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Fellowships and Student Opportunities

North Carolina’s workforce will face increasingly complex coastal issues. North Carolina Sea Grant helps to develop a cadre of educated, innovative, and technologically advanced professionals through a variety of fellowships for talented graduate students.

Open Opportunities

Marsh at sunset. Sky appears in bands of pink, blue, and purple. Green marsh grass in the middle, and blue water at the bottom, with reflections of marsh grass.

Mountains to Sea Graduate Research Fellowship

Apply by December 16, 2024

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A large school of vermillion snapper swim over a reef

National Marine Fisheries / National Sea Grant Fellowship

Apply by January 23, 2025

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NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship

Apply by January 24, 2025

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John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship

Apply by February 19, 2025

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NC Sea Grant / Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership Fellowship

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NC Sea Grant / NC Space Grant Ghost Forest Research Funding for Graduate Students

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NOAA Coastal Management / Digital Coast Fellowship

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North Carolina State Legislature Building

NC STEM Policy Post-Graduate Fellowship

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NC Sea Grant / NC Coastal Reserve’s Coastal Research Fellowship

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South Atlantic Reef Fish Extension Communication Fellowship

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NC Sea Grant / NC Space Grant Graduate Research Fellowship

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an Atlantic white marlin in the water

The Hook, Line & Science Communication Fellowship

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Coastal Resilience Team Competition

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