The finalist manual includes essential information. Topics include the placement process, the steps to take after placement week, house-hunting, commuting, health insurance, and more.
2020 Knauss Finalist Manual
The DC for Beginners manual includes detailed, though not exhaustive, information about housing, commuting, things to do in the DC-area, shopping, restaurants, gyms, pet care, and more.
DC for Beginners
More resources for finalists.
(Virtual) Placement Week: Executive Fellows
October 14-27, 2021
Placement Week: Legislative Fellows
January 24-28, 2022
Fellowship dates
02/01/2022 to 01/31/2023
There will be an informational webinar for selected fellows. The webinar will discuss the difference between Executive and Legislative positions and afterwards you will receive a link to a form where you can state your preference (note that we cannot guarantee that you will be placed according to preference). You will receive a link to sign up in an introductory e-mail from the Knauss Program Manager.
Note you are called a selected finalist, not a Knauss Fellow, until after you are placed in a position during placement week.
In October (executive fellows) or end of January (legislative fellows) finalists will participate in placement week. Placement week is filled with interviews, happy hours with potential hosts, and then host position-fellow pairing.
To learn more about the types of placements available through the fellowship program please review the list of potential 2021 executive and legislative Knauss positions
The fellowship is one year (non-renewable). The dates of the official fellowship for 2021 fellows are February 1, 2021 - January 31, 2022. The dates of the official fellowship for 2022 fellows are February 1, 2022 - January 31, 2023.
There will be an informational webinar that discusses the difference between Executive and Legislative positions and afterwards you will receive a link to a form where you can state your preference (note that we cannot guarantee that you will be placed according to preference). You will receive a link to sign up in an introductory e-mail from the Knauss Program Manager.
Placement week is the time during which your fellowship placement with a host office will be determined. During placement week, there will be a kick-off event, host presentations, interview scheduling, interviews, and networking events with potential hosts, and the week will close with the placement of fellows in their positions. See the 2021 schedule from last year as an example of the week's activities. Please note that for health and safety reasons, the format of placement week for 2022 finalists will differ from past years.
Visit finalist resources and the finalist's guide to placement week for more details, including a detaile.
2021 Fellows: Your stipend is $47,500. You may have noticed that the entire fellowship award listed in the federal funding opportunity (FFO) is for $75,000. This is because there are other aspects to the award, including some funds for professional development. You will learn more about this breakdown in an introductory webinar.
2022 Fellows: Your stipend is $61,500. You may have noticed that the entire fellowship award listed in the federal funding opportunity (FFO) is for $84,000. This is because there are other aspects to the award, including some funds for professional development. You will learn more about this breakdown in an introductory webinar.
NOAA and Sea Grant are pleased to announce the fellows for the 2022 Knauss Fellowship Program. These 68 fellows will be placed in federal government offices in Washington, D.C. for one-year fellowships beginning February 2022.
Read the announcement
Download the list of 2022 Knauss fellows (PDF)
Download the placements for 2022 Knauss executive fellows (PDF)
Download the placements for 2022 Knauss legislative fellows (PDF)
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