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Graduate fellowships for the M.S. in Exercise and Sport Science program are highly sought-after opportunities that provide you with hands-on learning and reduced tuition costs.
The Master of Science in Exercise and Sport Science fellowship offers a wide range of graduate fellowship opportunities, including external and internal (on-campus) positions of the following types:
Please note: This list does not include all of our M.S. in Exercise and Sport Science fellowships. Apply to discover additional opportunities!
The Harvard Strength & Conditioning Fellowship position offers Division I experience with 42 varsity sports (most in the country) and training in an educational environment. You will have a chance to learn how to write programs, get hands-on coaching experience, work with a variety of teams, take part in weekly intern meetings and be part of passionate and knowledgeable strength and conditioning staff. This experience will help you to become a successful strength and conditioning coach. This internship is CSCCa mentorship-approved and will help you prepare for the SCCC exam. There is also potential for future recommendations or opportunities in the field of strength and conditioning.
Spaulding Adaptive Sports Centers “SASC” is part of the Spaulding Rehabilitation/Mass General Brigham Network. With clinicians and adaptive sports specialists, “SASC” provides year-round recreation programs to individuals with any (physical, intellectual, mental health) disability. Many are inpatients at Spaulding Hospital, where adaptive sports and recreation help their rehabilitation and continue when they go home; however, any community member with any impairment is welcome to participate. We encourage each client to try new activities and return to sports they enjoyed before their illness or injury. Participation empowers clients and benefits all areas of wellness to improve their quality of life. We help clients overcome barriers, and then set and reach goals as they “find their strength”.
The US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM) is an internationally recognized military laboratory located in Natick, Massachusetts with the overreaching research goal of maximizing and optimizing Warfighter health and performance. USARIEM’s research is divided into three divisions: Military Performance, Military Nutrition, and Thermal and Mountain Medicine. Graduate fellows will participate in ongoing and upcoming research studies regarding wearable technology-based physical performance limits, female Warfighter thermophysiology, and Arctic Warfighter performance optimization. These studies seek to characterize the physiological responses of Warfighters to combined thermal and metabolic strain as well as develop new methods for predicting energy expenditure and fatigue in active military personnel. The participant will gain knowledge, skills and abilities related to exercise laboratory procedures as well as data collection, entry, organization and analysis. In addition, the participant will gain valuable educational experience by learning about human research policies and procedures, scientific literature searches, as well as technical report preparation.
Expectations are 25 hours per week. Each candidate will be assigned a minimum of 2 varsity sports and will assist with other teams and coaches on a need basis. Further, each candidate will provide design, implementation and correction for all assigned duties. We will work with our students to ensure their coaching and academic schedules are not conflicting. Merrimack College is a Division 1 institution as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) and participates in Hockey East (HEA) and America East (AE).
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Expectations are 15 hours per week. Each candidate will be assigned a minimum of 2 varsity sports, and will assist with other teams and coaches on a need basis. Further, each candidate will provide design, implementation and correction for all assigned duties. We will work with our students to ensure their coaching and academic schedules are not conflicting. Merrimack College is a Division 1 institution as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) and participates in Hockey East (HEA) and America East (AE).
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Haus of Athletes, is a state-of-the-art Strength and Conditioning facility that serves over 2,500 athletes annually. Haus of Athletes Strength and Conditioning Fellowships are designed for students who are interested in working with primarily youth and high school athletes. Haus of Athletes Fellows will work hands-on alongside experienced, certified professional strength and conditioning coaches and will receive guidance from the Internship Manager, Jacob Alben, on best practices, strategies and methods. Fellows will complete an initial training program in which they will learn the Haus of Athletes culture, training system, practice coaching movements and learn the logistics of facilitating strength and conditioning training sessions. Upon completion of training, Fellows will be integrated into various Haus of Athletes programs that include the Junior Development System (JDS), Athletic Development System (ADS), High School Team Strength and Conditioning, and our Football, Basketball, and Lacrosse Academies. As each Fellow progresses in learning our system, responsibilities during sessions will increase, all the way to taking lead with certain groups. Throughout the Fellowship, Haus of Athletes Fellows will experience educational workshops to accompany and enrich their learning.
The graduate fellow in the Office of Campus Fitness and Recreation will be primarily responsible for the oversight, administration and management of the Club Sports program, which includes 22 programs and over 500 student-athletes. More specifically, the candidate will assist with budgeting, operations, student engagement and marketing. The candidate will work collaboratively with athletic administrative staff to focus on retention efforts and improving the overall club sports experience through increased programming, improved organization and collaboration and enhanced publicity. This position has responsibilities related to student leader and student staff development, risk management, financial oversight, travel and program development and assessment.
