Funder: Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant
Due Dates (Anticipated): July 2027 (Gray's Reef) | August 2027 (Oyster Outreach)
Funding Amounts: $45,000 stipend for 12 months; discretionary host support for travel or professional development
Summary: Graduate-level fellowships provide hands-on experience in Georgia coastal and marine policy, management, research, and outreach.
Key Information: Fellows must complete all degree requirements before starting the fellowship.
Description
Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant’s State Fellowship matches graduate students nearing degree completion and recent graduates with local, state, and federal government agencies, nongovernmental partners, and industries in Georgia. Modeled after the Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship, the program provides practical experience planning and implementing coastal and marine policies and programs. It aims to strengthen host capacity, integrate different perspectives into problem-solving, and develop future coastal and marine leaders.
Placements include an Oyster Outreach Fellowship with ECO, The Nature Conservancy, and the UGA Shellfish Research Lab and Oyster Hatchery, focused on education, community engagement, oyster restoration, and coastal resilience. The Gray’s Reef Research and Resource Management Fellowship supports sanctuary policy, management planning, research, and monitoring.
