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November 2015 | NOAA releases 2017 Federal Funding Opportunity and Maryland Sea Grant opens the Knauss Fellowship application process |
12 February 2016 | Applications, as complete PDFs, due to Maryland Sea Grant |
March 2016 | Candidate interviews at Maryland Sea Grant; finalists selected |
March 2016 | Maryland Sea Grant submits up to six finalist application packets to National Sea Grant program for their final selection |
June 2016 | Selection process and subsequent notification to Sea Grant programs of selected finalists completed. |
October 2016 | Meet with Maryland Sea Grant to discuss upcoming fellowship before placement week |
4-9 December 2016 | Placement week in Washington, D.C. |
January 2017 | Meet with Maryland Sea Grant to complete paperwork |
10 January 2017 | Submit photo and biographical sketch to Maryland Sea Grant |
January 2017 | Submit all required Human Resources paperwork to Maryland Sea Grant |
1 February 2017 | Fellowship starts |
March 2017 | Knauss welcome reception and dinner on Capitol Hill |
31 January 2018 | Fellowship ends; final report due to Maryland Sea Grant and NOAA |