The Fellowship Position will be the focal point of the Fitness Room and Wellness programming. The Fellow will interact with the participants including teaching group lessons, working one-on-one with individuals, assisting in exercise testing, etc. The Fellow will help plan and put into action wellness related activities and services and prepare program plans and function as a leader in carrying out various types of programs. The Fellow will have opportunities to gain theoretical and practical experience in working with seniors in developing wellness programs. Other areas of review will be long range planning, security, equipment maintenance, etc.
MaxWay Performance is a functional fitness and sports performance facility on the seacoast of New Hampshire that trains athletes and adults of all ages. MaxWay will be able to provide a unique experience for Fellowship applicants because we will be able to place the Fellow in both public sector and private sector strength and conditioning. They will be able to run a strength and conditioning program, conduct any research required for their academics, and explore the ins and outs of the strength and conditioning field. The Fellows would be able to spend time training with public and private schools athletic teams and students at one of our contracted schools or club teams; but also learn and experience private section S&C by training within our brick and mortar facility where we train middle school, high school & college athletes, while also adults and seniors in a small group personal training setting. Fellows that are chosen for our MaxWay fellowship will be provided with a monthly gas stipend and the opportunity to take the Certified Functional Strength Coach Online Level 1 exam to earn their certification. MaxWay will pay for the CFSC online level 1 for Fellows.
Graduate Fellows at UMASS Lowell Sports Performance will have the opportunity to aid in the athletic development of over 400 Division 1 student-athletes. Individuals will gain the necessary skills and knowledge to pursue a career in the field of strength and conditioning at any level. Along with training athletes in the weight room, our Sports Performance Graduate Fellows will gain the necessary understanding to design speed, agility and conditioning sessions. Additionally Graduate Fellows will have the opportunity to manage game day responsibilities and have the opportunity to travel with athletic programs. These individuals will also aid in the daily operations of our Athletic Refueling Station.
Graduate Fellowships within the Strength and Conditioning department are available through a master’s program at Merrimack College. Each successful candidate will be assigned 2-3 varsity athletic teams to design and implement year-round strength and conditioning programs. There will be direct mentoring from the Director and Assistant S&C coach via daily and weekly staff meetings and performance reviews that will cover an extensive education curriculum and professional development activities. The expected outcome of this assignment is that each candidate gains the necessary competencies and becomes prepared to excel as a successful Strength and Conditioning coach.
For some background on your potential experience, last year we were 2nd in the Directors Cup, and the year before we won it. This means we were the #2 athletic program in all of DIII in 2022-2023. We have had 11 team National Champions and over 50 individual National Champions since our strength staff came together.
In the last four years, we have placed 3 of our fellows into full-time collegiate strength coach positions during their fellowship. After completing their fellowship at Tufts, we have helped place another 6 of our fellows into collegiate strength coach positions. We have created a mentoring program where you will have the opportunity to lead teams and write their programs as soon as you get to campus. We also have opportunities for you to make good money while you are on campus by taking on personal training, open varsity weight room times, and leading club team training. As we take a lot of pride in being Jumbos, you will be outfitted with plenty of strength and conditioning gear as well as team issued gear.
Our ideal candidate shows up early, wants to be on the floor with teams as much as their schedule allows, takes critiques well, and is interested in developing into a great collegiate strength coach. We have incredibly high standards for the entire staff and if that challenge appeals to you, we look forward to talking with you.
The Kinesiology Graduate Fellow at Merrimack College will be primarily responsible for planning, organizing, implementing, analyzing and presenting research projects in conjunction with Andrew Cannon. The Fellow will also be responsible for teaching assistant duties with the Kinesiology 1/Biomechanics and Kinesiology 2/Pathomechanics academic courses. The Fellow will also be responsible for campus and community outreach to further Kinesiology inquiry, research and education as well as direct supervision/assistance/guidance to any undergraduate projects.
Professionalism and Team:
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Additional Tasks (may take as much time as other tasks):
The Merrimack College Graduate Fellow in Women’s Health will work alongside Dr. Melissa St. Hilaire in the Department of Computer and Data Sciences and in the Center For Health Inclusion, Research And Practice on a recently funded research study entitled “The FeMSLeeP study: Field-based study of menstrual cycle phase on sleep, light exposure and performance in young women”, which aims to quantify the impact of the menstrual cycle on sleep, light, circadian rhythms and neurobehavioral performance in young healthy women. The Graduate Fellow will work closely with Dr. St. Hilaire to recruit and enroll participants, collect longitudinal data and complete data analysis in support of the aims of the study.
