Goes By: WHOI Summer Student Fellowship
Be sure to consult the Fellowship Website for complete eligibility and competition requirements.
The Summer Student Fellowship program brings students to Woods Hole for a 10-12 week paid research experience. They learn about ocean science, attend lectures and professional development sessions, and conduct independent research working alongside world-class ocean scientists and engineers.
A research project is at the heart of the Summer Student Fellowship program. All Fellows work on a project selected in collaboration with their sponsor(s) that will provide meaningful results in one summer’s work. Project topics span the vast spectrum of research in ocean sciences and engineering conducted in WHOI’s science departments and the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center of the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS). Fellowship recipients have the opportunity to attend and participate in a busy schedule of talks, seminars and a hands-on, one-day ocean sampling cruise onboard the R/V Tioga focusing on data collection and sampling methods with advanced oceanographic technology and instruments. Fellows also have many occasions to interact with current MIT-WHOI Joint Program graduate students, from the Q&A session designed specifically for that purpose to the Ethics in Science Workshop and a near-peer mentoring program.
Summer Student Fellowships are awarded to undergraduate students who will have completed their junior year at colleges or universities by the start of the fellowship period. Students who will graduate before the fellowship begins are not eligible to apply. The program is designed for students to participate in the last summer of their undergraduate years.
Preference is given to students studying in any of the fields of science or engineering including but not limited to the fields of biology, chemistry, engineering, geology, geophysics, mathematics, meteorology, physics, oceanography, and marine policy. Students must have at least a tentative interest in the ocean sciences, oceanographic engineering, or marine policy. Through the Summer Student Fellowship program, WHOI's aim is to provide promising students with a meaningful experience in research in oceanography, oceanographic engineering, or marine policy.
All Summer Student Fellows present a mid-summer oral progress report. At the end of the summer, all Summer Fellows are required to prepare a written report describing their research. Summer Student Fellows are also required to make a public oral or poster presentation of their results. All Fellows are required to attend the Summer Lecture Series as well as the Ethics in Science Workshop. In addition, Fellows are encouraged to participate in the busy summer schedule of seminars and events in the Woods Hole scientific community, which provides an excellent introduction to the many facets of marine science.
$721/week stipend for the 10 to 12-week fellowship period, plus a $720 travel allowance, plus funded on-site housing.
| Requirements | Details |
|---|---|
| Year(s) of Application | Junior |
Citizenship |
No Requirements |
| Campus Nomination Required | No |
Last updated: March 26, 2026
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