Fellowships for Graduate Students in Marine Sciences

UAF School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences

Marine Ecosystem Sustainability in the Arctic and Subarctic Program

MESAS fellowship flyer

MESAS fact sheet. Click on image to view PDF [1.1 MB].

New National Science Foundation Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (NSF – IGERT) program for doctoral students at UAF!

MESAS (Marine Ecoystem Sustainability in the Arctic and Subarctic) is an interdisciplinary study and research program to train future leaders in ecosystem-based approaches to the management of living marine resources.

Learn more at the MESAS Web site.

National Sea Grant Fellowships

NOAA's National Sea Grant Program offers a variety of fellowship opportunities, including the John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship and the Sea Grant/NOAA Fisheries Graduate Fellowship. In most cases, application is made locally through Alaska Sea Grant.

John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship

Knauss fellowship flyer

Knauss fact sheet. Click on image to view PDF [967 KB].

The Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship is well suited for graduate students with an interest in national policy decisions affecting coastal and ocean resources. The fellowship involves spending a year in the Washington, D.C., area in an executive or legislative position. Recipients work on substantive national policy issues related to aquatic resources. Applications for the program are due in February for fellowships beginning the following February.

For more details or to apply, see the Alaska Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship page.

For general information, visit the National Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Web site.

NOAA Fisheries – Sea Grant Fellowship

Knauss fellowship flyer
NOAA Fisheries Fellowship fact sheet. Click on image to view PDF [669 KB].

The NOAA Fisheries – Sea Grant Fellowship is for Ph.D. students interested in careers in: (1) population dynamics of living marine resources and development and implementation of quantitative methods for assessing their status, and (2) economics of conservation and management of living marine resources. Recipients work with a mentor from NOAA Fisheries. See the NMFS –SG Joint Fellowship section of the National Sea Grant RFP page for more details. Applications should be submitted to Alaska Sea Grant.

For more information on these fellowships, contact Michele Frandsen at (907) 474-7088, see the National Sea Grant Fellowships web page, or follow the links above.