Mountains to Sea Graduate Research Fellowship

This opportunity is currently closed.

This opportunity is funded by NC WRRI and North Carolina Sea Grant. It is open to full-time graduate students at North Carolina’s colleges and universities. Proposed research should be conducted under the guidance of a faculty advisor.

A full description of research priorities for the funding period are provided in the official Request for Proposals. The deadline for proposals is December 16, 2024 at 5pm.

WRRI and Sea Grant encourage undergraduate participation in proposed projects. Each research project should align with the strategic plans of NC WRRI and/or NC Sea Grant.

For questions, please contact John Fear at jmfear@ncsu.edu or Kaitlin Tucker at ktucker@ncsu.edu.

Research Priorities

Research should address one or more of these focus areas:

• Emerging regulated and unregulated contaminants of concern
• Microplastic pollution and marine debris
• Aquatic invasive species
• Harmful algal blooms and associated toxins
• Climate impacts, including nuisance flooding
• Erosion and sediment control
• Surface and groundwater quality and/or quantity
• Water treatment, including aquaculture effluent
• Green stormwater infrastructure & nature-based solutions
• Urban design and recreational management
• Economics, planning and/or policy related to water resources management
• Water education