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 interested 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 Knauss Fellowship application period is open! Learn more here.

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.

Prospective Hosts

Interested in hosting a Knauss fellow in 2025? Learn more here!

Host Offices

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

Knauss Finalists Class of 2025

Scroll through the gallery to check out the finalists in the upcoming class or view them here.

See the 2025 executive branch placements here.

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

John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Program

*Numbers are approximate and based on available data.

45

Years of Success

1660

FELLOWS PLACED IN FEDERAL AND CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES

50%

OF FELLOWSHIP ALUMNI WORK FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT*

80

OFFICES HAVE HOSTED FELLOWS IN THE LAST THREE YEARS*

Knauss Fellowship News

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