John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship

The Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship provides a unique educational 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, 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.

Successful applicants will spend one year (upcoming fellows February 1, 2026 – January 31, 2027) in a legislative or executive host office in the Washington, DC area. An eligible applicant is any student, regardless of citizenship, who is enrolled towards a degree in a graduate program at any point between the onset of the 2024 Fall Term (quarter, trimester, semester, etc.) and February 15, 2025; the graduate degree will be awarded through an accredited institution of higher education in the United States or U.S. Territories, and; the student has an interest in ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources.