Student Staff, Fellows and Scholars - Lake Superior Reserve

Our Students are Superior

At the Lake Superior Reserve, our students are about as superior as they come! The interns, fellows and scholars who spend me here work on innovatve projects and conduct professional research on both land and water. Our staff offers mentorship and guidance to postsecondary students with many academic interests, and we are proud to work year-round with talented up-and-coming professionals.

View Past Students & Projects

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Collecting water quality data at a Reserve monitoring site.

Two young women wearing winter clothes, smiling and holding a snow shoe and a clipboard. They are standing on a vast area of snow covered lake ice.

Estuary education students support teachers and classrooms year-round.

Time in Reserve boats and canoes is part of summer field work.

A young woman using a piece of equipment in waist deep water

Student positions at the Reserve are an immersive experience!

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Presenting research at the St. Louis River Summit promotes and shares student work.

A young man sitting in the snow on a frozen lake. while he collects water samples

The Reserve prioritizes year round field work.

Two young men with a canoe at the edge of a river

Student projects range from testing sensors to monitoring birds in the estuary.

Students work in the Reserve’s lab to analyze data.

Student Opportunities

We host specialized student opportunities

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NOAA Hollings Scholars

The NOAA Hollings Scholarship program awards undergraduates with paid internship opportunities at NOAA facilities. The Lake Superior Reserve solicits summer Hollings Scholars on an as-needed basis.

NOAA Hollings Scholar Program

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Margaret A. Davidson Fellow

This two-year federally funded fellowship program places one graduate student at each Reserve. Through a research project, Fellows address a key reserve management need to help scientists and communities understand coastal challenges that may influence future policy and management strategies.

Project proposals must address one of five management needs identified at the Lake Superior Reserve.

Margaret A. Davidson Fellowship

Freshwater Fellow

An exciting, immersive, and multidisciplinary opportunity for undergraduate students to independently craft and conduct research under the guidance of a Reserve mentor.

Lake Superior Freshwater Fellowship