The NOAA Office for Coastal Management is accepting applications for the 2024-2026 Coastal Management and Digital Coast Fellowship Program. The fellowship will begin in August 2024.

 

Application Information

Applications for the 2024-2026 fellowship are now open! The deadline to apply is January 26, 2024.

 

Application Process

  • To apply, applicants must complete a master’s or another advanced degree at an accredited U.S. university between August 1, 2022, and July 31, 2024.
  • Application guidance on how to apply and additional fellowship information can be found on NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management Fellowship website.
  • Apply to USC Sea Grant by emailing all application materials to seagrant@usc.edu. It is highly recommended to provide at least a month’s time to complete the application process.
  • Please contact Phyllis Grifman (grifman@usc.edu) for more information or for questions while applying.

 

Additional Information

The Coastal Management Fellowship was established in 1996 to provide on-the-job education and training opportunities in coastal resource management and policy for postgraduate students and to provide project assistance to state coastal zone management programs. The program matches postgraduate students with state coastal zone programs to work on projects proposed by the state and selected by the fellowship sponsor, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office for Coastal Management.

The NOAA Digital Coast Fellowship was established in 2012 to provide on-the-job education and training opportunities in coastal resource management and policy for postgraduate students and to provide technical assistance to help advance the goals of the Digital Coast and its partner organizations. Up to three fellows are placed with Digital Coast Partner organizations every other year, in the even years.

Placement for the Coastal Management Fellowship positions is fully integrated into the placement process with the Digital Coast Fellowship positions. Candidates 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.