Knauss Fellowship – MIT Sea Grant

2021 FELLOWS

NOAA and Sea Grant are pleased to announce the finalists for the 2021 Knauss Fellowship Program. These 72 finalists will be placed in federal government offices in Washington, D.C. for one-year fellowships. MIT Sea Grant is sponsoring two 2021 Knauss Fellows from Massachusetts:

Lucilia Bloemendaal (Boston University)

Catherine Tobin (UMass Boston)

Congratulations and welcome!

APPLICATION PERIOD FOR 2022 FELLOWSHIPS IS NOW OPEN

Apply through your state’s Sea Grant program by February 19, 2021 to be a Fellow in 2022.

The MIT Sea Grant College Program administers nominations each winter for the National Sea Grant College Program Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship. Established in 1979, the Fellowship provides a unique opportunity to students interested in ocean and coastal resources and in the national policy decisions affecting them. The Knauss program matches highly qualified graduate students with “hosts” in the legislative and executive branch of government in the Washington, D.C. area, for a one-year, paid fellowship. The program is named in honor of one of Sea Grant’s founders, former NOAA Administrator, John A. Knauss.

ELIGIBILITY

Any student, regardless of citizenship, who is in a graduate or professional program in a marine or aquatic-related field at a Massachusetts accredited institution of higher education may apply for the Knauss through the MIT Sea Grant program. However, non-US citizens applying through MIT Sea Grant should check with MITSG Research Program Coordinator Mary Newton Lima (mnewlim@mit.edu) regarding restrictions on eligibility.

LENGTH OF ASSIGNMENT

The length of assignment is one-year (non-renewable). The inclusive dates of the official fellowship are February 1- January 31; however, these dates can be slightly adjusted to accommodate academic semester needs.

PAST AWARDEES

2020

Brianna Shaughnessy – University of Massachusetts – Boston

2019

Gualtiero Spiro Jaeger – MIT

2017

Kate McClure – Northeastern University

2015

Casey Diederich – Tufts University

2015

Ben Carr – Boston University

2013

Santhiska Pather – University of Massachusetts – Dartmouth

2012

Fern Gibbons – Woods Hole / MIT Joint Program

2011

Caitlin Frame – Woods Hole / MIT Joint Program

2009

Abigail Franklin – University of Massachusetts – Amherst

2004

Jennifer Brewer – Clark University

2003

Rachel Adams – MIT Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering

2002

Winnie Chan – Tufts University

2001

Katherine Croff – MIT Dept. of Ocean Engineering

1996

Samantha Woods- University of Massachusetts, Boston

1995

Eric Dolin – MIT Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning
Justin LeBlanc – Harvard University

1993

Shane Merz – MIT Dept. of Ocean Engineering

1992

Deidre Kimball – University of Massachusetts, Boston

1991

Sam Pett – University of Massachusetts, Boston

1990

Matt Huston – University of Massachusetts, Amherst

1988

Michael R. Nelson – MIT Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences

HOW TO APPLY

Please apply for the Knauss through your state Sea Grant office – in Massachusetts, contact either MIT Sea Grant or Woods Hole Sea Grant. MIT applicants will be given access to our online system by our administrator; specifics of the required documents for a complete application are listed and described on the National Sea Grant Knauss application website

Finance and Administration Manager

DEAN JOHN A. KNAUSS MARINE POLICY FELLOWSHIP

2021 FELLOWS

APPLICATION PERIOD FOR 2022 FELLOWSHIPS IS NOW OPEN

PAST AWARDEES

HOW TO APPLY

CONTACT US

Mary Newton Lima

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