Student Opportunities
The Student Opportunities website is designed to provide information about educational opportunities that are available throughout NOAA. On this site, you can find information on scholarships, internships, fellowships and post docs, including a brief description of each program, the application deadline, award amount, dates of the opportunity, contact e-mail address and a link to the website.
Woods Hole Partnership Education Program (PEP)
The Woods Hole Partnership Education Program (PEP) is designed primarily for college juniors and seniors to spend a summer gaining practical experience in marine and environmental science. The program consists of a four-week course and a six-to-ten week research project in Woods Hole, MA. The PEP is a project of the Woods Hole Diversity Initiative, a multi-institutional effort to promote diversity in the Woods Hole Sc
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Type of Award: Internship
Grade Level: Undergraduate
Geographic Focus: Woods Hole, MA
Length of Opportunity: February of each year
Award: Varies
Email: Ambrose.Jearld@NOAA.gov
The Great Lakes Commission-Sea Grant Fellowship
This program provides an opportunity for graduate students to work with members of the Great Lakes science, policy and information/education communities to advance the environmental quality and sustainable economic development goals of the Great Lakes states. The fellow will contribute to and benefit from research coordination and policy analysis activities. This program is sponsored by the Great Lakes Commission, th
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Type of Award: Fellowship
Grade Level: Graduate
Geographic Focus: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Length of Opportunity: One Year
Award: $36,000 is provided to each Fellow for compensation and $6,000 will be used to cover health insurance and support fellowship-related travel.
Email: oar.sg.fellows@noaa.gov
Population Dynamics and Marine Resource Economics Graduate Fellowship
This program provides support for graduate students working towards a Ph.D. in fisheries population dynamics or in marine resource, natural resource, or environmental economics. Two to four fellowships in each of the two areas of study are generally awarded each year. The fellowship was established in 1999 and is sponsored by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the National Sea Grant College Program
Type of Award: Fellowship
Grade Level: Graduate
Geographic Focus: Nationwide
Length of Opportunity: 2-3 years
Award: $43,500 per year for stipend, living expenses, tuition, and travel necessary to carry out research and attend annual Fellows meeting (rotating locations)
Email: oar.sg.fellows@noaa.gov
Website: http://seagrant.noaa.gov/FundingFellowships/NMFSSGFellowship.aspx
Pathways Program: Student Internships and Recent Graduate Jobs
Interns may be converted to a permanent position (or, in some limited circumstances, to a term position lasting 1-4 years) within 120 days of successful completion of the program. To be eligible for conversion, Interns must: 1. Complete at least 640 hours of work experience acquired through the Internship Program; 2. Complete their degree or certificate requirements; 3. Meet the qualification standards for the positio
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Type of Award: Internship
Grade Level: Undergraduate
Geographic Focus: Nationwide
Length of Opportunity:
Award: Paid internship; varies based on opportunity
Email: N/A
NOAA-Northern Gulf Institute Diversity Internship
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Northern Gulf Institute (NGI) Diversity Internship Program provides an exciting scientific educational opportunity for undergraduate and early-stage graduate students. These internships provide career exploration in a variety of fields studied by NOAA and NGI scientists including coastal science, fisheries management, climate change, ecosystem management, marine technol
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Type of Award: Internship
Grade Level: Undergraduate
Geographic Focus: Northern Gulf of Mexico
Length of Opportunity: 10 week internship
Award: Interns will receive a competitive stipend to help cover living expenses. However, obtaining housing at the internship workplace is the responsibility of the intern and not the program. Academic credi MORE
Email: samuel.clardy@usm.edu
Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program
The purpose of the Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program is to: 1) increase undergraduate training in oceanic and atmospheric science, research, technology, and education and foster multidisciplinary training opportunities; 2) increase public understanding and support for stewardship of the ocean and atmosphere and improve environmental literacy; 3) recruit and prepare students for public service careers with NOAA. Eligibility R
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Type of Award: Scholarship
Grade Level: Undergraduate
Geographic Focus: Nationwide
Length of Opportunity: Two Years
Award: (2015 program) Scholarship - A max. of $9,500 per academic year is provided to each scholar to cover the cost of tuition, fees and other academic expenses. Summer Internships - Scholars select and are MORE
Email: studentscholarshipprograms@noaa.gov
Website: http://www.oesd.noaa.gov/scholarships/hollings.html
Educational Partnership Program (EPP) Undergraduate Scholarship Program
The goal of this program is to increase the number of students who undertake course work and graduate with degrees in the targeted areas integral to NOAA’s mission. This program targets students who have completed their sophomore or junior year (in a 5 year program), attend Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), and have recently declared, or about to declare a major in atmospheric, oceanic, or environmental science disciplines. Eli
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Type of Award: Scholarship
Grade Level: Undergraduate
Geographic Focus: Nationwide
Length of Opportunity: Two Years
Award: Scholarship - A maximum of $9,500 per academic year is provided to each scholar to cover the cost of tuition, fees and other allowable expenses. Summer Internships - Scholars select and conduct inter MORE
Email: epp.usp@noaa.gov
Coastal Management Fellowship
This program provides an opportunity for graduate students to work with state coastal zone programs to gain on-the-job education and training opportunities in coastal resource management and policy. The fellowship was established in 1996 and is sponsored by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office for Coastal Management.
