# 2024 Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/noaa-oar-sg-2024-2007707-2024-sea-grant-knauss-marine-policy-fellowship/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/344434

> Department of Commerce offered grants of up to $90,500 (at least $78,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 17 awards worth $2.0 million in total. Applications closed on March 30, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | NOAA-OAR-SG-2024-2007707 |
| Agency | Department of Commerce |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | March 30, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $90,500 |
| Award floor | $78,000 |
| Expected awards | 17 |
| Total funding | $2.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 11.417 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

The following entities are eligible to submit to this opportunity: Any student, regardless of citizenship, is eligible to submit to this opportunity if:(1) The student is enrolled towards a degree in a graduate program at any point between the onset of the 2022 Fall Term (quarter, trimester, semester, etc.) and February 16, 2023;(2) The graduate degree will be awarded through an accredited institution of higher education in the United States or U.S. Territories, and; (3) The student has an interest in ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources. Application submission is through an application to the Sea Grant program in the state in which the student is earning their degree. If there is no Sea Grant program, a Sea Grant program will be assigned (see Section IV.D.)The National Sea Grant College Program champions diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) by working to create a marine science workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are recruiting, retaining, and preparing a diverse workforce, and proactively engaging and serving the diverse populations of coastal communities. Sea Grant is committed to building inclusive research, extension, communication, and education programs that serve people with unique backgrounds, circumstances, needs, perspectives, and ways of thinking. We encourage student applicants of all ages, races, ethnicities, national origins, gender identities, sexual orientations, disabilities, cultures, religions, citizenship types, marital statuses, education levels, job classifications, veteran status types, income, and socioeconomic status types to apply for this opportunity.

## What the grant funds

The National Sea Grant College Program was enacted by U.S. Congress in 1966 (amended in 2020, Public Law 116-221) to support leveraged federal and state partnerships that harness the intellectual capacity of the nation’s universities and research institutions to solve problems and generate opportunities in coastal communities. This notice announces that applications may be submitted for the 2024 National Sea Grant College Program Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship (Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship Program). The National Sea Grant College Program (Sea Grant) anticipates funding not less than 35 applicants, of which approximately 17 will be assigned to the Legislative branch. Application packages will each propose a total of $90,500 in funding. Detailed breakout of this funding is described in Section II.A and Section III.F of this announcement. Applicants are strongly encouraged to reach out to the Sea Grant program in their state/territory at least one to two months prior to the state application deadline to receive application support and provide notification of intent to apply. Following student application submission, the student should allow sufficient time to schedule an interview with the eligible Sea Grant program at the program’s request. This document describes requirements for submitting to NOAA-OAR-SG-2024-2007707.

## Questions people ask

### Is NOAA-OAR-SG-2024-2007707 still open?

No. It closed on March 30, 2023.

### Who can apply for 2024 Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship?

Department of Commerce accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for 2024 Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship?

Closed March 30, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $90,500 each. About $2.0 million in total across about 17 awards.

### Who has won Sea Grant Support grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were University of Florida, University of California San Diego, University of Hawaii. The program made 851 awards worth $599 million in that time.