Lake Champlain Sea Grant provides early-career training and research experiences around critical coastal, marine, and freshwater issues in the Lake Champlain basin and beyond. Through collaboration and co-funding with partner organizations, highly qualified university graduate students and post-graduates may qualify for prestigious fellowships that will cover PhD studies or work experiences.
For more information about these fellowships and assistantships, please contact Jessie Curl at Lake Champlain Sea Grant.
Fellowship Opportunities
National Sea Grant Opportunities
Sea Grant John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
This one-year national fellowship based in Washington is available to graduating graduate students with interest and experience in ocean and coastal management and policy. Fellows get matched with hosts in legislative or executive offices in the US government. Due June 3, 2026. Learn more and apply.
National Marine Fisheries Service/Sea Grant Joint Fellowship Program
The NMFS-Sea Grant Joint Fellowship Program in Population and Ecosystem Dynamics and Marine Resource Economics is designed to help Sea Grant fulfill its broad educational responsibilities and to strengthen the collaboration between Sea Grant and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).
Coastal Management and Digital Coast Fellowship
The NOAA Digital Coast Fellowship provides on-the-job education and training opportunities in coastal resource management and policy for postgraduate students and provides technical assistance to help advance the goals of the Digital Coast and its partner organizations. Up to three fellows are placed with Digital Coast Partner organizations every other year, in the even years. The program matches postgraduate students to work on projects proposed by a Digital Coast Partner organization and selected by NOAA. This two-year opportunity offers a competitive salary, medical benefits, and travel and relocation expense reimbursement. This opportunity is currently not seeking applicants.
Undergraduate Opportunities
Lake Champlain Sea Grant Scholars Program
The mission of Lake Champlain Sea Grant is to develop and share science-based knowledge to benefit the environment and economies. We offer a 13-month Sea Grant Scholars program for undergraduate students interested in the sciences and related fields. Scholars receive a one-year academic scholarship to offset educational and living expenses, a paid summer internship, and ongoing professional development opportunities. Learn more about the Sea Grant Scholars program here.
Watershed Educator Positions with Watershed Alliance
Watershed Alliance aims to increase awareness and knowledge of watershed issues in the Lake Champlain Basin (both in NY and VT). Each spring and fall we hire a cohort of undergraduate students, known as Watershed Educators, who are actively looking to gain experience educating K-12 students about water resources and watershed education. Watershed Educators receive training in stream ecology, watershed science and teaching science as inquiry. They learn important group management skills that are applicable both in the field and classroom. These skills are then used to teach K-12 students about our watershed out on our research vessel, at local stream sites, or in classrooms across the state (mileage is reimbursed for travel).
Science Communications Internship
Work with Lake Champlain Sea Grant communications staff and peers to develop public-facing educational materials such as brochures, fact sheets, news articles, videos, and social media campaigns on issues such as:
- water quality
- aquatic food web dynamics
- microplastics
- flood resiliency
- green infrastructure
- K12 watershed education
Apply for this position on JobX. Eligibility is dependent on work-study status.
Opportunities in the Lake Champlain Basin
Open positions
No open positions at this time.
Other Opportunities
Find other student opportunities on the National Sea Grant website.