February: 2013 John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship

December 8, 2011

Marmian Grimes

Although the official announcement will come out in a few weeks, faculty and graduate students should begin thinking about the 2013 National Sea Grant John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship. This unique national fellowship provides eligible graduate students with one year of paid experience in Washington, D.C., working on ocean issues with U.S. congressional staff or with an executive branch resource management agency. The fellowship has proven to be a great launching pad to exciting careers in government, education, business and non-profit enterprises.

The fellowship is open to graduate students in all disciplines who have a keen interest in the nation’s marine policy and ocean resource management. Included in the 2012 group of fellows are students completing degrees in law, agriculture, public administration, geology, geophysics, fisheries, oceanography, zoology, biology and other fields.

Soon after the holidays, Alaska Sea Grant will begin recruiting exceptional students from around the state to apply for the 2013 John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship. To get the word out, Sea Grant has produced a YouTube video that features testimonials from former Knauss Fellows. Watch the video at http://seagrant.uaf.edu/research/knauss.html

The application deadline is in early February 2012, so now is the time to begin thinking about this amazing opportunity.  Alaska graduate students considering applying for the fellowship or seeking more information should contact David Christie, director, Alaska Sea Grant Program, at  david.christie@alaska.edu or 474-7949.