The Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium is now accepting applications for the 2027 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Sea Grant John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship. The deadline is Wednesday, June 3.
The Knauss Fellowship provides a unique educational experience to graduate students who have an interest in ocean, coastal and Great Lakes resources and the national policy decisions that affect them. Fellows are placed with federal agencies or congressional offices in the Washington, D.C., area, where they work during the one-year paid fellowship. The fellowship pays a stipend of $74,700 + $5,000 for allowable expenses.
The fellowship is funded through the National Sea Grant College Program and administered through individual state Sea Grant programs. Past fellows have worked in the offices of U.S. senators and representatives, on congressional subcommittees and at agencies, such as the National Science Foundation and NOAA.
Students must be U.S. citizens, Green Card holders or U.S. dual citizens and be enrolled toward a degree in a graduate program at any point between the onset of the 2025 Fall Term (quarter, trimester, semester, etc.) and June 3, 2026.
Students must have an interest in ocean, coastal and Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources. This may include meteorology, data science, engineering, national security issues (e.g. water security, food security), law, coastal and marine science, and other interests.
Fellowships run from June 1, 2027, to May 31, 2028. For more information about eligibility and applying, see our fellowships page.
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