Top 15 PhD Scholarships for Fishery Students In 2024

Are you interested in applying for the Ph.D. program in Fishery? The World Scholarship forum has compiled a list of the top 15 Ph.D. scholarships available for Fishery students in 2024 with full benefits.

They are offered by several universities, institutions, organizations, and governments to help ease students’ financial burdens.

Therefore, we encourage you to go through these Top Fishery Scholarships for Ph.D. students in 2024 below and apply:

Ph.D. Scholarship in Fisheries Effects on Sandy Habitats

Technical University of Denmark, Denmark

A Ph.D. Scholarship in “Fisheries effects on sandy habitats” is available at the National Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU Aqua) starting on 1 December 2024.

The Ph.D. project will be carried out at the Section for Ecosystem-based Management in Lyngby, Denmark.

The allowance will be agreed upon with the relevant union. The period of employment is 3 years.

Online applications are to be submitted no later than 21 October annually. For further information about the project, please get in touch with Senior Research Scientist Ole Ritzau Eigaard; at ore@aqua.dtu.dk or Rikke Hansen at rikh@aqua.dtu.dk (+45) 3588 3001. To apply to visit http://www.dtu.dk/english/About/JOB-and-CAREER/vacant-positions//job

Fisheries Research Development Cooperation Ph.D. Scholarship

The University of Western Australia, Australia

This project is co-funded by the Fisheries Research Development Cooperation (FRDC), and Future Green Solutions, a small local company, to explore the viability of insect meal produced from Black Soldier Fly larvae as a food source for growing finish.

Although this scholarship is available in the 2024 round for Domestic applicants and UWA International graduates, applicants must meet the eligibility criteria for enrolment in a Ph.D. at UWA, including a high level of English language proficiency (Academic IELTS – 6.5 overall, no bands lower than 6.0 or equivalent is required).

To apply to visit http://www.scholarships.uwa.edu.au/. All applicants must contact Dr. Jan Hemmi to discuss the proposed research before applying.

Ph.D. Scholarship in Fisheries Technology

Technical University of Denmark, Denmark

A Ph.D. Scholarship in Fisheries Technology is available at the National Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU Aqua) with a starting date of December each year.

The project will be carried out in the Fisheries Technology research group in Hirtshals, Denmark, in affiliation with the Section for Ecosystem-based Management, Lyngby, Denmark.

The selected candidate will join a dynamic, international, and cross-disciplinary research team. The allowance will be agreed upon with the relevant union, and the period of employment is 3 years.

For further information about the project, please get in touch with senior research scientist Ludvig Krag at lak@aqua.dtu.dk, +45 33853206.

To apply to, visit https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/334258

Adapting to life in metal-polluted rivers: implications for conservation, genetic diversity, and fisheries management in the brown trout (Salmo trutta).

NERC FRESH CDT studentship, Ph.D. in Biosciences

College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter

The NERC Centre for Doctoral Training in Freshwater Biosciences and Sustainability (GW4 FRESH CDT) will provide a world-class doctoral research and training environment for the next generation of interdisciplinary freshwater scientists equipped to tackle future global water challenges.

GW4 FRESH CDT welcomes applications from both UK and EU applicants. Applications open on Monday, 8th October, and close at 9:00 on 19th December annually.

The application form for this Ph.D. Scholarship for Fishery Students In 2024 is available at http://www.gw4fresh.co.uk/how-to-apply/doctoral-students/

Also, sending a copy of your CV and a cover letter to the CDT by 9:00 on 17th December. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a panel interview in Cardiff in the week commencing 25th February.

Ph.D. Optical recognition of Bythotrephes

University of Waterloo

In collaboration with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the successful candidate will use a Laser Optical Plankton Counter (LOPC) data stream to identify plankton species in samples from the Great Lakes.

The position will start between September and January. Applicants must meet the standards for entry into the Biology (uwaterloo.ca/biology/graduate-studies/admissions), or Applied math graduate program (uwaterloo.ca/applied-mathematics/graduate-students/applying).

Ph.D. Studentship in Fisheries and Integrated Ecosystem Analysis

University College Cork, Ireland

The FishKOSM project is a collaboration between the Marine Institute, UCC, GMIT, AFBI, and QUB, funded by DAFM.

The project aims to generate the knowledge needed to support an ecosystem approach to fisheries management (EAFM) aligned with the Common Fisheries Policy and Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), using management strategy evaluation and ecological risk analysis.

The studentship will involve developing IEA work and linking that to Ecological Risk Analysis.

For full particulars on this post please refer to https://www.ucc.ie/en/hr/vacancies/research/full-details-917040-en.html. To apply you can visit https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/340908

Ph.D. in Fisheries Ecology

Leibniz, Germany

The Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB, www.igb-berlin.de ) is the largest German institute dealing with freshwater ecology and inland fisheries.

IGB offers excellent laboratory and field facilities for interdisciplinary research, large-scale experimental facilities, and long-term research programs and data sets.

The position is available from January 1 in the research group of Prof. Dr. Robert Arlinghaus (www.ifishman.de ) and a small project team of 5 people (PI, two postdocs, one Ph.D. student, and one communication manager).

