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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CIMSS Weather Camp

Audience

High school

Type of opportunity

Youth program
Camp

Citizenship eligibility

No citizenship requirement

Application period

Winter
Spring

Virtual or in-person

Virtual

NOAA's Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) host an online weather camp for high school students each summer. Participation is limited to the first 50 high school students who apply. Camp dates and registration links are updated in February each year.

LiMPETS Network

Audience

K-8 students
High school
Undergraduate

Type of opportunity

Citizen science program
Youth program

Citizenship eligibility

No citizenship requirement

Application period

Fall
Winter
Spring
Summer

Virtual or in-person

In-person

LiMPETS is a citizen science program that monitors the coastal ecosystems of California and helps youth develop a scientific understanding of the ocean. LiMPETS monitors the biology in rocky intertidal and sandy beach ecosystems and aims to provide publicly accessible, scientifically sound, long-term data to inform marine resource management and the scientific community.

NOAA Ocean Guardian Youth Ambassador Program

Audience

K-8 students
High school

Type of opportunity

Youth program

Citizenship eligibility

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

Application period

Winter

Virtual or in-person

Virtual

The NOAA Ocean Guardian Youth Ambassador program provides a new level of engagement for youth aged 13-18 committed to ocean conservation and stewardship of our blue planet.. We are looking for enthusiastic youth with new ideas and a unique perspective to learn more about America’s underwater treasures and to share their passion with others. Together we can make a difference in the conservation of the ocean through marine protected areas, and enhanced ocean and climate literacy.

NOAA Science Camp in Seattle

Audience

K-8 students
High school

Type of opportunity

Camp
Youth program

Citizenship eligibility

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

Application period

Summer

Virtual or in-person

In-person
Virtual

Explore the mysteries of our oceans and atmosphere! Held at NOAA’s Seattle Sand Point facility each July, NOAA Science Camp offers hands-on science-learning opportunities for middle and high school students.

Ocean Guardian Programs

Audience

K-8 students
High school

Type of opportunity

Youth program
Event

Citizenship eligibility

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

Application period

Fall
Winter
Spring
Summer

Virtual or in-person

Flexible location

Ocean Guardian Programs are designed to encourage children to explore their natural surroundings to form a sense of personal connection to the ocean and/or watersheds in which they live. Find out more about the program, an activity book, kids club and more.

Ocean STEAM Powered Women (O-STEAM) Fellowship

Audience

High school

Type of opportunity

Fellowship
Youth program
Camp
Contest and competition

Citizenship eligibility

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

Application period

Winter
Spring

Virtual or in-person

In-person

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and WHOI Sea Grant (WHOI SG) are excited to collaborate with Sea Education Association on the Ocean STEAM Powered Women (O-STEAM) Fellowship, a competitive, week-long, FREE, residential fellowship in Woods Hole for a cohort of young women from Massachusetts currently in their sophomore or junior year of high school.

During their week, fellows work with WHOI and WHOI SG staff to investigate marine mammal bioacoustics (sounds) while also meeting other female science, technology, engineering, arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) professionals and learning from their collective expertise. The immersive experience includes building and testing their own underwater microphone (or hydrophone), analyzing data of dolphin vocalizations to aid in conservation efforts, and capturing the underwater sounds of whales and dolphins vocalizing during a whale watch expedition. Fellows will learn from communications specialists about how to share their research and experiences with their community.

We are committed to assembling diverse groups of fellows. This fellowship encourages applicants from groups historically underrepresented in the ocean sciences – especially with respect to gender identity/expression, race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. We welcome students who are interested in being in a female-identified space. 

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.