In addition, the Graduate Fellow will have the opportunity to conduct data analysis on data collected from Dr. St. Hilaire’s other funded research studies in collaboration with colleagues from Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
As a Graduate Research Fellow in the REHAB Lab, the fellow will work primarily in the conduct and publication of independent and collaborative scholarly research on topics focused on the role exercise and other lifestyle behaviors can play in the treatment and prevention of chronic disease, with a targeted focus on mental health, substance use and cardiometabolic disease and disability. All research by the fellow will involve relevant collaboration with other Merrimack faculty members, as well as with investigators at other institutions (e.g., UCLA, National Center for PTSD at VA Boston Healthcare System, Tufts Medical Center, Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, and Yale New Haven Hospital, among others). This position would be beneficial to students interested in pursuing doctoral degrees, PA/OT/PT school, or other careers in research or clinical settings.
This position supports the work of the Y, a leading nonprofit, charitable organization committed to strengthening community through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. The Active Living & Community Wellness Coordinator is directly responsible for supervising and managing Active Living Center (ALC) classes, programs, and events at the Andover/North Andover YMCA, as well as designing and implementing Community Wellness initiatives. This staff member will be responsible for innovative ALC programming as well as researching and supporting grant funding opportunities to support ALC and Community Wellness initiatives. The Active Living & Community Wellness Coordinator is responsible for measuring and ensuring member satisfaction, and increasing volunteer engagement. The Active Living & Community Wellness Coordinator must be committed to expanding our diversity and inclusion efforts and ensuring equity in all we do and to all we serve.
The Y-Abilities Inclusion Fellow will provide support for all initiatives for the department they
are assigned. This fellowship offers experience in fundraising, program development, delivery,
and assessment; as well as supervising and training of volunteers, and community outreach. The role specifically works with individuals with intellectual disabilities of a variety of ages.
The Food Justice Research and Action Cluster at Merrimack College is in search of graduate fellow for the 2024-2025 academic year. The Fellowship would be an administrative, research and community-outreach experience position. The role would involve interacting with Merrimack faculty, staff, and students, as well as local community members and organizations (e.g., Lawrence, MA). It would involve coordinating internal events (e.g., at the community garden) and those involving external partners.
Fellow will be assisting with day to day operations of the ice hockey training facility. This will provide in-depth hands on experience on a daily basis. Groups range in age from 9 to 21 years old. There’s no better learning experience than hands-on coaching, and the opportunity is abundant here. Working with younger groups will help the coach learn how to control groups and administer basic movement patterns. Our teenage groups are perfect for fine-tuning the coach’s individual coaching style and perfect our demonstrations and coaching cues. Our older groups are where we learn our role within performance development by tinkering athlete’s volume and load. Additionally, fellow will learn proper progressions, regressions, and rehab exercises according to the athlete’s movement quality and injury status.
MIT Health Community Wellness provides resources, services and programs with MIT’s unique culture in mind.
We offer a wide range of classes for all members of the MIT community and all levels of experience. Designed to fit into participant’s busy schedules and help improve the quality of their life, classes are offered in a friendly, welcoming atmosphere that fosters an environment of social support. Groups are kept small, enabling instructors to offer personal attention to each participant.
The getfit challenge is a 12-week, team-oriented fitness challenge open to the entire MIT community. The goal of getfit is to help make MIT a healthier community by encouraging participants to exercise regularly. During the challenge, which typically runs from early February through April, teams of five to eight people can qualify for prize drawings based on the average number of minutes exercised each week.
Step Your Way is a 6-week challenge that takes place in the fall as a lead-up to getfit. The goal is to help individuals increase their daily physical activity. During the challenge, which runs from October into November, participants track their daily activity for a chance at prizes at the end of the challenge.
The Community Wellness Grad Fellow will support the Wellness Classes, getfit, and Step Your Way programs from researching to planning to implementation.
Fellowship student will be expected to program and lead for a minimum of three teams. More may be assigned depending on fellows experience and desire. Fellows will be expected to assist with other teams that come through the weight room during their allotted hours. The full expectations during these times are listed in the Position Responsibilities.
