{"id":322,"date":"2023-02-09T00:08:05","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T00:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/?page_id=322"},"modified":"2026-03-13T15:30:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T15:30:56","slug":"john-a-knauss-marine-policy-fellowship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/john-a-knauss-marine-policy-fellowship\/","title":{"rendered":"John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-319\" src=\"\/uscseagrant\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2023\/02\/Knauss_United_States_Capitol-e1675899572504-300x138.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2023\/02\/Knauss_United_States_Capitol-e1675899572504-300x138.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2023\/02\/Knauss_United_States_Capitol-e1675899572504-768x353.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2023\/02\/Knauss_United_States_Capitol-e1675899572504.jpeg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/seagrant.noaa.gov\/Knauss-Fellowship-Program\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Fellowship, named after one of Sea Grant\u2019s founders, former NOAA Administrator John A. Knauss, matches highly qualified graduate students with \u201chosts\u201d in the legislative and executive branches of government in the Washington, D.C., area for a one-year paid fellowship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Successful applicants will spend one year in a legislative or executive host office in the Washington, DC area. <\/span><b>The anticipated start date for the 12-month fellowship is between February 1 and June 1, 2027. The fellowship will be completed by June 30, 2028. Exact start and end dates are still TBD.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A student is eligible if:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(1) The student is a U.S. Citizen (born or naturalized), a U.S. Lawful Permanent Resident (Green Card holder), or a dual national with at least one citizenship as the U.S.;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(2) The student is enrolled towards a degree in a graduate program at any point between the onset of the 2025 Fall Term (quarter, trimester, semester, etc.) and June 3, 2026;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(3) The graduate degree will be awarded through an accredited institution of higher education in the United States or U.S. Territories, and;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(4) The student has an interest in ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--full-width-cta \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--full-width-cta\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n  \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          2027 Knauss Fellowship \n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>The 2027 Knauss Fellowship is open! Applications are due to local Sea Grant programs by 5:00 pm PST on June 3, 2026. If you are interested in applying through USC Sea Grant, please learn more about the fellowship and apply at the link below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n    \n      <div class=\"links-container\">\n        \n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= \/uscseagrant\/applying-for-the-knauss-fellowship\/\n    aria-label=\"Read more about Learn More and Apply to the Fellowship\"  \n>\n    Learn More and Apply to the Fellowship \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#FC0\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n        \n          \n          \n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--editorial-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--editorial-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Explore Knauss Fellowship Resources \n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"cards-container\">\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"\/uscseagrant\/applying-for-the-knauss-fellowship\/\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Application Details\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n            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<\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Learn more about how to submit an application to USC Sea Grant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"\/uscseagrant\/previous-usc-sea-grant-knauss-fellows\/\"  aria-label=\"Read more about USC Sea Grant Fellows\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2023\/09\/News_Jan2024_Knauss-1-768x432.jpeg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2023\/09\/News_Jan2024_Knauss-1-768x432.jpeg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"\/uscseagrant\/previous-usc-sea-grant-knauss-fellows\/\" >\n                  \n                    USC Sea Grant Fellows\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>View USC Sea Grant&#8217;s current and past fellows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a 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