The Navigating Home program offers a unique fellowship experience that combines research, mentorship, and professional development. Selected fellows will have the chance to gain valuable hands-on experience and contribute to groundbreaking projects. 

“This is an opportunity for our people currently not living in Guam to return home and be a part of the growing number of local experts in our workforce,” said Cheryl R. Sangueza, Ph.D., co-principal investigator of the program.  “Our Navigating Home program here at UOG not only increases capacity amongst our people, but also aims to combat the brain-drain by supporting those off-island back home.”

Benefits for the program include airfare and relocation support for off-island participants, placement with the best-fit host office within a Government of Guam agency and a $45,000 annual salary. 

Eligibility Criteria:

• Recent graduates or current students from underrepresented groups in the marine, environmental, sustainability sciences or engineering
• Must be working towards an advanced degree
• Proof of Guam residency prior to post-secondary education 

Interested applicants should visit the NSF Navigating Home website at navigatinghomeproject.com/guam-hub for detailed instructions and application materials. Applications are open until the positions have been filled.

For more information about the NSF Navigating Home program and its impact on the region, please contact program associate Axel Defngin at defngina@triton.uog.edu or call 671-787-3239.

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