Fellows will participate in both formal and informal continuing education both individually and with both full time staff member. Including, but not limited to: discussion, presentations, role play and debates.
The goal of the experience is to guide the fellow into understanding the complexities of college strength and conditioning and learn how to apply their scholarly education to the environment.
Fitchburg State is currently accepting applications for their Fall 2024 Strength and Conditioning Graduate Fellowship Position. In partnership with Merrimack College, graduate fellows will gain practical experience in the field of S&C at Fitchburg State (17 varsity sports) while developing academically through Merrimack College’s Masters program.
Assist the Strength and conditioning staff in the training of all Fitchburg State University sports programs; assist with daily administrative, and maintenance duties; assist in the set-up and break-down of equipment for every workout; working with teams and individual athletes based on class schedule, along with participating in weekly projects and assignments for the duration of the fellowship. Fellows will have the opportunity to design and implement strength and conditioning programs for assigned team. Earn recommendations for future employment opportunities.
The graduate fellow in the Office of Campus Fitness and Recreation will be primarily responsible for the oversight, administration, and management of the Club Sports program, which includes 22 programs and over 500 student-athletes. More specifically, the candidate will assist with budgeting, operations, student engagement, and marketing. The candidate will work collaboratively with athletic administrative staff to focus on retention efforts and improving the overall club sport experience through increased programming, improved organization and collaboration, and enhanced publicity. This position has responsibilities related to student leader and student staff development, risk management, financial oversight, travel and program development and assessment.
The Fellowship Position will be the focal point of the Fitness Room and Wellness programming. The Fellow will interact with the participants including teaching group lessons and working one-on- one with students. The Fellow will help plan and put into action a wellness related activities and services. The fellowship student will prepare program plans and function as a leader in carrying out various types of programs. The Fellow will have opportunities to gain theoretical and practical experience in working with youth in developing wellness programs. Other areas of review will be long range planning, security, equipment maintenance, etc.
The Graduate Resident Director (GRD) reports directly to the Area Coordinator (AC) in their assigned area. The GRD will co-supervise a Resident Advisor (RA) staff. In conjunction with their supervisor, they are responsible for the overall administration and daily operation of the assigned area. In addition, the successful candidate will be required to live in on-campus housing provided by the Office of Residence Life. Estimated percentage of work that involves in-person contact with students: 75%
GRDs are placed in a specific residential area on campus based on their skills and the needs of the department. On campus housing is provided to GRDs. The style of housing varies between residential areas, but all GRDs have a single bedroom to themselves and access to a private bathroom. GRDs are provided a full meal plan during the academic year while the dining hall is open. Option to renew for a second year with satisfactory performance as determined by direct supervisor and Associate Director for Selection, Training and Development in consultation with the Assistant Dean for Residence Life.
This position requires a start date in early July.
This graduate fellowship offers a unique opportunity to gain practical, hands-on experience as a member of the Brandeis University strength & conditioning staff. The fellow will acquire valuable coaching experience in small group and large team settings. They will also learn how to test and collect athlete performance data, implement various training methods, and learn the Brandeis Strength programming format. Additionally, the individual will have the chance to develop as a coach through participation in educational sessions, coaches’ meetings, and testing protocols. The goal of this program is to provide the fellow with the necessary skills and qualities to advance in the field of strength and conditioning.
The graduate student athletic trainer fellow will be considered an important member of the Stonehill Sports Medicine team and will work alongside our full-time staff athletic trainers, team physicians, athletic administrators, and student-athletic trainers.
They will have the opportunity to be assigned to their own team(s) based on experience, skills and schedules as needed, while also having the ability to work with all of our athletic teams and student-athletes. The positions will be responsible for all aspects of the daily function of the sports medicine department, providing athletic health care for Stonehill’s varsity intercollegiate athletics. This will consist of the care, prevention, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries from on-field evaluation and emergency treatment through return to full activity. The graduate student athletic trainer fellow will work about 20-25 hours per week and will be expected to travel with teams when available and necessary and work non-traditional hours.
The Graduate Assistant Coach is responsible for assisting with all phases of an NCAA Division I program including recruiting, retention, player training and development and other duties as assigned by the Head Coach.
The Graduate Assistant Coach is responsible for assisting with all phases of an NCAA Division I program including recruiting, retention, player training and development and other duties as assigned by the Head Coach.
The Graduate Assistant Coach is responsible for assisting with all phases of an NCAA Division I program including recruiting, retention, player training and development and other duties as assigned by the Head Coach.
