Oregon Sea Grant

Oregon Natural Resource Policy Fellowship

The Natural Resource Policy Fellowship will place one graduate student fellow in an Oregon state agency for one year beginning January 2013. This fellowship is intended to give a student first-hand experience in natural resource policy at the state level. The student chosen for the fellowship will interview with the state agency to make sure it is the best fit for the student and for the agency.

Application Deadline:  November 19, 2012

Who May Apply

Graduate students from any Oregon college or university with a strong interest in natural resource policy are encouraged to apply. It is preferable that students have completed their degree before the start of this fellowship but within eighteen months prior to the time of the fellowship application deadline (degree conferred after June 2011). We will also consider current students near the end of their program. Women and underrepresented minorities are encouraged to apply.

Host Agency for 2013

Oregon Emergency Management (Salem)
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Fellowship Award

This fellowship will pay a total stipend of $31,200 for 12 months; plus $800 for educational supplies and travel expenses.

How To Apply

Please submit the materials listed below electronically to seagrant.admin@oregonstate.edu by the specified deadline. 

• Unofficial copies of all graduate and undergraduate transcripts
• A current resume
• A 2-3 page statement of purpose describing your experience and interest in natural resource policy your future career goals, and in which office you are most interested in working
• A letter of recommendation from your major advisor
• A second letter of support by anyone of your choosing

It would be most helpful if your materials were combined into one PDF attachment.  However, letters of recommendation should be e-mailed directly to Oregon Sea Grant: seagrant.admin@oregonstate.edu

Interviews for finalists will be scheduled for late November.  The selected candidate will interview with potential host agency offices of their choice in August. The one-year long fellowship is scheduled to begin in January 2013, depending on the arrangement between the student and the host agency.

Oregon Sea Grant strongly discourages any contact between applicants and potential host agencies.

E-mail your completed application as a PDF to Oregon Sea Grant: seagrant.admin@oregonstate.edu.

Please inform Oregon Sea Grant if you plan to apply.

Send questions to:

Eric Dickey
Oregon State University
322 Kerr Admin Building
Corvallis OR 97331
Phone: 541-737-2714
Fax: 541-737-7958
eric.dickey@oregonstate.edu