2024 Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship | NOAA OAR SG 2024 2007707

Opportunity Information: Apply for NOAA OAR SG 2024 2007707

The 2024 Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship is a competitive federal fellowship opportunity run under the National Sea Grant College Program, which was created by Congress in 1966 and later amended in 2020 (Public Law 116-221). Sea Grant is designed to build strong federal-state partnerships that draw on the expertise of universities and research institutions to address real-world challenges and opportunities in coastal and Great Lakes communities. This specific notice invites applications for the Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship, a long-standing program that places fellows in policy roles where scientific and technical knowledge can directly inform government decision-making related to marine, coastal, and Great Lakes issues.

The opportunity is issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce through NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), under funding opportunity number NOAA-OAR-SG-2024-2007707. It is listed as a discretionary funding opportunity and uses a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument, reflecting that NOAA and Sea Grant programs typically have an active role in overseeing and supporting the fellowship structure. The activity focus spans education, environment, natural resources, science and technology, and other research and development-related policy work, and it is associated with CFDA number 11.417.

In terms of scale, Sea Grant anticipated supporting not fewer than 35 fellows overall, with roughly 17 expected to be placed in Legislative Branch assignments. The announcement also lists an expected awards figure of 17, which aligns with the approximate number of Legislative placements described. Each application package is expected to propose a total budget of $90,500, which functions as the award ceiling for an individual package in the notice. The announcement indicates that a detailed budget breakdown is provided in specific sections of the full notice (referenced as Section II.A and Section III.F), meaning applicants are expected to follow a prescribed structure for how the $90,500 is allocated (for example, categories such as stipend, benefits, travel, relocation, or professional development are commonly specified in fellowship announcements, though the exact required breakdown is in the cited sections).

A key procedural feature is that candidates are expected to work through their state or territory Sea Grant program. Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact their Sea Grant program one to two months before the state-level deadline, both to get guidance on application requirements and to provide a notification of intent to apply. After a student submits their application, they should plan for additional time to complete an interview if requested by the eligible Sea Grant program, which suggests that state/territory programs play an active screening and nomination role before applications move forward in the national competition.

The timeline information included in the source data shows the opportunity was created on November 9, 2022, with an original closing date of February 16, 2023, for the 2024 fellowship cycle described in the notice. Overall, this fellowship is positioned as a pathway for emerging marine and coastal professionals to gain hands-on experience at the intersection of science and public policy, with placements that can include the Legislative Branch and likely other federal policy settings, supported through structured coordination between NOAA Sea Grant and the network of state and territory Sea Grant programs.

• The Department of Commerce in the education, environment, natural resources, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "2024 Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 11.417.
• This funding opportunity was created on Nov 09, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 16, 2023. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $90,500.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 17 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

Apply for NOAA OAR SG 2024 2007707

[Watch] Creating a grant proposal using the step-by-step wizard inside the applicant portal: