audiences are encouraged to apply. Multiple organizations may apply collaboratively.

The research project should begin August 1, 2023 and continue for a total of two years. Lake Champlain Sea Grant will provide $30,000 per year with federal funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the partner organization(s) will provide at least an equal amount of non-federal funding.

Proposals are due: Friday, June 30, 2023. One project will be selected. Afterwards, Lake Champlain Sea Grant and the partner will collaborate to facilitate a transparent, competitive process to identify and hire the fellow.

Please see the Request for Proposals and Frequently Asked Questions with more information about the research focus, outreach, communication, administration, and budget topics.

Interested organizations with questions can email Lake Champlain Sea Grant at seagrant [at] uvm.edu

 

Since 2020, Lake Champlain Sea Grant has partnered with organizations in the basin to support two-year fellowships for early-career scientists. These unique training experiences for recent graduates focused on a variety of priority issue areas relevant to the Lake Champlain Sea Grant Strategic Plan and aligned with interests and goals of partner organizations. Learn more about the fellows.