{"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":"

For immediate release<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Contact: John Fear, <\/span><\/i>jmfear@ncsu.edu<\/span><\/i>, 919-515-9104.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

North Carolina Sea Grant has opened applications for the 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

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

\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

In 2023-24, the host offices may include:<\/span><\/p>\n