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Knauss Fellowship

Ocean, coastal and Great Lakes resource
management experience for 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.

Prospective Fellows

Apply for a Knauss Fellowship through the Sea Grant program in your state.

Selected Finalists & Current Fellows

Grab the essential information you will need on your journey.

Knauss Alumni

Keep up-to-date on what is happening across the Sea Grant Network and stories about past and current Knauss Fellows.

Host Offices

Knauss Host Offices provide opportunities for involvement in substantive issues that support the fellows’ goals.

Want to hear from our current and former fellows about their firsthand experiences?

Check out the Knauss Blog, our alumni videos and alumni cards, and follow along with their journeys on social media using #Knauss!

Knauss Blog
Natalie and two workshops attendees discussing important fishing species
Capacity Building in the Caribbean: Resilience Against Ocean Acidification
As the Capacity Building and Stakeholder Engagement Fellow in the NOAA Ocean Acidification Office, the overarching goal of my position is to help the program support our community members to effectively reach their goals. Part of my portfolio this year is capacity-building for ocean acidification research and monitoring in the...
Columbia River as seen from the Washington side, showing Oregon's landscape.
Cross-Country Fish Passage
When people talk about the Knauss Fellowship they always mention how Fellows have the opportunity to go to places they never imagined. But as a marine ecologist, I didn’t expect my destinations to include Utah, Missouri, and Indiana. These were just some of my stops on a cross-country road trip...
Alumni Videos
Alumni Cards

John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Program

*Numbers are approximate and based on available data.

43

Years of Success

1557

FELLOWS PLACED IN FEDERAL AND CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES

50%

OF FELLOWSHIP ALUMNI WORK FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT*

1052

OFFICES HAVE HOSTED FELLOWS IN THE LAST THREE YEARS*

Knauss Fellowship News

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