ST. PAUL and DULUTH, Minn. — Minnesota Sea Grant is excited to announce that the 2025 NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship competition is open and seeking applicants.
The NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship, established in 1996, provides on-the-job education and training opportunities in coastal resource management and policy for postgraduate students and provides project assistance to state coastal zone management programs.
In 2025, up to six fellows will be placed with a state coastal program. The program matches postgraduate students to projects proposed by state coastal zone management programs and selected by NOAA.
This two-year opportunity offers a competitive salary, medical benefits, and travel and relocation expense reimbursement.
Eligibility: Any U.S. citizen who will complete a master’s or other advanced degree in any program at an accredited U.S. institution between August 1, 2023, and July 31, 2025 is eligible to apply.
Timeline:
- January 24, 2025: Candidate applications due to their local Sea Grant program.
- March 21, 2025: Finalists selected.
- March 28, 2025: All applicants notified.
- April 7-11, 2025: Applicant matching workshop (virtual).
- August 1, 2025: Fellowship begins.
Application: Minnesota-based applicants should apply via eSeaGrant. Application packages must be submitted to the Sea Grant program office in the state where you earned your degree by January 24, 2025.
For more information:
- Submit a Minnesota Sea Grant Fellowship Interest Form.
- NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship webpage
- MNSG Coastal Management Fellowship webpage
- 2025 Coastal Management Student Factsheet
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Minnesota Sea Grant is a systemwide program of the University of Minnesota and one of 34 Sea Grant federal-university partnerships across the country that bring applied water science to communities. MNSG has staff and offices on the Duluth and St. Paul campuses. Our extension educators, researchers, and communicators work with community members, local decision-makers, policy leaders, and personnel from resource agencies, business, and industry to enhance the use and conservation of Great Lakes and Minnesota’s inland water resources to create strong and sustainable economies, healthy environments, and resilient and inclusive communities.
CONTACT:
Alex Frie, research and fellowship coordinator, Minnesota Sea Grant, University of Minnesota, and University of Minnesota Duluth, [email protected]
Image credit: University of Minnesota Duluth.