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The fellowship provides a one-year, paid experience for highly-qualified early career professionals to work on issues related to coastal, marine and Great Lakes science and policy in offices within the executive or legislative branch of government in Washington, D.C. </span></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Graduate students interested in marine science policy should explore the information about the fellowship as soon as possible and talk to their local Sea Grant program (or the National Sea Grant Office) at least one month prior to the February 19, 2021 deadline. </span></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">To be eligible for the 2022 fellowship (which lasts February 1, 2022 through January 31, 2023), </span></div><ul style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px;" class=""><li style="padding: 0px; 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