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U.S. Department of Commerce - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR)
02/18/22 5:00 PM local time
Fellowships of $89,000 to USA and territories graduate students to gain experience in coastal management and research in Washington, DC. Allowable uses of funding include, but are not limited to, tuition, relocation, publication fees, conferences, trainings, workshops, and travel. The Fellowship offers direct experience working on the latest issues in ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes management and research.
NOAA provides funding to Sea Grant institutions to increase the understanding, assessment, development, management, utilization, and conservation of the Nation’s ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources by providing assistance to promote a strong educational base, responsive research and training activities, broad and prompt dissemination of knowledge and techniques, and multidisciplinary approaches to environmental problems.
The Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship provides a unique educational and professional experience to graduate students who have an interest in ocean, coastal and Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources. The Fellowship 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 fellowship.
GrantWatch ID#: 177807
$7,500,000
Sea Grant anticipates funding not less than 35 applicants, of which those assigned to the legislative branch will be approximately 17.
Application packages will each propose a total of $89,000 in funding.
The fellowship is one year (non-renewable). The dates of the official fellowship are February 1, 2023 - January 31, 2024.
Before starting your grant application, please review the funding source's website listed below for updates/changes/addendums/conferences/LOIs.
Applications must be submitted through a state Sea Grant program. See the “Program Locations” dropdown on http://seagrant.noaa.gov/ for a list of state programs and contact information.
If your state is not served by a Sea Grant program (AZ, AR, CO, ID, IA, KS, KY, MO, MT, NE, NV, NM, ND, OK, SD, TN, UT, WV, WY), contact the National Sea Grant Office at oar.sg.fellows@noaa.gov. The National Office will direct you to a program through which you can apply.
If you have questions about the process, contact your state's Sea Grant program or email the National Office at the above email address or at (240) 507-3712.
National Sea Grant College Program
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