Federal
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office for Coastal Management
01/21/22
Fellowships to USA postgraduate students in eligible fields for programs related to the management of coastal resources. Fellows will participate in a two-year educational training program while receiving wages, health benefits, and relocation and travel support. Fellowship participants will work on pre-selected projects in the area of coastal management and digital coastal resources.
The Coastal Management and Digital Coast Fellowship program matches postgraduate students to work on projects proposed by the host and selected by the fellowship sponsor, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office for Coastal Management. The program also provides fellows with professional mentoring and training.
Placement for the Coastal Management Fellowship positions is fully integrated into the placement process with the Digital Coast partner organizations. Candidates will apply to the Coastal Management and Digital Coast Fellowship program as a whole, and selected candidates will be eligible to interview with both the state coastal programs and the Digital Coast partnership organizations at the fellowship matching workshop.
GrantWatch ID#: 187634
Of the 24 finalists selected in 2022, up to nine will be placed with a state coastal program and up to three will be placed with a Digital Coast partner.
The current salary is $42,000 per year. In the second year of the fellowship, a locality pay factor may be added to the salary, depending on the location of the fellowship. Other benefits include health insurance, worker’s compensation, relocation stipend, and travel reimbursement.
Fellowship projects are two years long. For instance, the 2022 fellowship will start in August 2022 and end in August 2024.
Before starting your grant application, please review the funding source's website listed below for updates/changes/addendums/conferences/LOIs.
Application packages must be submitted to the Sea Grant program office in the state where you earned your degree.
Contact the fellowship coordinator at ocm.fellowships@noaa.gov.
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