The Delta Stewardship Council was created in legislation to achieve the state mandated coequal goals for the Delta. "'Coequal goals' means the two goals of providing a more reliable water supply for California and protecting, restoring, and enhancing the Delta ecosystem. The coequal goals shall be achieved in a manner that protects and enhances the unique cultural, recreational, natural resource, and agricultural values of the Delta as an evolving place." (CA Water Code ยง85054)

Delta Science Fellows Program

Since 2003, the Delta Science Fellows Program has paired graduate students and postdoctoral researchers with Bay-Delta agency scientists and senior research mentors. The Science Program has funded 51 Fellows projects, totaling over $7 million dollars. The goal of funding this research is to invest in knowledge that will advance the understanding of the complex environments and systems within the Bay-Delta system to aid policymakers and managers, and to train the next generation of research scientists for water issues in California.

The 2012 Fellows Program

The Delta Science Fellows Program will sponsor up to 11 fellowships in 2012 for pre-doctoral students (approximately 4-6) and postdoctoral researchers (approximately 4-5) in disciplines of environmental science, engineering, and social and political science with natural resources focus, addressing the 2012 priority research topics from the Delta Plan policy areas.

For 2012, the Delta Science Fellows Program encourages the submission of research proposals that address one or more of the following five main policy areas outlined in the Delta Plan:

  1. Provide a More Reliable Water Supply for California
  2. Protect, Restore and Enhance the Delta Ecosystem
  3. Protect and Enhance the Unique Cultural, Recreational, Natural Resources and Agricultural Values of the California Delta as an Evolving Place
  4. Improve Water Quality to Protect Human Health and Environment
  5. Reduce Risk to People, Property and State Interests in the Delta

The approved research teams will include a community mentor, usually an agency scientist who has direct experience in the collection of the data to be analyzed. During the fellowships, the Fellow, community mentor, and research mentor will collaborate on the approved project and together they will provide updated progress information and drafts of any published material to the Science Program. The research mentor will be in charge of the project, providing broad oversight and first-level peer review. A mentoring plan among the Fellow, the research mentor and the community mentor(s) will ensure a quality experience for the Fellow and provides a springboard to an exciting career in scientific research and application.

For more information, please visit California Sea Grant webpage.

Archive Page (2011)

Previous Fellows Classes

Abstracts, progress reports and final reports by CALFED Science Fellows can be found on the California Sea Grant webpage. Please follow the link for the appropriate Fellows class provided below.

 

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