The NOAA Office for Coastal Management is recruiting candidates for the 2025 Coastal Management Fellowship Program. Please view the Coastal Management Fellowship Program Factsheet for more information. This program provides on-the-job education and training opportunities in coastal resource management and policy for postgraduate students, while offering project assistance to state and territory coastal zone management agencies and other key NOAA partners.

The six fellowship positions, starting in August 2025, are available with the following host organizations:

• Maine Coastal Program/Maine Department of Marine Resources

• Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management

• New Hampshire Coastal Program

• North Carolina Division of Coastal Management

• Oregon Coastal Management Program

• U.S. Virgin Islands Coastal Zone Management Program

Eligibility requirements, project descriptions, and application guidance can be found on this website.

To be eligible for the 2025 Coastal Management Fellowship, applicants must have completed a master’s or other advanced degree at an accredited U.S. university between August 1, 2023, and July 31, 2025. A wide range of degrees are applicable due to the diversity of projects among the host organizations.

This two-year fellowship offers a competitive salary, medical benefits, and reimbursement for travel and relocation expenses.

Application packages must be submitted to the Sea Grant office in the state where you earned your degree by Friday, January 24, 2025. Please contact Dr. Peter Rowe at prowe@njseagrant.org with any questions or to apply with New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium.