{"id":14922,"date":"2023-02-21T11:32:25","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T16:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/news\/?p=14922"},"modified":"2023-02-21T11:32:25","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T16:32:25","slug":"applications-open-for-2023-24-nc-stem-policy-post-graduate-fellowships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/applications-open-for-2023-24-nc-stem-policy-post-graduate-fellowships\/","title":{"rendered":"Applications Open for 2023-24 NC STEM Policy Post-Graduate Fellowships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><i>For immediate release<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Contact: John Fear, <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">jmfear@ncsu.edu<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, 919-515-9104.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">North Carolina Sea Grant has opened applications for the <a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/funding-opps\/fellowships\/nc-stem-policy-fellowship\/\">2023-24 NC STEM Policy Post-Graduate Fellowship<\/a>, with a deadline of March 27. Sea Grant continues to partner with the Burroughs Wellcome Fund and host offices to provide funding for the program\u2019s fourth year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The fellowships offer recently graduated masters and doctoral students from North Carolina colleges and universities with opportunities to serve full-time for a year in high-level state government offices, focusing on topics related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. \u201cThese fellows gain valuable real-world experience and professional development opportunities while working in host offices engaged in STEM policymaking,\u201d says Susan White, North Carolina Sea Grant\u2019s executive director.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe host offices also benefit by gaining access to the best science and policy graduate students available to help make mission critical decisions,\u201d White notes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 2023-24, the host offices may include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NC Department of Environmental Quality, State Energy Office;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NC Biotechnology Center;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NC Department of Commerce, Office of Science, Technology, and Innovation;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NC Department of Commerce, Clean Energy Economic Development<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NC Department of Public Safety, Office of Recovery and Resiliency; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NC Department of Transportation, Chief Operating Office<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Details about the positions and applicants\u2019 graduate degree requirements are available at: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/funding-opps\/fellowships\/nc-stem-policy-fellowship\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">go.ncsu.edu\/stem-fellows<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Each fellowship includes a competitive stipend, associated travel, and training opportunities. Professional development and networking opportunities for fellows are available through a partnership with Sigma Xi, the international honor society of science and engineering, starting with a policy \u201cbootcamp\u201d in summer 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The fellowship program strongly encourages proposals from graduate students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Minority Serving Institutions, and\/or from traditionally underserved and underrepresented communities, as well as from graduate students who can demonstrate how their interests can benefit underserved and underrepresented communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWith these fellowships, North Carolina benefits by retaining the great talent that our state\u2019s universities produce,\u201d says John Fear, North Carolina Sea Grant\u2019s deputy director.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Completed applications are due by <\/span><b>5 p.m. on Monday March 27, 2023<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Apply through the eSeaGrant portal, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/eseagrant.ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">go.ncsu.edu\/ncesg<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Requirements include a resume, career goal statement, letters of recommendation, and transcripts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>For complete details and requirements, visit <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/funding-opps\/fellowships\/nc-stem-policy-fellowship\/\"><b><i>go.ncsu.edu\/stem-fellows<\/i><\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">##<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Carolina Sea Grant is accepting applications for the 2023 NC STEM Policy Post-Graduate Fellowship program until 5 p.m. on March 27, 2023. 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