The knauss fellowship provides a one-year educational experience in an executive or legislative branch office which will: 1) expand the student's experience with, and knowledge of, the policy-making…

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $143,000 cooperative agreement to The University of Southern Mississippi under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417). The award will fund the Knauss Fellowship program, which provides one-year placements for graduate students in legislative and executive branch offices related to marine and Great Lakes policy. Fellows will gain hands-on experience in the federal policymaking process and contribute their academic knowledge, with the goal of assisting their long-term career development in marine resource management, policy, and research. As deliverables, each fellow will submit a professional development plan and six-month and end-of-year performance reviews. The program aims to augment the students' education while benefiting marine issues at the federal level through January 2024.

Activities

Provide practical, hands-on policy-making training on marine and great lakes resources to the graduate student with hosts in the legislative and executive branches of government in the washington, D.C. Area. Deliverables: each fellow will be expected to provide a professional development plan and a six month and year end performance review. Expected outcome: the year spent as a knauss fellow augments the student's education by providing practical training and understanding of how marine issues are handled at the federal level. This fellowship will benefit the student, as well as contribute to the pool of young and experienced graduates with knowledge and desire to pursue careers in marine and great lakes research, policy, and resource management.