2016 – 2017 Marc Hershman Marine Policy Fellowship

The Marc Hershman Marine Policy Fellowship provides unique educational opportunities for graduate students or recent graduates engaged in studies pertaining to ocean and coastal policy issues. This one-year paid fellowship program places highly motivated, qualified individuals with marine and coastal hosts in Olympia, Seattle, or Tacoma, Washington. The Hershman Fellowship offers students first-hand experiences in crafting marine and natural resource policies and allows them to share their academic expertise with their host offices. This year’s hosts include the Washington State Department of Ecology, the Washington State Department of Health, the Puget Sound Partnership (tentative), the Makah Tribe, and The Nature Conservancy.

Individuals who are graduate students enrolled or who have graduated in the calendar year the fellowship begins at/from Washington universities may apply. Applicants should be pursuing or have a degree in a marine-related field, including policy, law, social sciences, oceanography, and fishery sciences. They must also demonstrate a strong interest and some experience in marine science and public policy.

Application Deadline: 5:00 p.m. PST, May 18, 2016

Please visit the Hershman Fellowship webpage for more information, https://wsg.washington.edu/students-teachers/fellowships/hershman-fellowship/, or contact Chelsea Kahn, Research and Education Specialist – Washington Sea Grant, 206.616.5718; sgfellow@uw.edu.