Required application documents are to be uploaded no later than September 21 via the IGB’s (http://www.igb-berlin.de/job-offers.html )

Ph.D. Fellowship: Evaluate the disease status of velvet crab, brown crab, lobster & shrimp

Galway Mayo Institute of Technology, Ireland

We are currently seeking a suitably qualified and strongly motivated candidate to undertake a Ph.D. project as part of a collaboration between the Galway Mayo Institute of Technology and the Marine Institute.

This program would be undertaken in NUIG, CONNAUGHT, and the Application Deadline is 08 Nov. To apply for this scholarship, visit. https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/345179

Africa Ph.D. Scholarships in Aquaculture and Fisheries Science

Africa Ph.D. Scholarships in Aquaculture and Fisheries Science: Bunda College of Agriculture, University of Malawi, invites applications from qualified candidates for the second intake of the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Aquaculture and Fisheries Science program.

Limited Ph.D. scholarships are available competitively through DAAD/Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM).

The deadline for this scholarship is 31 May; applications forms can be downloaded from Bunda College of Agriculture or RUFORUM websites at http://www.ruforum.org/news/regional-programme-annoucementphd-aquaculture-and-fisheries-science-bunda-college-agriculture

or picked up the form from The Registrar, Bunda College of Agriculture, P.O. Box 219, Lilongwe. Malawi. Email: pgsr[at]bunda.unima.mw.

Applicants outside Malawi may apply to RUFORUM Secretariat, Plot 151 Garden Hill, Maker is University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda. Email: secretariat[at]ruforum.org

Ph.D. Scholarship in Fishery at the University of South Bohemia in the Czech Republic 2023

The University of South Bohemia is now accepting applications for full-time Ph.D. Scholarship in Fishery for students from around the world who are eligible to apply.

The University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, Research Institute of Fish Culture and Hydrobiology.

It is the largest and most comprehensive facility focusing on basic research and primarily on applied research in the sphere of fish culture in the Czech Republic.

Although it is a Czech program, applicants worldwide can be admitted to it. The deadline for this scholarship is 30 November.

To apply to complete the online application on https://wstag.jcu.cz/portal/studium/uchazec/eprihlaska.html

Kisii University-DAAD Fisheries Ph.D. Scholarship for Sub-Saharan Africans

Applications are invited from qualified candidates for the DAAD MSc and Ph.D. scholarship award with a specialization in Fisheries.

The Ph.D. Scholarships will be available for a maximum of three years, and the studies will be undertaken at Kisii University beginning in September.

The application deadline is February 9, and the form can be filled at kisiiuniversity.ac.ke.

Ph.D. Studentship: Enhancing Fish and Eel Migration in Rivers through Flow Field Optimisation at Control and Pumping Stations

Concern over the status of European eel, Anguilla Anguilla, stocks is so great that the European Union has legislation (The EC Eel Regulation (1100/2007)) for their protection from human-mediated activities, including entrainment at pumping stations.

This studentship is one of six in the REDEEM research cluster (Research and Development of fish and Eel Entrainment Mitigation at pumping stations) that will focus on understanding fish and eel behavior to minimize entrainment.

For UK/EU postgraduate students, the scholarship will include fees at the ‘home/EU’ student rate and maintenance (£14,777) for three years, depending on satisfactory progress.

The students will also complete modules for research and transferable skills development. To apply for this scholarship, visit.

https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BMS426/phd-studentship-enhancing-fish-and-eel-migration-in-rivers-through-flow-field-optimisation-at-control-and-pumping-stations

Ph.D. Student for Freshwater and Marine Fisheries

IRTA, Spain

The financial remuneration for the Ph.D. Student contract will be €1,162.84/gross per month (€16,279.76/gross per annum) for the first and second years.

This third year will be €1,245.90/gross per month (€17,442.60/gross per annum). For the fourth year, it will be €1,557.38/gross per month (€21,803.32/gross per annum) subject to the corresponding withholdings, under prevailing regulations, and to the collective employment agreement of IRTA.

To apply, visit https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/342370. The application deadline is on 31 October.

Ph.D. Scholarship – Culturing anaerobic hindgut bacteria from the seaweed-eating fish

Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand

This scholarship aims to support the research of one Ph.D. candidate to investigate factors contributing to the conditions necessary to culture anaerobic bacteria from the hindgut of seaweed-eating fish.

The successful candidate will have skills in both analytical chemistry and microbiology. This student will be fully funded through an Endeavour Fund grant from the Ministry of Business, Employment, and Innovation (MBIE).

An annual stipend of NZ$27,000 will be awarded to the selected candidate. The application deadline is 14 Nov.

To apply to visit https://www.aut.ac.nz/study/fees-and-scholarships/scholarships-and-awards-at-aut/scholarships-database/

Ph.D. Scholarship in Nutritional Physiology of Fish

Technical University of Denmark, Denmark

A Ph.D. Scholarship in nutritional physiology of fish is available at the National Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU Aqua) to commence during the fall of 2024.

The scholarship is financed partly by DTU as a joint alliance project between DTU and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), further supported by DTU Aqua. DTU Aqua is an institute at the Technical University of Denmark.

To apply for this scholarship visit http://www.dtu.dk/english/About/JOB-and-CAREER/vacant-positions//job