Education
WSG Education offers undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral fellowships and internships that expand students’ horizons and enhance their future careers, and it develops and supports initiatives for K-12 programs.
Highlights
- NOAA Science Camp. Camp registration for 2011 is now closed. Two five-day summer camp sessions are for prospective seventh- and eighth-graders to explore marine sciences and have fun at the same time. NOAA Science Camp is also offering a new Junior Leadership program for ninth- and tenth-graders. Visit the NOAA Science Camp webpage to learn more and register now.
- 2012 Coastal Management Fellowship. Congratulations to Hilary Papendick (UW College of Forest Resources and UW Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs) on receiving the Coastal Management Fellowship for 2011-2013. This two-year opportunity matches postgraduate students with state coastal zone programs to work on projects proposed by the state and selected by NOAA's Coastal Services Center. The application period for the 2012 Coastal Management Fellowship is closed.
- 2012 Sea Grant/NOAA Fisheries Fellowship. This program offers research opportunities to Ph.D. candidates interested in population dynamics or marine resource economics. 2012 Sea Grant/NOAA Fisheries Fellowship: Application period is closed.
- WOW. Washington on Water (WOW) is a Web-based tool to help teachers in kindergarten through 12th grade zero in on marine education resources throughout Washington — from interior watersheds to the outer coast. WOW offers links to over 300 classroom, field trip, professional development and funding resources. By facilitating connections among educators, scientists, industry, government and nonprofit organizations, WOW can help improve marine science literacy in the state. Take a test drive.
- 2012 Marc Hershman Fellowship. Congratulations to Bridget Emmett, Heather Gibbs, and Clara Hard (UW School of Marine and Environmental Affairs) and Allison Smith (The Evergreen State College, Master of Environmental Studies program) on receiving the Hershman Fellowship for 2011. This one-year fellowship places students with member agencies of the Washington State Ocean Caucus in Olympia and Tacoma, working on ocean and coastal science and management issues. The application period for the 2012 Hershman Fellowship is now open.
- 2013 Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship. Congratulations to Dan Crowther (Washington State University, Environmental Science Program), and Rebecca Jablonski-Diehl and Meghan Massua (UW School of Marine and Environmental Affairs) on receiving the Knauss Fellowship for 2012. The program provides eligible graduate students with a year of work experience in Washington, D.C. on the staff of the U.S. Congress or with a federal agency addressing marine issues. The application period for the 2013 Knauss Fellowship is closed.