One of two UW Marine Biology students who were chosen as NOAA Hollings Scholars for 2024-2026, the next step for Hannah Tucker was to apply for her 2025 summer internship. Taking place over 10 weeks, Hannah’s internship will be exploring the future of fishery-independent surveys in the northeast in Woods Hole, Massachusetts (MA). We caught up with Hannah about how she chose the internship, what it will involve, and what she’s most looking forward to regarding the experience.

Passing along this announcement from Dr. Muyin Wang at CICOES! Seeking project proposals for undergraduate REU participants to participate in during Summer 2025. Direct any questions to muyin@uw.edu. 
 
Dear all:
 
I hope you have had a good Thanksgiving!
CICOES intends to support 15 undergraduate interns in summer 2025.
 
We’re now soliciting project proposals for summer 2025. If you have a project for an undergraduate, please submit a project description before 30 December 2024 via Google form and we’ll do our best to identify 3-6 applicants for you to choose from. 

We are pleased to announce that applications are open for the Aquaculture Experiential Opportunities for Undergraduate Students (AquEOUS) Fellowship, an USDA Research and Extension Experience for Undergraduates (REEU) at the University of Maine’s Wabanaki Center and Aquaculture Research Institute (ARI) and in collaboration with Wabanaki Youth in Science.
This unique fellowship offers undergraduate students from around the nation an opportunity to use indigenous science and STEM concepts to solve real-world problems in aquaculture at the University of Maine’s world class aquaculture facilities. 

This year, the Explorer-in-Training program will feature two paid internship options: (a) 10-week, summertime opportunities and (b) 2-4 week expedition-based opportunities. The 10-week internships provide students an opportunity to develop their skills and knowledge through long-term projects supported by mentors in NOAA Ocean Exploration and partner organizations. The 2-4 week expedition-based internships involve participation in NOAA Ocean Exploration-supported expeditions aboard NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer supporting seafloor mapping operations, giving participants the chance to contribute to mission efforts while gaining tangible skills that can benefit their future pursuits. 

RSVP now for NOAA Hollings Scholarship application workshops in January
We are hosting workshops this coming Winter Quarter on January 8th and January 22nd at 4:30 pm (FSH, room TBD) for any UW students planning on applying to the NOAA Hollings Scholarship. The upcoming workshop sessions will be structured around applicants being paired with graduate student mentors to receive multiple rounds of feedback on the written components of the application, as well as help with filling out the rest of the application form. 

Hundreds of thousands of US students take part in study abroad programs each year, earning credits towards their degrees while immersing themselves in different cultures around the globe. For Isabella Robinson, a third year student majoring in Marine Biology and French with a QSCI minor, a study abroad program took her to a much warmer and saltier sea than the Puget Sound which neighbors the University of Washington…The Mediterranean Sea.

Please join the Alaska Salmon Program for our annual Science Symposium
Friday, December 6, 2024
2:30pm
Fishery Sciences Building (FSH) – 1122 NE Boat St.
Room 102
This annual symposium showcases the research of the UW School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences’ Alaska Salmon Program undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff and visiting scientists.  Our program focuses on all aspects of the ecology of Pacific salmon in the North Pacific, Bering Sea, and watersheds of Southwest Alaska.  

The Ocean Technology Program is hosting another career event open to all students:
Are you interested in a career as a Marine Technician? (or maybe you are not sure but you want to learn more…)
Join us to learn about career opportunities as a marine technician and what it’s like to support oceanographic science both at-sea and onshore. All students are welcome! 

The application for the Global Innovation Fund (GIF) is now open! The deadline for all submissions is January 31, 2025.
This year we have four categories:

Global Engagement Fellows – up to $2,000
Research Awards – up to $20,000
Study Abroad/Away Awards – up to $10,000 per year
Teaching & Curriculum Awards – up to $2,000

 
Click on any links above to learn more about each category. 

IRES Costa Rica Program Application
NSF-IRES Costa Rica program
This National Science Foundation-funded program takes place in Santa Elena Bay, located on the northwest Pacific coast of Costa Rica. A unique oceanographic feature of this region is the seasonal upwelling also known as the “Papagayo Upwelling” which brings deep cold and nutrient-rich water to the surface during the trade wind season, driving high productivity and biodiversity in the area.