Fellowships

For fellowship opportunities, please contact Angela Archer, amcbride@purdue.edu, before submitting any application. This is to ensure that the application has all required materials.

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John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Program

The Knauss fellowship provides a unique educational experience to students who have an interest in ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources. The program matches highly qualified graduate students with “hosts” in the legislative and executive branches of government located in the Washington, D.C. area for a one-year paid fellowship. Please download the Knauss 2026 Notice of Funding Opportunity and Student Applicant Guide to the Knauss Fellowship for details about this fellowship and others.

What’s it like to be a Knauss fellow? Read this creative, visual end-of-year report by former Knauss fellow and IISG staff member Katie O’Reilly.

Application deadline: CLOSED
Start date:
Length: One year

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National Marine Fisheries Service Fellowships

These fellowships are aimed at PhD candidates, who are United States citizens, interested in the population dynamics of living marine resources and the development and implementation of quantitative methods for assessing their status. The marine resource economics fellowship concentrates on the conservation and management of marine resources. Please download the general Student Guide for full details about the fellowship and application process. 

Application deadline: CLOSED
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Length: up to three years

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NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship

The Coastal Management Fellowship was established to provide on-the-job education and training opportunities in coastal resource management and policy for postgraduate students and to provide project assistance to state coastal zone management programs. The program matches postgraduate students with state coastal zone programs to work on projects proposed by the state.

NOAA Coastal Management offers additional opportunities through the Coral Reef Management Fellowship, Digital Coast Fellowship, and the Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellowship.

The NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship was paused in 2025.

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Shorelines never stop moving.

Our new video series, Shaping the Shoreline, shows how water levels, waves, storms, sediments, and structures like revetments, seawalls, and groins shape the Great Lakes coast.

Clear, quick videos designed for coastal decision makers and anyone curious about coastal change.

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Curious minds wanted! The Students Ask Scientists program connects classrooms with Great Lakes scientists to explore how science comes alive beyond the textbook.

From burning questions to career inspiration, students dive into the wonders of the Great Lakes—one question at a time.

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