Job Description
The grad fellow at Compete will be fully immersed into the onboarding, training, and hands-on athletic development we facilitate for each individual client the moment they step through the door. Although you will not be expected to be at a head coach level in terms of presence in the weight room from day one, you should be able to make a positive impact on the athletes’ training experience. This can be as simple as ensuring a certain drill is set up properly in advance to communicating to the coach that an athlete may need a modification if you flag an injury during their pre-lift. This grad fellowship will provide countless reps on the floor coaching, learning how to cue a large amount of exercises, and learn how to coach a variety of different athletes in an effective manner.
Upon completion of this program, our interns will be competent in program design, speed development program design, intern development, as well as ascertaining how the private sports performance industry works. We also work closely with our PT and AT team so our interns will be able to learn more in the realm of physical therapy and athletic training on top of the elite sports performance program we employ.
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Fellow Role: Assist with delivering a physical fitness program designed to improve the quality of life of survivors of acquired brain injury (ABI). Neuro-Fit provides long-term fitness solutions to brain injury survivors looking to stay healthy and active throughout their recovery.
Program Dates: 9/9/24-4/25/25
Location Options
Location: SLI Neuro-Wellness Center, 7 Oakland St., Lexington, MA
Time: Monday through Friday (minimum of 2 days/week), 11:30am-4:15pm
Location: Andover/North Andover YMCA, 165 Haverhill St, Andover, MA
Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12pm-4:30pm
Commitment: This is an unpaid position intended for academic credit. The position will be 2-3 times a week for a total of up to 200 hours of hands-on experience. Graduate students with relevant prior experience may be eligible for hourly pay (evaluated on a case-by-case basis).
To learn more about Supportive Living, Inc. and this internship, visit: https://www.supportivelivinginc.org/internships/
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Assist Head Strength coaches with coaching & demonstration of exercises for Middle, High School, College Athletes & Adults.
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The graduate fellow in the Office of Campus Fitness and Recreation will be primarily responsible for the programming, scheduling, and advertising for the fitness center and the group exercise programs. The graduate fellow will learn how to plan, implement, and evaluate fitness programming, operations, and special events.
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The Athletics Operations Graduate Fellow will assist in the day-to-day responsibilities of the Athletic Department. The candidate will perform a number of administrative duties, including, but not limited to assisting with event management, team travel, game operations, and facility management. The candidate will emerge from the fellowship with the proper background and experience to be prepared to become a full-time administrator in collegiate athletics.
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Graduate Fellows at UMASS Lowell Sports Performance will have the opportunity to aid in the athletic development of over 400 Division 1 student athletes. Individuals will gain the necessary skills and knowledge to pursue a career in the field of strength and conditioning at any level. Along with training athletes in the weight room, our Sports Performance Graduate Fellows will gain the necessary understanding to design speed, agility and conditioning sessions. Additionally Graduate Fellows will have the opportunity to manage game day responsibilities and have the opportunity to travel with athletic programs. These individuals will also aid in the daily operations of our Athletic Refueling Station.
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This a paid(level to be determined by certification level and experience)Fellowship that will assist full time staff with all aspects of Sports Performance at the collegiate level. Fellow will likely be paired as the head performance coach for one or more Division I varsity teams and prescribe a wide range of exercises developed to build a variety of skills with a focus on mind, mobility, stability, strength, endurance, power, speed, agility and performance.
This is a fully immersive sports performance fellowship. Students will be expected to work long hours to hone their skills as a prescriber and coach of athletes. It is an extremely enthusiastic and positive environment with a diverse staff of thinkers and doers. You will have access to the most modern and advanced technology with coaches who know how to use it. If you want to be a coach, this is a great place to start!
Position Responsibilities
Application Deadline: April 5, 2024
Interviews with Potential Supervisors: April 23 – April 25, 2024
Fellowship Decisions Released: Mid May
First Day of Fellowship Training: August 12, 2024 (Summer I, Summer II, Fall I)
Courses Begin: Summer I, Summer II, Fall
Duration of Fellowship Placement: August 26, 2024 to late June 2025
We strongly encourage you to apply as soon as possible for your best chance at a preferred placement. Applications will be accepted until all fellowship positions have been filled.
The process is as follows:
Please note: Participation in the fellowship placement process is NOT a guarantee of a fellowship.
Questions? All interested students should email Megan Haggerty in Graduate Admissions for further information.
Dean and Alumni Scholarships are available to students who are not receiving a fellowship. No additional application is needed.
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