Funder: Alaska Sea Grant
Due Dates (Anticipated): February 2027 (Fellow and host applications)
Funding Amounts: $60,000 stipend over 12 months, plus up to $5,000 for fellowship-related travel and training
Summary: Paid placements help emerging graduate professionals gain experience in Alaska’s marine, coastal, and watershed science and policy.
Key Information: Fellows must live in Alaska and commit to 12 months of full-time work with a host organization.
Description
The Alaska Sea Grant State Fellowship provides on-the-job experience for soon-to-graduate or recently finished graduate students interested in keeping Alaska’s marine, coastal, and watershed resources healthy. Modeled after the Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship, it matches fellows with Alaska-based state, federal, and tribal agencies or nonprofit organizations for paid, 12-month assignments involving natural resource policies and programs.
The program aims to strengthen Alaska’s coastal-resource workforce and help early or shifting-career professionals launch careers in the state. Hosts engage fellows in marine, coastal, or watershed science and policy work while providing supervision and professional mentoring. Alaska Sea Grant also supports the fellow cohort through monthly meetings, professional development planning, and project-related travel and training.
