{"id":3244,"date":"2026-04-13T12:30:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T16:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.seagrant.w3.uvm.edu\/?page_id=3244"},"modified":"2026-04-17T12:29:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T16:29:06","slug":"lake-champlain-sea-grant-scholars-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/lake-champlain-sea-grant-scholars-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Lake Champlain Sea Grant Scholars Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lake Champlain Sea Grant Scholars Program 2026-2027<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The mission of Lake Champlain Sea Grant is to&nbsp;develop and share science-based&nbsp;knowledge to benefit the environment and economies. We offer a 13-month Sea Grant Scholars program for undergraduate students at the University of Vermont (UVM) and SUNY-Plattsburgh (SUNY-P) who are interested in the sciences and related fields. Scholars receive a one-year academic scholarship&nbsp;to offset educational and living expenses, a paid summer internship, and ongoing professional development opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Selected scholars will be awarded: <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An academic scholarship of $5,000 for the 2026-2027 academic&nbsp;year;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A multi-day professional development workshop in the Lake Champlain basin, August 27-29, 2026;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two professional development opportunities with&nbsp;other Sea Grant Scholars&nbsp;each semester of the academic year; and&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A paid ($5,000) internship within the Lake Champlain Basin of Vermont or New York during summer 2027, tailored to meet each Scholar&#8217;s individual career interests.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Eligibility <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sea Grant Scholars program aims to support a cohort of student scholars interested in pursuing careers in science, science communications, technology, policy, natural resources management, engineering, or related fields with a demonstrated commitment to advancing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/president\/our-common-ground\">UVM&#8217;s Our Common Ground Values<\/a>. Current first- and second-year UVM and SUNY-P undergraduate students are eligible to apply. Scholars will be selected based on academic availability, commitment to a career in science or a related field, potential to advance UVM&#8217;s Our Common Ground Values, and financial need. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Application<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A complete application package includes: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A 1-page essay (12-point font, single-spaced with 1-inch margins saved as a Word or PDF file):\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Please describe&nbsp;your career goals as they relate to the Lake Champlain Sea Grant mission (see above) and your plans to work towards achieving those goals in your remaining undergraduate years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your undergraduate transcripts to date (including Fall 2025).&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Confirmation of having read\u00a0the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Combined_Contracts_2026-27.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Combined_Contracts_2026-27.pdf\">program requirements (see both\u00a0pages)<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to be eligible for full financial support if selected as a Sea Grant Scholar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Students should submit their essay and transcripts using&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/qualtrics.uvm.edu\/jfe\/form\/SV_5vVxmLHYXh0hcua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>this application form<\/strong><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sea Grant Scholars Timeline<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>April 30, 2026:<\/strong>&nbsp;Student applications due. This includes&nbsp;an essay, transcripts (including fall 2025), and confirmation of having read the requirements to receive full support if selected as a Sea Grant Scholar. See above for details.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>May 2026:&nbsp;<\/strong>Lake Champlain Sea Grant selects and notifies Sea Grant Scholars. Selected Scholars learn about Sea Grant and&nbsp;the Scholars program benefits and requirements.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Thursday, August 27 &#8211; Saturday, August 28, 2026:&nbsp;<\/strong>Professional Development Workshop.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>September 2026 &#8211; May 2027:<\/strong>&nbsp;Sea Grant Scholars are supported by an academic year scholarship, participate in two workforce development&nbsp;learning opportunities per semester, and work closely with LCSG staff or designee to be matched with a faculty member, business, or organization for a summer internship.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>May &#8211; August 2027:<\/strong>&nbsp;Sea Grant Scholars will be paid $5,000 to engage in a summer internship hosted by an organization or faculty member through which the Scholar will contribute to developing and sharing science-based information that benefits the environment or local economies in the Lake Champlain basin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>August 27, 2027:<\/strong>&nbsp;Sea Grant Scholars will share their internship experiences with the incoming cohort of Sea Grant Scholars and Lake Champlain Sea Grant staff during a luncheon on the UVM campus or remotely.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Contact<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about the Sea Grant Scholars program, contact Dr. Kris Stepenuck (<a href=\"mailto:kstepenu@uvm.edu\">kstepenu@uvm.edu<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meet Our Sea Grant Scholars<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/about\/scholars\">Meet our current and past Sea Grant Scholars.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lake Champlain Sea Grant Scholars Program 2026-2027 The mission of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_eb_attr":"","_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":""},"folder":[],"class_list":["post-3244","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"ticketed":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3244"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3244\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3394,"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3244\/revisions\/3394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/folder?post=3244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}