Washington Sea Grant and partners offer a variety of unique fellowship opportunities for current and recently graduated students in master’s and doctorate programs. See the descriptions below and each fellowship’s specific page for more information on the fellowship opportunity, how to apply, and relevant deadlines.
Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
Successful applicants are matched with hosts in the legislative and executive branches of the U.S. federal government for a one-year paid fellowship in Washington D.C. area.
WSG Coastal Resilience Fellowship
The Washington Sea Grant Coastal Resilience Fellowship offers a unique educational opportunity for early or shifting career professionals to provide additional capacity for coastal communities around coastal resilience.
WSG Hershman Fellowship
A unique educational opportunity for soon-to-graduate or recently graduated students in fields related to ocean and coastal policy issues, the Hershman fellowship matches successful applicants with a host organization in Washington state for a one-year, paid fellowship.
WSG Keystone Fellowship
Open to all, this fellowship program aims to broaden participation in marine and coastal professions, making them more inclusive of the full diversity of our communities and responsive to their needs and perspectives.
WSG Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Fellowship
This fellowship focuses on advancing responsible marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) in the Salish Sea by ensuring that scientific models used to track and verify carbon removal are informed by the people most affected by them.
WSG Puget Sound Science Research Fellowship
Get support for research that advances Puget Sound recovery.
NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship
Coastal Management and Digital Coast Fellows work for two years with state coastal zone programs on projects proposed by the states and selected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Office for Coastal Management.
National Marine Fisheries Services Fellowship
National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS)-Sea Grant Fellows in population and ecosystem dynamics and marine resource economics gain direct experience working closely with NOAA experts on thesis issues of public interest and relevance to NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service.
Science Communication Fellowship
Science communication fellows are given the opportunity to develop their portfolios as writers and communicators, building bridges between scientific information and public understanding.
