Project abstract purpose: the knauss fellowship provides a one-year educational experience in an executive or legislative branch office which will: 1) expand the students experience with, and…

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417) provides a one-year educational fellowship opportunity for a graduate student. The $170,300 award, effective February 1, 2025, will support a Knauss Fellowship that gives the student practical, hands-on training in the policy-making process within federal agencies and Congressional committees focused on marine and coastal issues. The fellow is expected to provide a professional development plan and progress reviews as key deliverables. The overall goal is to augment the student's education by exposing them to how marine and Great Lakes issues are handled at the federal level, benefiting the fellow and contributing to a pool of graduates with knowledge and desire to pursue careers in marine research, policy, and resource management.

Project abstract purpose: the knauss fellowship provides a one-year educational experience in an executive or legislative branch office which will: 1) expand the students experience with, and knowledge of, the policy-making process within federal agencies and congressional committees dealing with marine and coastal issues; and 2) allow the student to contribute knowledge gained in academic programs and provide informational feedback to programs, thus assisting in the students long-term career and educational goals. Activities to be performed: 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 students 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.