2019 Cohort Member shares his experience and capstone work related to Hacking4Oceans 2020
Tom Collinson shares his summer work with Cornwall Good Seafood Guide (CGSG) highlighting fishermen in the Cornwall area to humanize and feature fishermen participating in their community supported fishery. Read more about Tom’s experience here.
We’re looking for the next generation of coastal science and policy leaders!
The Coastal Science & Policy Program (CSP) at UC Santa Cruz is now accepting applications for its fourth MS cohort.
For the 2021 class, we’re seeking motivated students who are excited to engage in collaborations with practitioners, in real world settings, that work towards solving some of today’s most wicked social-environmental problems.
The Coastal Science and Policy Program at the University of California at Santa Cruz is a unique interdisciplinary program educating rising leaders to identify, innovate and advance scalable coastal sustainability solutions from land to sea. Our students go on to pursue new initiatives for coastal sustainability and marine conservation outcomes, and to steward non-profits, government agencies, and private sector organizations in developing innovative sustainability programs.
We offer two programs of study, a two-year masters of science and a Ph.D. designated emphasis. The PhD Designated Emphasis allows PhD students from other UC Santa Cruz departments to apply for a Designated Emphasis in Coastal Science and Policy (learn more about the PhD DE here). Graduates of both of these programs will help ensure that the interdisciplinary knowledge and insights generated by coastal scientists and practitioners inform real-world solutions and create measurable, scalable change.
We encourage both U.S. and international students to apply, as well as students from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds. Based on financial need and program resources, the program offers a limited number of fellowships for tuition and living expenses or a combination thereof.
For more information, or to apply, refer to the Prospective Students web page, and inquiries about the program may be directed to csp@ucsc.edu.
Applications for the Fall 2021 cohort open October 1, 2020, and close December 10, 2020 at 8:59 PM PST.
**2021 Repass-Rodgers Fellowship on Central Valley Salmon Restoration Policies**
The Coastal Science and Policy (CSP) graduate program at UC Santa Cruz seeks applications for the Repass-Rodgers Fellowship on policy to restore salmon populations in the California Central Valley and Sacramento Delta. Our ideal Repass-Rodgers Fellow shows leadership promise, passion about restoring native salmon populations, commitment to science informing policy, strong capacity to collaborate with diverse partners and is an effective communicator (including with social media). The 2021 Repass-Rodgers Fellow will work with the Golden State Salmon Association (GSSA) to lead a capstone project that links effective policy, strategic communications, and salmon restoration. This highly competitive fellowship covers two academic years of in-state tuition, student fees (including health insurance), and living stipend (including academic year and modest summer support). Read more here.
How to Apply: Please indicate your interest in pursuing the Repass-Rodgers Fellowship by highlighting your aligned interests and experience in your Statement of Purpose. More details about the CSP application may be found here.
Questions: Contact the CSP Program at csp@ucsc.edu with subject line, “Repass-Rodgers Fellowship.”
Learn more about the Coastal Science & Policy Program during one of our Virtual Open Houses!
If you are planning to apply, please join us for one of our Virtual Open Houses. During the session, hear from current students and program leadership. We’ll be taking questions from the audience and discussing topics such as: unique solutions focus of the program, how the program is different from a traditional thesis masters, practical experience gained as a CSP student, application process, coursework, funding, and much more.
- Tuesday, 1 December from 10-11 AM Pacific
To register for the final session, please fill out the following form.
