Florida Sea Grant administers a number of fellowship, scholarship and award opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students at Florida universities. These are offered on an annual basis. Application deadlines are indicated below.

Students are encouraged to contact Karl Havens, the Director of Florida Sea Grant, for additional information about these opportunities.

NOAA John D. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
The John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship provides a unique educational experience to graduate students who have an interest in ocean or coastal resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources. The program matches highly qualified graduate students with hosts in the legislative and executive branch of federal government in the Washington, D.C. area, for a one-year paid fellowship. The amount of this award, contingent on federal funding, is $46,000. The award is provided to each fellow for stipend, living expense and travel. The application deadline is February 19, 2010, and prospective applicants need to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it well in advance of this date to schedule an interview.

Learn more about the Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship. 

NOAA National Marine Fisheries Fellowships
NOAA National Sea Grant and NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service offer graduate fellowships in two specialized areas: population dynamics and marine resource economics. Ph.D. candidates interested in the population dynamics of living marine resources and the development and implementation of quantitative methods for assessing their status can receive up to three years of funding. Ph.D. students in marine resource economics, concentrating on the conservation and management of living marine resources, can receive two years of funding. Each fellow is required to work closely with a mentor from NOAA Fisheries who will serve on the fellow’s graduate advisory committee. The award for each fellowship, contingent upon the availability of federal funds, will be in the form of a grant or cooperative agreement of approximately $38,000 per year. The award provided to each fellow for stipend, living expense, tuition, and travel necessary to carry out the proposed thesis research and to attend the annual Fellows meeting. The application deadline is February 12, 2010.

This two-year fellowship is intended to provide on-the-job education and training opportunities in coastal resource management and policy for postgraduate students and to provide project assistance to state coastal zone management programs. The program matches postgraduate students with state coastal zone programs to work on projects proposed by the state and selected by the fellowship sponsor, the NOAA Coastal Services Center. This opportunity offers a competitive salary, medical benefits, and travel and relocation expense reimbursement. Applications are due at Florida Sea Grant January 29, 2010.

Learn more about the NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship. 

Guy Harvey Excellence Award
The Guy Harvey Excellence Award in marine science recognizes undergraduate and graduate students enrolled full time at a Florida university who are conducting work related to bettering our renewable, finite marine resources through science. Up to two awards will be given each year to highly qualified students. Awardees receive a framed certificate designed and signed by Guy Harvey and $2,000 to be used toward their research.

The application process is closed at this time.
 Learn more about the Guy Harvey Excellence Award

Aylesworth Scholarship
This scholarship is sponsored by the Aylesworth Foundation for the Advancement of Marine Science, and is available to students in all Florida universities that participate in the Florida Sea Grant College Program. Students may be interested in any academic discipline having direct application in marine science ranging from basic biology and engineering, to economics and food science. The award is intended to be a career award and recipients will continue to receive the award each year as long as satisfactory progress is made towards degree completion. Undergraduate awards typically are for two years, beginning in the junior year. Master’s level awards are for up to two years, and doctoral awards are for up to three years. The maximum amount of award can be 65% of the official college or university annual cost, or $4,000, whichever is less. Applications for the Aylesworth Scholarship typically are due in early November.

The application process is closed at this time.
Learn more about the Aylesworth Scholarship.

Skoch Scholarship
This $1,000 scholarship is presented each year to a Florida high school senior who will major in a marine or coastal-related field of study at a Florida university. Awards are based on competition in the State Science and Engineering Fair. Funding for the scholarship is provided by the Skoch family as a memorial to Chuck Skoch, who died in an automobile accident in 1995. The application materials for the Skoch Scholarship are due in early February each year.

The application process is closed at this time.
Learn more about the Skoch Scholarship.

Research Assistantships
Florida Sea Grant allocates approximately 20% of its NOAA research budget to support students working on research projects funded through a competitive grants process. Faculty members at Florida universities, who are principal investigators of these research projects, apply for the funds to support graduate students as part of the research proposal process. Students do not apply directly for these awards.

 Florida Outdoor Writers Association
FOWA Scholarships are competitive and open to students at Florida colleges and universities, or to any student whose application is endorsed by a FOWA member or a faculty advisor. Scholarships range from $500 to $1,000. These scholarships are intended for students whose career goals are to communicate to the public a love and appreciation for hunting, fishing and other aspects of the outdoor experience.

The application process is closed at this time.
Learn more about the FOWA Scholarship Program.