Applications for Summer 2025 Fellowships are closed at this time!

We are pleased to offer several unique research experiences in the summer 2025 to MISS members through partnerships with other marine science organizations. You may review them below. When you apply, check the box of the program you are applying for.

Love the Oceans Fellowship

We are partnering with Love the Oceans in Mozambique to provide a research experience for a MISS member from 29th June – 3rd August, 2025 with the possibility of going a week early to get your PADI Open Water Certification (or do a scuba refresher course). Room, board, travel and associated fees will be covered. You can find out more about the program by clicking the link below. 
Stipend: $1,000

Atlantic White Shark Conservancy Fellowship

We are partnering with the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy in Chatham, Massachusetts to provide a research experience for a MISS member June 2nd-July 25th, 2025. Room, board, travel and associated fees will be covered. Fellows are encouraged to bring their own mode of transportation and are responsible for getting to where they need to go on their own. The area is bike friendly and AWSC can provide a bike if needed, however a vehicle will allow for greater exploration and travel around the region. You can find out more about the program by clicking the link below. 
Stipend: $1,500

Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Fellowship
This position is a 15-week, full-time opportunity to serve as the Fisheries Fellow in the Research Department at Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (RBNERR) in Naples, FL. The fellow is expected to work during the times they are scheduled (which may include occasional nights and weekends), always arrive on time, and successfully complete assigned tasks within a reasonable time frame. *Due to the nature of shark work, days conducting shark research may be up to 10 hours long. As such, there may be some weeks where the intern works >30 hours in that week, but other weeks would have fewer hours. ​
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Pay Rate: $450 per week, plus housing 
Full Time: 30 hours per week for 15 weeks
Dates: May-August 2024 
Location: Naples, FL; please note that public transportation is not readily available in this location. The Reserve will do its best to accommodate students unable to secure their own transportation.