DEAN JOHN A. KNAUSS MARINE POLICY FELLOWSHIP

2021 FELLOWS

• Lucilia Bloemendaal (Boston University)
• Catherine Tobin (UMass Boston)

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.

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