Fwd: [External] Funding opportunity for graduate students now open - Mountains to Sea Fellowship

[Grace Marasco-Plummer]

Hi RIEEE folks,

This funding opportunity may be of interest to your graduate students.

Grace

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From: Kaitlin Tucker <ktu...@ncsu.edu>
Date: Mon, Sep 22, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Subject: [External] Funding opportunity for graduate students now open - Mountains to Sea Fellowship
To: Kaitlin Tucker <ktu...@ncsu.edu>
Cc: John Fear <jmf...@ncsu.edu>

Good morning,

The North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute, in collaboration with North Carolina Sea Grant, is accepting applications for proposals focused on North Carolina coastal and freshwater resources. Graduate students in good academic standing who attend an accredited North Carolina college or university are eligible to apply. Selected projects will receive funding in the amount of $10,000 to complete a one-year research project. The deadline to apply is 5pm on November 17, 2025.

Proposals should align with the strategic plans of NC WRRI and/or NC Sea Grant, and are encouraged to address one or more of the following focus areas: 

• Algal bloom processes and impacts 

• Aquatic invasive species 

• Community resilience planning 

• Economics, planning, and/or policy related to water resources management 

• Emerging regulated and unregulated contaminants of concern 

• Erosion and sediment control 

• Green stormwater infrastructure & nature-based solutions 

• Innovative uses of machine learning 

• Microplastic pollution 

• Surface and groundwater quality and/or quantity 

• Trash, litter, and marine debris 

• Urban flooding 

• Water treatment, including aquaculture effluent 

More information, including the request for proposals, is available online. Please share this opportunity widely with graduate students that might be interested in applying. Let me know if you have any questions about this opportunity! 

Thank you,

Kaitlin Tucker

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Kaitlin Tucker

Coordinator for Research and Engagement

North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute

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