News Releases

Minnesota Sea Grant's recent news releases, media advisories, and other newsworthy announcements are below. For more information, please contact MNSG Communications Director Marie Thoms.

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Minnesota Sea Grant Launches Science and Policy Fellowship

Application period is open and application deadline is February 27, 2025.

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Job Opportunity: Minnesota Sea Grant Student Office Support

Cover of the IAGLR (International Association for Great Lakes Research) LAKES Letter magazine, Fall 2024, No. 23. The background features an oil slick with swirling patterns of blue, orange, and iridescent colors on water. The title 'Oil Spill Science' is highlighted in a blue text box on the left, listing topics such as research networks, hazards and risks, response options and capabilities, training the next generation of oil spill scientists, and oil spills under ice.

Collaborative Efforts Strengthen Oil Spill Preparedness in the Great Lakes Region

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Post-Graduate Fellowship Opportunity: 2025 NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship Program

Applications due to Minnesota Sea Grant by January 24, 2025 via eSeaGrant.

Interested? Submit MNSG's Fellowship Interest Form to get in touch.

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Graduate Fellowship Opportunity: 2025 National Marine Fisheries Service-Sea Grant Fellowship

Applications due to Minnesota Sea Grant by January 23, 2025 via eSeaGrant.

Interested? Submit MNSG's Fellowship Interest Form to get in touch.

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Graduate Fellowship Opportunity: 2026 Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship

Interested? Submit MNSG's Fellowship Interest Form to get in touch.

Register for an informational webinar on the Knauss Fellowship:
Thursday, January 9, 2025 | 11:00 a.m. CT

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Minnesota Sea Grant Announces 2026-2028 Research Funding Opportunity

Preproposals due January 31, 2025.
Informational webinars will be held on:

December 5, 2024

January 7, 2025

Aerial view of the Twin Ports of Duluth, Minnesota, and Superior, Wisconsin, including the St. Louis River Estuary (foreground) and the western arm of Lake Superior.

2026-2028 Minnesota-Wisconsin Sea Grant Joint Request for Proposals

Preproposal webinar 
November 15, 2024, 4-4:30 p.m. CT. 
Zoom link. 
Meeting ID: 979 5404 4607. 
Passcode: 119162.

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Call for Hosts: Minnesota Sea Grant Science & Policy Fellowship

Minnesota Sea Grant Launches New Science and Policy Fellowship Program, Seeks Host Organizations

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Minnesota Sea Grant Science & Policy Fellowship

Minnesota Sea Grant Launches New Science and Policy Fellowship Program