Type of Award: Fellowship
Grade Level: Graduate
Geographic Focus: Nationwide
Length of Opportunity: Two Years
Award: $34,000 per year
Email: ocm.fellowships@noaa.gov
Educational Partnership Program (EPP) Undergraduate Scholarship Program
The goal of this program is to increase the number of students who undertake course work and graduate with degrees in the targeted areas integral to NOAA’s mission. This program targets students who have completed their sophomore or junior year (in a 5 year program), attend Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), and have recently declared, or about to declare a major in atmospheric, oceanic, or environmental science disciplines. Eli
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Type of Award: Scholarship
Grade Level: Undergraduate
Geographic Focus: Nationwide
Award: Scholarship - A maximum of $9,500 per academic year is provided to each scholar to cover the cost of tuition, fees and other allowable expenses. Summer Internships - Scholars select and conduct inter MORE
Email: epp.usp@noaa.gov
Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program
The purpose of the Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program is to: 1) increase undergraduate training in oceanic and atmospheric science, research, technology, and education and foster multidisciplinary training opportunities; 2) increase public understanding and support for stewardship of the ocean and atmosphere and improve environmental literacy; 3) recruit and prepare students for public service careers with NOAA. Eligibility R
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Type of Award: Scholarship
Grade Level: Undergraduate
Geographic Focus: Nationwide
Award: (2015 program) Scholarship - A max. of $9,500 per academic year is provided to each scholar to cover the cost of tuition, fees and other academic expenses. Summer Internships - Scholars select and are MORE
Email: studentscholarshipprograms@noaa.gov
Website: http://www.oesd.noaa.gov/scholarships/hollings.html
NOAA-Northern Gulf Institute Diversity Internship
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Northern Gulf Institute (NGI) Diversity Internship Program provides an exciting scientific educational opportunity for undergraduate and early-stage graduate students. These internships provide career exploration in a variety of fields studied by NOAA and NGI scientists including coastal science, fisheries management, climate change, ecosystem management, marine technol
MORE
Type of Award: Internship
Grade Level: Undergraduate
Geographic Focus: Northern Gulf of Mexico
Award: Interns will receive a competitive stipend to help cover living expenses. However, obtaining housing at the internship workplace is the responsibility of the intern and not the program. Academic credi MORE
Contact Person: Sam Clardy
Phone: 228-818-8885
Email: samuel.clardy@usm.edu
Pathways Program: Student Internships and Recent Graduate Jobs
Interns may be converted to a permanent position (or, in some limited circumstances, to a term position lasting 1-4 years) within 120 days of successful completion of the program. To be eligible for conversion, Interns must: 1. Complete at least 640 hours of work experience acquired through the Internship Program; 2. Complete their degree or certificate requirements; 3. Meet the qualification standards for the positio
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Type of Award: Internship
Grade Level: Undergraduate
Geographic Focus: Nationwide
Award: Paid internship; varies based on opportunity
Contact Person:
Phone:
Email: N/A
Woods Hole Partnership Education Program (PEP)
The Woods Hole Partnership Education Program (PEP) is designed primarily for college juniors and seniors to spend a summer gaining practical experience in marine and environmental science. The program consists of a four-week course and a six-to-ten week research project in Woods Hole, MA. The PEP is a project of the Woods Hole Diversity Initiative, a multi-institutional effort to promote diversity in the Woods Hole Sc
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Type of Award: Internship
Grade Level: Undergraduate
Geographic Focus: Woods Hole, MA
Award: Varies
Contact Person: Dr. Ambrose Jearld, Jr.
Phone: 508-495-2318
Email: Ambrose.Jearld@NOAA.gov
Coastal Management Fellowship
This program provides an opportunity for graduate students to work with state coastal zone programs to gain on-the-job education and training opportunities in coastal resource management and policy. The fellowship was established in 1996 and is sponsored by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office for Coastal Management.
Type of Award: Fellowship
Grade Level: Graduate
Geographic Focus: Nationwide
Award: $34,000 per year
Email: ocm.fellowships@noaa.gov
Population Dynamics and Marine Resource Economics Graduate Fellowship
This program provides support for graduate students working towards a Ph.D. in fisheries population dynamics or in marine resource, natural resource, or environmental economics. Two to four fellowships in each of the two areas of study are generally awarded each year. The fellowship was established in 1999 and is sponsored by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the National Sea Grant College Program
Type of Award: Fellowship
Grade Level: Graduate
Geographic Focus: Nationwide
Award: $43,500 per year for stipend, living expenses, tuition, and travel necessary to carry out research and attend annual Fellows meeting (rotating locations)
Email: oar.sg.fellows@noaa.gov
Website: http://seagrant.noaa.gov/FundingFellowships/NMFSSGFellowship.aspx
The Great Lakes Commission-Sea Grant Fellowship
This program provides an opportunity for graduate students to work with members of the Great Lakes science, policy and information/education communities to advance the environmental quality and sustainable economic development goals of the Great Lakes states. The fellow will contribute to and benefit from research coordination and policy analysis activities. This program is sponsored by the Great Lakes Commission, th
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Type of Award: Fellowship
Grade Level: Graduate
Geographic Focus: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Award: $36,000 is provided to each Fellow for compensation and $6,000 will be used to cover health insurance and support fellowship-related travel.
Email: oar.sg.fellows@noaa.gov