Fellowship Opportunities
2024 Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship - Closed
WHOI Sea Grant is pleased to invite qualified individuals to submit applications for the Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship.
- A student must be enrolled towards a degree in a graduate program at any point between the onset of the 2024 Fall Term (quarter, trimester, semester, etc.) and February 15, 2025:
- The student’s graduate degree program must be through an accredited institution of higher education in the United States or U.S. Territories;
- Students are eligible regardless of nationality; domestic and international students at accredited U.S. institutions may apply; and
- Applicants must have an interest in ocean, coastal and Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources.
Massachusetts Sea Grant Graduate Research Fellowship - Closed
September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2026
Deadline for application: 4:30 pm Eastern Time, Wednesday, October 4, 2023
WHOI Sea Grant (WHOISG) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sea Grant (MITSG) are pleased to jointly invite qualified individuals to submit applications for the Massachusetts Sea Grant Graduate Research Fellowship.
- Applicants must currently be enrolled in an undergraduate or joint bachelor’s/master’s program OR are not currently enrolled in any graduate program and plan to attend a graduate program in fall 2024 in Massachusetts.
- A student must be enrolled in a thesis-granting master's or doctoral graduate program in Massachusetts no later than fall 2024
- International students who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents must have received an undergraduate or previous graduate degree from an accredited institution of higher education in the United States or U.S. territories.
- The research undertaken by the students must address pressing coastal issues in Massachusetts.
Applicants will be notified in early January of fellowship review decisions.
For further information, visit Massachusetts Sea Grant Graduate Research Fellowship.
NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship - Closed
NMFS-Sea Grant Fellowship in Population and Ecosystem Dynamics and Marine Resource Economics - Closed
The NMFS-Sea Grant Joint Fellowship Program provides up to three years of funding for a Ph.D. student working in partnership with a NMFS mentor on project in Population and Ecosystem Dynamics and/or Marine Resource Economics. The Fellowship is designed to help Sea Grant fulfill its broad educational responsibilities and to strengthen the collaboration between Sea Grant and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). Since 1990, Sea Grant and NMFS have partnered to train students through this joint fellowship program in two specialized areas: population and ecosystem dynamics as well as marine resource economics. Population and ecosystem dynamics involve the study of fish populations and marine ecosystems to better assess fishery stock conditions and dynamics.
Interested students from Massachusetts are strongly encouraged to reach out to the WHOI Sea Grant program at least one month prior to the state application deadline to receive application support and provide notification of intent to apply.
Deadline
Application packages must be submitted to the Sea Grant office in the state where you received your degree by Wednesday, January 25, 2023.
Contact
WHOI Sea Grant Director Matt Charette, mcharette@whoi.edu
Note
There will not be a webinar to review the NOFO. We will hold Office Hours for anyone who has questions on Wednesday, Dec. 7 from 12:30-1:30 PM ET - You can join HERE. Please carefully review all materials provided prior to asking questions. If you still need clarification, do not hesitate to reach out!