Fiscal Year 2027 National Sea Grant College Program Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- NOAA-OAR-SG-2027-32433
- Agency
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Department of Commerce
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $97,200
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
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- 11.417 Sea Grant Support
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Categories
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- Natural Resources
- Science and Technology and other Research and Development
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Points of contact
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), administering the Sea Grant Support program, seeks applications for the Fiscal Year 2027 Dean John A. Knausz Marine Policy Fellowship with an application deadline of August 26, 2026; NOAA anticipates funding not fewer than 35 awards. Each fellowship provides exactly $97,200 total funding ($79,700 in base support covering twelve months of fellow salary and stipend plus allowable expenses including academic tuition and professional development; $17,500 in travel costs for host office relocation and training).
Applicant eligibility is limited to individual graduate students who are U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents, currently enrolled in accredited U.S. graduate programs (matriculated between fall 2025 and June 2026), and demonstrating interest in ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources and national policy affecting them. No cost share is required. The fellowship requires relocation to the Washington, D.C. area for a 13-month period beginning no earlier than June 1, 2027, with mandatory federal background security clearance.
The application process is tiered: individual students submit to their state Sea Grant program by July 1, 2026; state programs submit attestations by August 12, 2026, and forward up to six selected applications per state or territory to the National Sea Grant Office by August 26, 2026. State-level review involves minimum three reviewers; national-level evaluation scores applications on 110 points across the Sea Grant director's letter, background and career development, relevant coursework and future plans, letters of recommendation, and overall cohesion. No indirect costs are permitted. Successful applicants receive notification in October 2026.
Applicants must complete registrations in SAM.gov, Grants.gov, and eRA Commons before submission. CFDA 11.417.
Synopsis
The National Sea Grant College Program was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1966 (amended in 2020, Public Law 116-221) to support leveraged federal and state partnerships that harness the intellectual capacity of the nation's universities and research institutions to solve problems and generate opportunities in coastal communities.
This notice announces that applications may be submitted for the 2027 National Sea Grant College Program Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship (Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship Program). Pending the availability of federal funding, the National Sea Grant College Program (Sea Grant) anticipates funding not less than 35 applications. Application packages will each propose a total of $97,200 in funding. A detailed breakdown of this funding is described in Sections II.A and III.F of this announcement.
Student applicants are strongly encouraged to reach out to the Sea Grant program in their state/territory at least one to two months before the state application deadline to receive application support and provide notification of intent to apply. Following student application submission, the student should allow sufficient time to schedule an interview with the eligible Sea Grant program at the program's request.
Applicant organizations must complete and maintain three registrations to be eligible to apply for or receive an award. These registrations include SAM.gov, Grants.gov, and eRA Commons. All registrations must be completed before submitting the application. The complete registration process for all three systems can take 4 to 6 weeks, so applicants should begin this activity as soon as possible. If an eligible applicant does not have access to the internet, please contact the Agency Contacts listed in Section VII for submission instructions. NOAA has created a guide to aid applicants in formatting application packages to eRA, linked here.
Prior to registering with eRA Commons, applicant organizations must first obtain a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) from SAM.gov, if needed (refer to Section IV. Applications and Submission Information, Section C). Organizations can register with eRA Commons in tandem with completing their full SAM and Grants.gov registrations; however, all registrations must be in place by the time of application submission. eRA Commons requires organizations to identify at least one Signing Official (SO) and at least one Program Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) account to submit an application.
This document sets out requirements for submitting to NOAA-OAR-SG-2027-32433
Files
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| Foa_Content_of_NOAA-OAR-SG-2027-32433_revised 060826.pdf |
Posting history
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