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Financial assistance

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Paid positions to improve your community!

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Paid positions to improve your community!

Graduate Community Fellows have the opportunity to work on projects and assignments that enhance graduate community in unique ways. Each Fellow reports to a staff member in the OGE or in a partner office, and focuses on a specific project. The commitment is 10 hours per week with a monthly stipend of $850.

View the open positions and apply here!

From the Blog

Science at Sea

This October, I embarked on the adventure of a lifetime. I was enrolled in Elements of Modern Oceanography, a course taught by scientists in the MIT-WHOI Joint Program, and my professor was the chief scientist on an upcoming research cruise. She mentioned that there were a few extra spots and I jumped at the opportunity. […]

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