Student opportunities database

Welcome to NOAA’s student opportunities database! NOAA has opportunities for students of any level — from kindergarten through high school, undergraduate and graduate, and even recent graduates. Opportunities include one-day events, summer internships at NOAA, multi-year fellowships, and more. Use the filters to narrow your search and find the opportunities that work for you.

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Search for content areas of interest.

NOAA has student opportunities in STEM fields, social science, computer science, education, and more. Try searching for topics of interest to you, like ocean, fish, climate, weather, modeling, or satellite.

Searching for terms that contain more than one word.

Use quotation marks around multiple-word phrases you want to search. For example, searching “climate change” will return opportunities with the term “climate change” in it. If you don’t include quotation marks, it will return opportunities that include either the word “climate” or “change.” 

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Application period.

This filter refers to seasons in the Northern Hemisphere. If you’re interested in an opportunity, be sure to check the opportunity’s website for specific application opening and closing dates. 

Keep the future in mind.

If you don’t find anything that works out for you now, try looking for an opportunity that would be available to you in the next step of your education or career.

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Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program

Audience

Graduate student

Type of opportunity

Scholarship

Citizenship eligibility

U.S. citizen
U.S. national
Permanent resident

Application period

Fall

Virtual or in-person

Flexible location

The Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program provides support for outstanding scholarship and encourages independent graduate level research — particularly by female and minority students — in NOAA mission-related sciences of oceanography, marine biology and maritime archaeology, including all science, engineering, and resource management of ocean and coastal areas.

Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program

Audience

Undergraduate

Type of opportunity

Scholarship
Paid internship

Citizenship eligibility

U.S. citizen

Application period

Fall
Winter

Virtual or in-person

Virtual
In-person
Flexible location

The Hollings Scholarship Program provides successful undergraduate applicants with awards that include academic assistance (up to $9,500 per year) for two years of full-time study and a 10-week, full-time paid internship during the summer at a NOAA facility. Apply during undergraduate sophomore year. Applications are open September through January.

José E. Serrano EPP/MSI Undergraduate Scholarship Program

Audience

Undergraduate

Type of opportunity

Scholarship
Paid internship

Citizenship eligibility

U.S. citizen
U.S. national

Application period

Fall
Winter

Virtual or in-person

Virtual
In-person
Flexible location

The EPP/MSI Undergraduate Scholarship Program provides scholarships for two years of undergraduate study to rising junior undergraduate students majoring in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields that directly support NOAA's mission. Participants conduct research at a NOAA facility during two paid summer internships. Students receive awards valued at up to $45,000 in total support (including travel and conference participation) during their junior and senior years. Apply from September through January of undergraduate sophomore year.

Sea Grant graduate opportunities

Audience

Graduate student

Type of opportunity

Fellowship
Scholarship
Paid internship
Unpaid internship

Citizenship eligibility

U.S. citizen
U.S. national
Permanent resident
International student at a U.S. institution
No citizenship requirement

Application period

Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall

Virtual or in-person

In-person
Virtual
Flexible location

Sea Grant is a national network that consists of 34 university-based college programs around the U.S and the National Sea Grant Library. Sea Grant programs have a variety of graduate opportunities, which provide hands-on research experiences, financial assistance, research funding, and professional development experiences in new careers.

Sea Grant undergraduate opportunities

Audience

Undergraduate

Type of opportunity

Fellowship
Scholarship
Paid internship
Unpaid internship

Citizenship eligibility

U.S. citizen
U.S. national
Permanent resident
International student at a U.S. institution
No citizenship requirement

Application period

Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall

Virtual or in-person

In-person
Virtual
Flexible location

Sea Grant is a national network that consists of 34 university-based college programs around the U.S and the National Sea Grant Library. Sea Grant programs have a variety of undergraduate opportunities, which provide hands-on research experiences, financial assistance, research funding, and professional development experiences in new careers.

For NOAA staff and partners: Is the NOAA opportunity that you manage missing from this page, or do you need to update a currently listed opportunity? Please fill out the NOAA opportunity submission and update form.