2025 Knauss Fellowships Awards and Schedules

Award Total: $76,400-$93,900

$71,400 for your salary/stipend and personnel expenses (i.e. fringe benefits)
$5,000 to cover other allowable expenses (relocation prior to the fellowship, academic tuition, journal publication fees, academic- and fellowship-related travel, conference fees, online trainings, and workshops.)
Up to $17,500 for host office-related travel (dependent on host office selection) and/or placement week expenses.

Schedule

October 2023	NOAA releases 2025 Federal Funding Opportunity (NOAA-OAR-SG-2025-23655) and Maryland Sea Grant opens the Knauss Fellowship application process
Nov. 2023 - Jan. 2024	Draft applications in eSeaGrant Candidate meetings with Maryland Sea Grant
15 February 2024 at 5 PM	Fellowship applications submitted to Maryland Sea Grant by the official deadline
March 2024	Maryland Sea Grant programs review packages, interview applicants
March 28, 2024	Maryland Sea Grant panel selects and submits finalist application packets to National Sea Grant program for the national competition (up to six for Maryland and 6 for DC)
May 2024	National review panel and finalists selection
June 2023	Applicants notified of application status Fellowship orientation meeting
June 2024	All applicants should reserve this time for finalists' orientation. While the event will be recorded, all finalists will be required to watch the information provided.
July 2024	Meet with Maryland Sea Grant to discuss upcoming fellowship before placement week
Fall-Winter	Placement week (virtual or in Washington, D.C.)
January 2025	Meet with Maryland Sea Grant to complete paperwork
13 January 20254	Submit photo and biographical sketch to Maryland Sea Grant
January 2025	Submit all required Human Resources paperwork to Maryland Sea Grant
1 February 2025	Fellowship starts
March 2025	Knauss welcome reception and dinner on Capitol Hill
31 January 2026	Fellowship ends; final report due to Maryland Sea Grant and NOAA

Program Announcements

Knauss legislative fellowships in Congress help build careers — and they're fun and educational. See our video and fact sheet for details.
Maryland Sea Grant has program development funds for start-up efforts, graduate student research, or strategic support for emerging areas of research. Apply here.

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