Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship – Applications open

The Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship provides a unique educational and professional experience to graduate students interested in ocean, coastal and Great Lakes resources and 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 executivebranch of government located in the Washington, D.C. area, for a one-year paid fellowship.

The 2026 application period is now open! See resources in link.

Applications due to your state’s Sea Grant program on February 19, 2025, for the 2026 Fellowship​.

https://seagrant.noaa.gov/communities/students/graduate-fellows/knauss-fellowship-program/prospective