Coastal Management Fellowship

2025 Fellowship Application Period Open

The NOAA Office for Coastal Management is recruiting candidates for the 2025 Coastal Management Fellowship Program. This program provides on-the-job education and training opportunities in coastal resource management and policy for postgraduate students, while offering project assistance to state and territory coastal zone management agencies and other key NOAA partners.

The six fellowship positions, starting in August 2025, are available with the following host organizations:

  • Maine Coastal Program/Maine Department of Marine Resources
  • Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
  • New Hampshire Coastal Program
  • North Carolina Division of Coastal Management
  • Oregon Coastal Management Program
  • U.S. Virgin Islands Coastal Zone Management Program

To be eligible for the 2025 Coastal Management Fellowship, applicants must have completed a master’s or other advanced degree at an accredited U.S. university between August 1, 2023, and July 31, 2025. A wide range of degrees are applicable due to the diversity of projects among the host organizations.

This two-year fellowship offers a competitive salary, medical benefits, and reimbursement for travel and relocation expenses.

Applications due Friday, January 24, 2025 to seagrant [at] uvm.edu

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