Fellowship Opportunity Times Four

By SANDRA HARRIS

Posted December 22, 2014

If you are a North Carolina-based graduate student, check out four state and national fellowships available through North Carolina Sea Grant. Don’t let these opportunities pass you by.

2015 Coastal Reserve Fellowship

North Carolina Sea Grant and the North Carolina Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve are offering North Carolina-based graduate students an opportunity to conduct research within the 10 sites of the North Carolina Coastal Reserve. The fellowship provides an annual salary of $10,000. Applications must be submitted by 4 p.m., Jan. 9, 2015. Read more.

2015 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Coastal Management Fellowship

This two-year national fellowship provides professional, on-the-job education and training opportunities in coastal resource management and policy for postgraduate students. In 2015, fellows will be placed in agencies, similar to the N.C. Division of Coastal Management, in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon and Puerto Rico. The fellowship starts in August 2015 and offers an annual salary of $34,000, along with health insurance, worker’s compensation, relocation reimbursement and travel reimbursement. Applications must be received by 5 p.m., Jan. 23, 2015. Read more.

2015 National Sea Grant College Program/NOAA Fisheries Fellowship

This national opportunity is open to U.S. citizens who are doctoral students in academic institutions in the United States and its territories, with a focus on population and ecosystem dynamics and stock assessment, or marine resource economics. Each fellow will be assigned a mentor from NOAA Fisheries who will serve on the fellow’s committee, and provide access to research data sources and to NOAA Fisheries working/laboratory space. Fellows will receive $43,500 in annual stipends. Funding begins in Aug. 1, 2015. Applications must be received by 5 p.m., Jan. 29, 2015. Read more.

2016 Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship

This national opportunity is offered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Sea Grant College Program. This one-year fellowship places graduate students in Washington, D.C., to work on federal policies and processes affecting ocean, coastal and Great Lakes issues. Recipients will receive a total maximum stipend of $56,500. Reimbursement for health insurance, work-related travel and relocation expenses also are provided. The placement starts on Feb. 1, 2016, and cannot be renewed or deferred. Applications must be received by 5 p.m., Feb. 13, 2015. Read more.

Check out these and other North Carolina Sea Grant fellowship opportunities on our Fellowships page.

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