Great Lakes Commission-Sea Grant Fellowship
Eligible applicants include students who, at the time of application, are in a graduate or professional degree program in public policy, public health, natural resources, aquatic sciences or other related field at a U.S. accredited institution of higher education in the United States.
The Great Lakes Commission-Sea Grant Fellow will work with members of the Great Lakes' science, policy and information/education communities to advance the environmental quality and sustainable economic development goals of the Great Lakes states. In so doing, the Fellow will contribute to and benefit from research coordination and policy analysis activities. The Fellow will be housed at the Great Lakes Commission offices in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
This will be the 12th year this fellowship has been sponsored by the Great Lakes Commission, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Sea Grant College Program and the Great Lakes Sea Grant Network.
Interested students should discuss this fellowship opportunity with their local Sea Grant programs. Interested individuals should submit their applications to the state Sea Grant program directors (see below), who then screen the applications for forwarding to the Great Lakes Commission. Each application must include:
* Personal and academic resume or curriculum vitae (not to exceed two pages);
* Education and career goal statement with emphasis on what the prospective fellow expects from the experience in the way of career development (1,000 words or less);
* Two letters of recommendation, with at least one from the student's major professor;
* A letter of endorsement from the sponsoring Sea Grant director; and
* A copy of undergraduate and graduate student transcripts.
Note: Thesis papers are not requested or desired.
Of this amount, $35,000 is provided to each Fellow for compensation. The remaining $6,000 will be used to cover health insurance for the Fellow and support fellowship-related travel. During the fellowship, the Great Lakes Commission may provide supplemental funds for work-related travel by the Fellow.