Knauss Fellowship Application Packages Due

Date/Time: 
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 - 5:00pm

Applications must include:

  1. Curriculum vitae (not to exceed two pages).
  2. Personal education and career development response (1500 words or less)
  3. Relevant coursework and future year plans (not to exceed one page)
  4. Two letters of recommendation, one from a faculty member with knowledge of the applicant’s academic performance (each letter not to exceed two pages)
  5. Clear digital or scanned copies of all undergraduate and graduate student transcripts.

For applicants in a state or territory not served by an eligible Sea Grant program, but applying through an eligible Sea Grant program, a written statement from the Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship Program Manager referring the applicant to the most appropriate eligible Sea Grant program must be included as part of that applicant's application package to the Sea Grant program.

Each component of the application must be submitted electronically in one or multiple PDF files to Anna Marchessault, Communications and Program Associate, Lake Champlain Sea Grant (Anna.Marchessault [at] uvm.edu) by 5:00 p.m. EST on February 19, 2025. Please use the subject line "Knauss Fellowship." Confirmation of application receipt will be sent by email. If you do not receive a confirmation within several days, please contact Anna (802-777-9130).

Letters of recommendation may be included in the submission or sent separately by 5:00 p.m. EST on February 19, 2025 via email to Anna.Marchessault [at] uvm.edu or mail to: Anna Marchessault, Lake Champlain Sea Grant, Rubenstein School, Aiken Center, 81 Carrigan Drive, Burlington, Vermont 05405.

If an application is selected to continue to the national competition, the letter of endorsement from the sponsoring Sea Grant program director, required federal application documents, and required Sea Grant budget forms will also be considered. Lake Champlain Sea Grant will work with the applicant to complete these at the end of March.

Evaluation criteria

  • Relevant experience related to diversity of education; extra-curricular activities; and interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills and other applicable competencies (75 points)          
  • Relevant coursework and future year plans (10 points)
  • Recommendations and/or endorsements of the student (15 points)
  • Overall application cohesion (10 points)

At the national review, the evaluation criteria are identical to those used at the state level, except that in criteria (1), the letter of endorsement from the sponsoring Sea Grant program director will also be considered. See the student guide for full evaluation criteria.

Contact

For more information about this fellowship, please contact Anna Marchessault (Anna.Marchessault [at] uvm.edu) at Lake Champlain Sea Grant or read more on our website.

Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture. University of Vermont Extension, Burlington, Vermont. University of Vermont Extension, and U.S. Department of Agriculture, cooperating, offer education and employment to everyone without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or familial status.