{"id":9658,"date":"2017-07-25T15:28:07","date_gmt":"2017-07-25T19:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/news\/?p=9658"},"modified":"2017-07-25T15:28:07","modified_gmt":"2017-07-25T19:28:07","slug":"nc-sea-grant-and-sentinel-site-cooperative-seek-fellowship-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/nc-sea-grant-and-sentinel-site-cooperative-seek-fellowship-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"NC Sea Grant and Sentinel Site Cooperative Seek Fellowship Applications"},"content":{"rendered":"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Contact:
\n<\/em>John Fear, North Carolina Sea Grant, <\/em>jmfear@ncsu.edu<\/em><\/a>, 919-515-9104
\n<\/em>Jennifer Dorton, N.C. Sentinel Site Cooperative, <\/em>
dortonj@uncw.edu<\/em><\/a>, 910-962-<\/em>2777<\/p>\n

The North Carolina Sentinel Site Cooperative<\/a> and North Carolina Sea Grant<\/a> are accepting applications for the 2017 North Carolina Sea-Level Rise Education and Communications Fellowship<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are excited to provide this opportunity for students to consider how scientific information can be used in classrooms and communities to increase environmental literacy on important topics,\u201d notes John Fear, Sea Grant\u2019s deputy director and current chair of the cooperative\u2019s advisory board.<\/p>\n

Graduate students in good academic standing attending an accredited N.C. college or university may propose projects of up to $10,000 to meet needs identified within the cooperative\u2019s implementation plan<\/a>. Work must be completed by Sept. 30, 2018.<\/p>\n

Applicants must identify one of two tracks to address climate, sea-level rise, or coastal inundation impacts on coastal communities or coastal habitats:<\/p>\n