Fellowship Opportunity: 2023 National Sea Grant College Program Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship

December 2, 2021

National Sea Grant College Program Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship

Deadline: February 18, 2022

Applicants: Graduate Students

 

The Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship provides a unique educational and professional experience to graduate students who have an interest in ocean, coastal and Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources. The Fellowship, named after one of Sea Grant's founders and former NOAA Administrator John A. Knauss, matches highly qualified graduate students with "hosts" in the legislative and executive branch of government located in the Washington, D.C. area, for a one year paid fellowship. 

The National Sea Grant College Program (Sea Grant) anticipates funding no less than 35 applicants, of which approximately 17 will be assigned to the Legislative branch. Application packages will each propose a total of $89,000 in funding. Applicants are strongly encouraged to reach out to the Sea Grant program in their state/territory at least one to two months prior to the state application deadline to receive application support and provide notification of intent to apply. The applicant should allow sufficient time to schedule an interview with the eligible Sea Grant program at the program’s request.

 

Eligibility: Any student, regardless of citizenship, is eligible to submit to this opportunity if:

  1. The student is enrolled towards a degree in a graduate program at any point between the onset of the 2021 Fall Term (quarter, trimester, semester, etc.) and February 18, 2022; 
  2. The graduate degree will be awarded through an accredited institution of higher education in the United States or U.S. Territories, and;
  3. The student has an interest in ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources.

 

Timeline:

  • February 18, 2022 - Application materials due to California Sea Grant, 5:00pm PT

  • February - March 2022 - Interviews by California Sea Grant staff to select up to six finalists

  • April 1, 2022 - Finalists application materials from Sea Grant programs are due to the National Sea Grant Office by 5:00 pm EDT

  • Mid-summer 2022 - Sea Grant Programs notified of selection results

  • November 2022 - Placement Week (exact dates TBD); selected applicants are required to travel to Washington, DC, for interviews with potential hosts

  • February 1, 2023 - Start of the fellowship

For detailed application instructions, specific qualifications, and application forms, please review the forms and instructions available Here. For additional information about the John A. Knauss National Sea Grant Fellowship (or the California Sea Grant State Fellows program, which matches graduate students with state, federal or municipal agency hosts in California), please contact: California Sea Grant - Science Integration Team at sgproposal@ucsd.edu

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