Graduate students: Apply to be a National Sea Grant College Program Knauss Fellow by Feb. 16
The University of Wisconsin Sea Grant College Program is accepting applications from graduate students statewide for the National Sea Grant College Program’s John A. Knauss Marine (and Great Lakes) Policy Fellowship Program.
The program, established in 1979, provides a unique educational experience to applicants who have an interest in ocean, coastal and Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources. The program 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 internship.
Placement opportunities are numerous and very diverse and have typically included offices within Congress, the Executive Office of the President, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the U.S. Navy, and the U.S. Departments of State, Treasury, Transportation, and Energy, in addition to others.
Applicants from a variety of backgrounds including natural and social sciences, law, engineering, and communications can be competitive for this fellowship.
Complete information on the fellowship — including eligibility (must be enrolled towards a degree in a graduate program at any point between the onset of the 2022 Fall Term and Feb. 16, 2023), application instructions, evaluation criteria, examples of past fellow placements, and more — are available here. Fellowships begin on Feb. 1, 2024.
Applications are due to the Wisconsin Sea Grant program by Feb. 16, 2022 (5:00 p.m. Central), and should be submitted via email to jennifer.hauxwell@aqua.wisc.edu. Applicants are strongly encouraged to reach out to Wisconsin Sea Grant by emailing jennifer.hauxwell@aqua.wisc.edu as soon as possible to notify the program that they intend to apply, receive application support, and to set up a meeting with our Wisconsin Sea Grant director, Dr. James Hurley.
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