2022 Legislative E. Gordon Grau Coastal and Marine Resource Management Fellowship Program

Applications are now being accepted for the 2022 Legislative E. Gordon Grau Coastal and Marine Resource Management Fellowship Program (2022 Legislative Grau Fellowship). This is a special call for applications for a one year Legislative Grau Fellowship based in Washington D.C. from February 1, 2022 to January 31, 2023. We are partnering with the Office of U.S. Senator Brian Schatz to host a fellow. Applications are due November 12, 2021 via eProjects and the chosen 2022 Legislative Grau Fellow will receive a $60,000 stipend for the fellowship and up to $2,000 for assistance with relocation.

Please share this announcement and the attached call for applications with your networks, and in particular any graduate students who might be interested in applying.

Important dates and deadlines

·  Friday October 22, 2021 12:00 PM: Grau Fellowship Info Session on zoom (register in advance HERE)

·  Friday November 12, 2021 5:00 PM: applications due through eProjects (https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/eProjects/logn/logn_login.php)

·  February 1, 2022: start date for Fellowship

Eligibility

• Graduate students completing their degrees (Masters, Ph.D., or J.D) in Hawaiʻi between May 1, 2020 and December 31, 2021
• Graduate students from Hawaiʻi (graduated from a high school in Hawaiʻi) completing degrees outside Hawaiʻi (e.g., California) between May 1, 2020 and December 31, 2021
• Students in fields related to conservation, management, public policy, planning, and/or law of marine and coastal resources are eligible and encouraged to apply 
• Fellows must complete all degree requirements before starting the fellowship on February 1, 2022

Hawaiʻi Sea Grant is committed to increasing the diversity of the workforce in Hawaiʻi. Sea Grant embraces individuals of all ages, races, ethnicities, national origins, gender identities, sexual orientations, disabilities, cultures, religions, citizenship types, marital statuses, job classifications, veteran status types, and income, and socioeconomic status types. Hawaiʻi Sea Grant is committed to building inclusive research, extension, communication, and education programs that serve people with unique backgrounds, circumstances, needs, perspectives, and ways of thinking. We encourage students of all backgrounds to apply. 

2022 Legislative Grau Fellowship

Are you a graduate student with an interest in management and policy decisions connected to ocean and coastal resources in Hawaiʻi? If so, consider applying for the 2022 Legislative E. Gordon Grau Coastal and Marine Resource Management Fellowship Program (2022 Legislative Grau Fellowship). The 2022 Legislative Grau Fellowship is a one-year paid fellowship where highly qualified graduate students are matched with our 2022 host the Office of U.S. Senator Brian Schatz. The chosen Grau Fellow will receive a $60,000 stipend for the fellowship and up to $2,000 for assistance with relocation.

For more information please visit http://seagrant.soest.hawaii.edu/about/opportunities or contact Hawaiʻi Sea Grant Assistant Director for Research and Fellowships, Maya Walton (waltonm@hawaii.edu).