Undergraduate Students

Students to partner with various STEM organizations

Promote professional development in new careers and expand leadership in their fields

Sea Grant Undergraduate Opportunities

Sea Grant internships and fellowships allow students to partner with various STEM organizations to promote professional development in new careers and expand leadership in their fields.

Community Engaged Internship for Undergraduate Students

The Community Engaged Internship is designed for undergraduate students from underrepresented and indigenous communities. The overarching goal of this internship program is to broaden participation in marine and coastal professions by providing training and mentorship to the next generation of scientists, decision makers and citizens. The program will do so by recruiting, retaining and engaging diverse students in place-based research, extension, education and/or communication that respects and integrates local ways of knowing.

More on the Community Engaged Internship Program

Additional Opportunities

Sea Grant Program	Opportunity (click to learn more)	Category
Alaska	Community-Engaged Internship	Research; Outreach
Alaska	CORaL Network—Community Coastal Experience	Outreach
Connecticut	Undergraduate Research Fellowship	Research
Delaware	Energize Delaware Internships	Research
Delaware	Delaware Center for the Inland Bays Internship	Research
Florida	H.A.R.V.E.S.T. Internship	Research; Applied skills
Florida	Graham Center-Florida Sea Grant Tallahassee Internship	Policy
Florida	Undergraduate Student Research Internships	Research
Georgia	Research Traineeship	Research
Georgia	Marine Education Fellowship	Outreach
Georgia	Academic Student Internships	Research; Outreach
Georgia	Summer Internships	Research; Outreach
Hawai‘i	Peter J. Rappa Resilient and Sustainable Coasts Fellowship	Research; Outreach
Illinois-Indiana	Summer Undergraduate Student Internship Program	Research; Outreach
Louisiana	Louisiana Space & Sea Grant Opportunities (LaSSO) for Undergraduate Research Program	Research
Maine	Maine Sea Grant – NOAA Fisheries Undergraduate Internships in Sea-run Fish Research	Research
Maryland	Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)	Research
Maryland	Puerto Rico Undergraduate Education Initiative	Research
Maryland	Community-Engaged Internship	Research; Outreach
Maryland	Undergraduate Multimedia Internship	Communication
Mississippi-Alabama	Undergraduate Apprenticeship Program	Outreach
MIT	MIT Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)	Research
MIT	STREAM Grants — Solutions Through Research, Education, and Art in Massachusetts	Research
WHOI	Woods Hole Sea Grant Science Communication Fellowship	Communication
Michigan	Michigan Sea Grant Environmental Internship / Community-Engaged Internship	Research; Outreach
New Hampshire	Doyle Fellowship for Undergraduates	Outreach
New York	Community-Engaged Internship	Research; Outreach
Lake Champlain	Lake Champlain Sea Grant Partnered Fellowship Positions	Research; Outreach
Lake Champlain	Lake Champlain Sea Grant Scholars	Research; Outreach
Lake Champlain	Watershed Alliance Internships	Outreach
North Carolina	Coastal Resilience Team Competition	Research
Ohio	Stone Lab’s Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Fellowship Program	Research
Ohio	Stone Lab Summer Course Offerings	Research
Oregon	Summer Scholars Program	Research; Outreach
Oregon	Oregon Applied Sustainability Experience	Applied skills
Oregon	Special Opportunities	Research; Outreach; Communication
Pennsylvania	Community-Engaged Internship	Research; Outreach
Rhode Island	Communications Internship	Communication
Rhode Island	Coastal Fellows Program	Research; Outreach
South Carolina	Community-Engaged Internship	Research; Outreach
South Carolina	Margaret A. Davidson Resilience Scholars Program	Research; Outreach
South Carolina	Minorities in Aquaculture Internship Program	Applied skills
Texas	Community-Engaged Internship	Research; Outreach
Washington	Washington Sea Grant Science Communications Fellowships	Communication
Washington	Washington Applied Sustainability Internship	Applied skills

Even More Opportunities for Students

Check our the resources below to learn more about how to launch your Marine and Coastal Career.

Florida Sea Grant posts a weekly job/internship roundup of marine and coastal jobs around the nation every Wednesday on their Facebook page.
MarineCareers.net: Marinecareers.net will introduce you to a wide range of marine career fields and to people working in those fields.
NOAA Opportunities: Find information about educational opportunities that are available throughout NOAA.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution: WHOI offers a wide range of programs and opportunities for students and young scientists at all stages of their development.
NOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center (LMRCSC): LMRCSC trains and graduates students from underrepresented communities in marine science for careers in research, management, and public policy that support the sustainable harvest and conservation of our nation’s living marine resources.
Undergraduate Student Pathways: Programs and professional development resources for current and prospective undergraduate students: research experiences for undergraduates (REU), scholarships, and travel and research opportunities.
Graduate Student Pathw ays: Programs and resources for prospective and current STEM graduate students — including funding opportunities and professional development programs and resources.
OceanCareers.com: Current information on career opportunities, the knowledge and skills required to enter these careers, where students can gain the necessary education, employers who hire people to work in these careers, and more.