North Carolina Sea Grant sponsors and manages a variety of fellowships for talented students. If you are interested in applying for a fellowship, contact information is provided below each description.

Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
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The National Sea Grant Fellows Program, named for John A. Knauss, one of Sea Grant's founders, provides a unique experience to students with an interest in national policy issues affecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources. For more information, contact coordinator Sara Mirabilio at 252/475-5488 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Learn more about the Knauss Fellowship.

National Sea Grant/NOAA Fisheries Graduate Fellowship
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Sea Grant Office and NOAA Fisheries established a Graduate Fellowship Program in population dynamics and marine resource economics. The fellowship is for doctoral students who are interested in either of these two disciplines. For more information, contact coordinator Sara Mirabilio at 252/475-5488 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Learn more about the Sea Grant/NOAA Fisheries Fellowship.

NOAA Coastal Services Center's Coastal Management Fellowship
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Coastal Management Fellowship provides on-the-job education and training opportunities for post-graduate students in coastal resource management and policy, and provides specific technical assistance for state coastal resource management programs. For more information, contact coordinator Sara Mirabilio at 252/475-5488 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Learn more about the Coastal Management Fellowship.

North Carolina Sea Grant and N.C. Coastal Reserve's Coastal Research Fellowship
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This fellowship is designed to foster research within the North Carolina Coastal Reserve system. Up to $5,000 of funding will be available for one semester in the 2013 academic year. Proposed work must be conducted within the boundaries of one or more of the 10 sites in the NCCR. See the RFP for details.

North Carolina Sea Grant and N.C. Coastal Resources Law, Planning, and Policy Center's Coastal Policy Fellowship
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This joint fellowship focuses on the the 20 North Carolina coastal counties. Up to $5,000 of funding will be available for one semester in the 2013 academic year. See the RFP for details.

North Carolina Sea Grant/DMF Marine Fisheries Management Fellowship
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North Carolina Sea Grant offers this fellowship program to provide graduate students the chance to spend a year working with the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries on a critical management topic facing important marine resources. Patterned after the Knauss Policy Fellowship, the North Carolina marine fisheries fellowship is based in Morehead City. Learn more about the Marine Fisheries Management Fellowship.

North Carolina Sea Grant/East Carolina University Maritime Heritage Fellowship
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North Carolina Sea Grant and East Carolina University offer this one-year, paid fellowship to graduate students at ECU interested in pursuing North Carolina maritime heritage projects that use archeological, anthropological, sociological, historical or other disciplinary approaches approved by the Proposal Selection Committee. Project duration is for one term, and the fellow receives a $3,000 stipend.

North Carolina Sea Grant Science Communications Graduate Internship
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North Carolina Sea Grant offers a one-year Science Communications Graduate Internship, open to applicants who are currently enrolled in a graduate program, or have graduated within the past year. Students earning degrees from North Carolina universities are eligible, as are North Carolina residents earning graduate degrees elsewhere. Learn more about the Science Communications Graduate Internship.