The California Sea Grant College Program is now accepting applications for the Class of 2011 Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowships.

The Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Program is a National Sea Grant sponsored federal fellows program that provides a unique educational experience to students who have an interest in marine/ocean/Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources. The program matches highly qualified graduate students with hosts in the legislative branch, executive branch, or appropriate associations/institutions located in the Washington, D.C. area for a one-year paid fellowship ($35,000 stipend). An additional $9,000 will be used to cover mandatory health insurance for fellows, moving expenses, academic degree-related and fellowship-related travel.

The full request for application and application guidelines are available on California Sea Grant's Knauss website at www.csgc.ucsd.edu/EDUCATION/KNAUSS/Knauss_current.html

For more detailed information about host offerings, selection process, and the placement process in Washington D.C., please visit the National Sea Grant Knauss website at www.seagrant.noaa.gov/knauss/knauss.html

Timeline:

February 19, 2010 – Application materials from each student are due to California Sea Grant by 5:00 pm PST (each program sets its own date around this general time).

March 2010 – Interviews by California Sea Grant staff to select up to six finalists.

April 2, 2010 – Application materials from Sea Grant programs are due at the National Sea Grant Office by 2:00 pm PDT (5:00 pm EDT).

May 2010 – Sea Grant Programs notified of selection results.

November or December XX-XX, 2010 – Placement Week (exact dates TBD), selected applicants are required to travel to Washington, D.C., for interviews with potential hosts.

February 1, 2011 – Start of the fellowship.

For more information, please contact Shauna Oh at sgnsgoproposal@ucsd.edu or 858-534-4440. For those considering this program, please notify her of your intent to apply.

******* APPLICATION DEADLINE: FRIDAY, February 19, 2010, 5:00 pm *******