Washington Sea Grant Coastal Resilience Fellowship
Forecasted
Washington Sea Grant Coastal Resilience Fellowship supports early or shifting career professionals in mentored local projects that build coastal resilience while developing professional skills.
Funder: Washington Sea Grant
Due Dates (Anticipated): February 2027 (Host applications) | April 2027 (Fellowship applications)
Funding Amounts: Two-year, nonrenewable fellowship: $80,000 in year one and $83,000 in year two
Summary: Paid, mentored fellowships build coastal communities’ resilience capacity while developing early or shifting career professionals.
Key Information: Fellows must live in or close to their host communities in western Washington.
Description
Washington Sea Grant’s Coastal Resilience Fellowship pairs early or shifting career professionals with host organizations for two years of mentored, project-based work. Fellows contribute capacity and tangible results to local coastal resilience projects while developing professional skills, career pathways, and partnerships. Hosts provide supervision, mentorship, and learning opportunities, with projects shaped through collaborative work planning.
Projects reflect communities’ visions and priorities for addressing sea level rise, flooding, erosion, and tsunami hazards. Work may include vulnerability assessments, feasibility studies, relocation efforts, community outreach, resilience strategies, policy development, communications, education, and cultural climate resilience. The program encourages approaches that benefit community members, local economies, and the environment alongside reducing coastal hazards. Funding comes through the Department of Commerce and NOAA’s Climate Resilience Regional Challenge and is contingent on federal funds’ availability and allocation.
