Apply for 2011 Federal Marine Policy Fellowship

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 http://www.csgc.ucsd.edu/EDUCATION/K...s_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 *******

Please forward this announcement to anyone you believe may be interested.

California Sea Grant College Program
University of California, San Diego
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
9500 Gilman Drive, Dept 0232
La Jolla, CA 92093-0232
(858) 534-4440
(858) 534-2231 fax
http://www.csgc.ucsd.edu