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NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship

The NOAA Office for Coastal Management is recruiting candidates for the 2025 Coastal Management Fellowship Program. Application packages must be submitted by Friday, January 24, 2025 to the Sea Grant office in the state where graduate students received their degree.

This program provides on-the-job education and training opportunities in coastal resource management and policy for postgraduate students, while offering project assistance to state and territory coastal zone management agencies and other key NOAA partners

The six fellowship positions, starting in August 2025, are available with the following host organizations:

  • Maine Coastal Program/Maine Department of Marine Resources
  • Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
  • New Hampshire Coastal Program
  • North Carolina Division of Coastal Management
  • Oregon Coastal Management Program
  • U.S. Virgin Islands Coastal Zone Management Program

Eligibility requirements, descriptions of the projects, and guidance on how to apply can be found on NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management’s website.

To be eligible for the 2025 Coastal Management Fellowship, applicants must have completed a master’s or other advanced degree at an accredited U.S. university between August 1, 2023, and July 31, 2025. A wide range of degrees are applicable due to the diversity of projects among the host organizations.

This two-year fellowship offers a competitive salary, medical benefits, and reimbursement for travel and relocation expenses.

Applicants from NC universities must apply through the NC Sea Grant online portal. 

For general information, or for students outside North Carolina, go to Sea Grant’s fellowships page or contact the fellowship coordinator at ocm.fellowships@noaa.gov with any questions.

Deadline

Applications are due to North Carolina Sea Grant by on January 24, 2025.

Application Materials and Information

  • North Carolina Sea Grant only accepts applications from students having completed or currently completing a master’s or other advanced degree at an accredited in-state university between August 1, 2023, and July 31, 2025.
  • NC applicants must file their applications through North Carolina Sea Grant’s eSeaGrant online portal.
  • NC applicants can contact John Fear at jmfear@ncsu.edu for more information.
  • Students enrolled in or graduated from programs outside NC can find more information about these fellowships here.
  • For helpful tips, view the 2024 Coastal Management and Digital Coast Fellowship guide.
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