The John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
National Sea Grant College Federal Fellows Program, was established in 1979 to provide a unique educational experience to students who have an interest in marine/ocean/Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources.
The program, which is sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Sea Grant College Program, matches highly qualified graduate students with hosts in the legislative branch, the executive branch, or appropriate associations/institutions located in the Washington, D.C. area for a one-year paid fellowship. The program is named after former NOAA administrator John A. Knauss.
Articles about previous Knauss Fellows
- 2006 Knauss Fellow at NOAA’s Office of Protected Resources (Mary Jacobs-Spaulding)
- 2002 Knauss Fellow Now Senior Legislative Assistant (Johanna Polsenberg)
- Former Knauss Fellow at NOAA Office of International Affairs (Heather Allen)
- Knauss Experiences Shaping Academic Research (Julie Kellner)
- Former Knauss Fellow a Director at COMPASS (Chad English-2007)
- Former Sea Grant Trainee Now Knauss Fellow (Amber Mace)
- SIO Graduate Student Wins Prestigious Marine Policy Fellowship (Chad English-2005)
- 2004 Knauss Press Release
- 2003 Knauss Fellow - Carrie McDougall Story
- 1999 Knauss Fellow - Ashley Simons Story
Announcement of Federal Funding Opportunity
Executive Summary
Federal Agency Name(s): National Sea Grant College Program (Sea Grant), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Funding Opportunity Title: Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship(Knauss Fellowship Program)
Announcement Type: Initial Announcement
Funding Opportunity Number: OAR-SG-2009-2001198
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number(s):11.417, Sea Grant Support
Dates: Deadlines vary from program to program, but applications from prospective fellows to Sea Grant Colleges are generally due early to mid-March. Contact your state Sea Grant program (see IV.A. for program contact information) for specific deadlines. The deadline for application to California Sea Grant is 5 pm Pacific Standard Time, February 29, 2008. Selected applications from the sponsoring Sea Grant program are to be received in the NSGO either through Grants.gov or hardcopy no later than 5 pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on April 10, 2008. For applications submitted through Grants.gov APPLY, a date and time receipt indication is included and will be the basis of determining timeliness. Facsimile transmissions and electronic mail submission of applications will not be accepted. Applications received after the deadline will not be reviewed.
Funding Opportunity Description: This notice announces that applications may be submitted for a Fellowship program initiated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Sea Grant Office (NSGO), in fulfilling its broad educational responsibilities and legislative mandate of the Sea Grant Act, to provide educational experience in the policies and processes of the Legislative and Executive Branches of the Federal Government to graduate students in marine and aquatic-related fields.
DOWNLOAD FULL PDF ANNOUNCEMENT -information for class 2009 available as pdf KnaussFellowship09.pdf New 09-21-07
FORMS - for download in Excel, Word, pdf, and Fillable pdf (Instructions for completing fillable PDFs.)
For more detailed information about host offerings, applications, selection and placement process in Washington DC, please visit the National Sea Grant Knauss website at:
NSGO Knauss Website: http://www.seagrant.noaa.gov/knauss/knauss.html
Submission Information
Please submit as much of the application in electronic form as possible (e.g., pdf [made from a raw file, not scanned] word, or excel) either as email attachments or on cd. This is in addition to one original hard copy. The reason for the extra step is that we submit the applications on grants.gov (electronic submission). For letters of recommendation (if you don't have access to the letters), please have your reference send the letter directly by 1) email to nsgoproposal@seamail.ucsd.edu or 2) mail using the mailing address listed below.
Please read the Knauss application for instructions regarding these required elements.
Please note the suggested name for your files after each item, no spaces or / in the filenames. (The three letter extension depends on what type file you are sending .doc for Word and .pdf for Portable Document Format).
It would be VERY helpful if you would follow this format.
| Required Element | Suggested File Name |
|---|---|
| Curriculum Vitae | 1_LastName_CV.doc or pdf |
| A personal education and career goal statement | 2_LastName_Goal.doc or pdf |
| Two letters of recommendation | 3_LastName_RecLtr1.doc or pdf and 3_LastName_RecLtr2.doc or pdf |
| Copy of all official undergraduate and graduate student transcripts | 4_LastName_Transcript.doc or pdf |
| Listing of classes and/or plans for spring 2008, summer 2008 and fall 2008 (not to exceed one page) | 5_LastName_Plans.doc or pdf |
Deadlines
Applications must be submitted by 5 p.m., February 29, 2008, to the California Sea Grant Program. State Sea Grant programs may select and forward to the National Office up to six (6) finalists according to a selection criteria comparable to that used by the National Office in the national competition.
Time Table
- February 29 , 2008 - Application materials from each student are due to California Sea Grant (each program sets its own date around this general time).
- March 7-21, 2008 - Interviews by California Sea Grant staff to select up to six finalists.
- April 10, 2008 - Application material from Sea Grant program are due at the National Sea Grant Office by 2:00 pm PDT (5:00 pm EDT).
- May XX, 2008 - Sea Grant Programs notified of selection results.
- November XX-XX, 2008 - Placement Week (exact dates TBD), selected applicants are required to travel to Washington, D.C., for interviews with potential hosts.
- February 1, 2009 - Start of the fellowship.
CONTACT:
Shauna Oh, Assistant Director
For more information email: nsgoproposal@seamail.ucsd.edu
Note: Please email Shauna if you intend to apply
Address application to:
Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Program
Shauna Oh, Assistant Director
California Sea Grant College Program
9500 Gilman Drive, Dept. 0232
La Jolla, CA 92093-0232
For FedEx or ExpressMail:
Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
Shauna Oh, Assistant Director
Scripps Institution T-16
California Sea Grant College Program
8602 La Jolla Shores Drive
La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone: 858-534-4440
Email electronic application to:
| The California Sea Grant College Program is a statewide, multiuniversity program of marine research, extension services, and education activities administered by the University of California. It is headquartered at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego. The National Sea Grant College Program is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. |  |
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