Student Opportunities

Graduate Interjurisdictional Research Award Fellowship Program 

 The joint Louisiana Space Grant and Sea Grant Graduate Interjurisdictional Research Award Fellowship (GIRAF) Program invites interdisciplinary proposals from across the state. The fellowship requires the use of data from vast archives and remote-sensing capabilities available through the National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to address a high-priority research need within Louisiana’s nearshore environs, coastal areas, wetlands, watersheds, and/or human activities in these areas (e.g. aquaculture) – more about the GIRAF program. 

Fisheries Summit Infographics Competition

Louisiana Sea Grant will host their Louisiana Regional Fisheries Summit 2025: Freshwater Impacts in the Pontchartrain Basin on March 25, 2025. As part of the Summit, there will be an infographic session, where graduate students will display their work and briefly present their research. An infographic is a tool that combines imagery, text and statistical figures to easily convey a subject. The top student will receive a $500 travel award. The final date to submit infographic and brief explanation paragraph is March 7, 2025. – more about the Fisheries Summit Infographics Competition

Sea Grant Graduate Fellowships

Sea Grant has many reputable fellowships specifically for graduate students that focus on professional development in budding careers for a variety of marine topics. — more about Sea Grant fellowships