October 4, 2009
Summer 2010 Internship opportunity with Our World Underwater Scholar and AAUS.
Three full year Rolex scholarships and summer internships for young people 21-26 years old interested in pursuing underwater careers are being offered by Our World Underwater Scholarship Society.
Rolex Society Scholarship application is Dec. 31, 2009
Summer Internship application deadline is Jan, 10, 2010
Further information can be viewed here or by contacting:
Roberta Flanders, Executive Administrator.
Posted by Dida at 9:35 AM
October 3, 2009
Women Divers Hall of Fame to award 4 scholarships and 9 grants to aquatic and marine students
posted as a courtesy.-Dida
The Women Divers Hall of Fame™ (WDHOF) is offering 4 scholarships and 9 training grants in 2010 and the deadline for applications is November 15, 2009*. WDHOF offers scholarships and training grants in diverse fields such as marine science, marine archeology, technical diving, hyperbaric medicine, handicapped diving, etc. WDHOF scholarships are available to women as well as men of all ages who wish to pursue higher education & training, further their career goals, and seek out opportunities in the aquatic and diving-related industries.
The Women Divers Hall of Fame is a (501c3) nonprofit organization dedicated to honoring and raising awareness of the contributions of outstanding women divers. WDHOF provides educational, mentorship, financial, and career opportunities to the diving community throughout the world.
Since its inception in 2002, the WDHOF Scholarship Program has become the premier venue for scholarships in the diving industry. WDHOF has awarded dozens of scholarships and internships worth thousands of dollars to qualified individuals throughout the world.
Click here for a LIST OF ALL WDHOF GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
Applications for all scholarships and training grants administered by the Women Divers Hall of Fame can be downloaded from the WDHOF website: www.wdhof.org. All applications for 2010 scholarships and training grants must be completed in full and submitted electronically by November 15, 2009 Eastern Standard Time*. Applicants may apply for only ONE scholarship or ONE training grant.
All recipients will be notified by January 15, 2010 and they will receive their awards at the
WDHOF Annual Scholarship Presentation Ceremony at the 2010 Beneath the Sea Expo
in Secaucus, New Jersey in March.
Posted by Dida at 10:04 AM
July 15, 2009
Applications Being Accepted for Zale Parry Scholarship
Posted as a courtesy to AAUS-Dida Kutz
Annual scholarship named in honor of dive industry icon and her contributions to diving.
The Academy of Underwater Arts and Sciences is proud to announce that we are now accepting applications for the Zale Parry Scholarship. For application, see this link.
The Zale Parry Scholarship annually awards $2000.00 plus $500.00 stipend towards travel expenses to the The Scholarship presentation site to deserving individuals. Candidates eligible for the scholarship are college students who are seeking to advance their knowledge or enter a professional career in the fields of underwater research, equipment technology or hyperbaric research. The Zale Parry Scholarship is administered by The Academy of Underwater Arts and Sciences.
Purpose of The Zale Parry Scholarship:
To offer financial support to individuals seeking to advance their knowledge or to enter professional careers in any of the following fields:
* Ocean exploration
* Diving equipment technology
* Hyperbaric research
* Marine conservation
Background of The Zale Parry Scholarship:
Zale Parry is an internationally renowned pioneer of the early days of skin and scuba diving. As early as the 1950s, Parry was an underwater equipment tester and (the only woman) executive at Scientific Underwater Research Enterprises (SURE), founded by her husband, Parry Bivens, M.D., who designed and built hyperbaric chambers. In 1954, Parry set a woman's deep diving record at 209 ft/64 meters in the open sea as part of an experiment to test the Hope-Page non-return valve mouthpiece, which from that day forward became a standard feature in all regulators. Zale was the third female instructor to graduate from the L.A. County UICC program and served for many years as a Red Cross Water Safety Instructor. Zale continues to lecture around the United States, and she is writing a four-volume book, Scuba America: The Human History of the Sport of Diving, to record and preserve the annals of diving.
Zale is a NOGI Fellow and the Ambassador at Large for the Academy of Underwater Arts and Sciences. AUAS is honored that she has endorsed a scholarship in her name. By creating the Zale Parry Scholarship, AUAS hopes to encourage others to carry on her legacy of ocean exploration, advances in dive equipment technology, hyperbaric research and marine conservation.
For more details and application procedures, follow this link.
Posted by Dida at 5:41 PM
January 9, 2009
2009 Diving Internships at Channel Islands National Park (Southern California)
Posted as a courtesy. Please do not contact me-Dida
Channel Islands National Park's Kelp Forest Monitoring Program has two Student Conservation Association (SCA) Internships available from April/May - September/October 2009. We are looking for SCUBA divers with a moderate amount of experience (preferably a AAUS recognized scientific diving certification, minimum of 50 cold water dives, some vessel experience and excellent recommendations) to help collect long-term subtidal data on the
kelp forest communities around the Channel Islands.
The Interns primary duty will be to assist with all aspects of the Park's long-term Kelp Forest Monitoring Program (KFMP) to determine the status of living marine resources. The KFMP has conducted annual monitoring around the five Park Islands since 1982. The Intern will collect data on population dynamics of up to 70 species of fish, invertebrates and algae. Most data are collected underwater using SCUBA and surface-supplied air diving techniques. Interns will participate in all aspects of data acquisition and data management and help to prepare equipment, vessel, and food for multi-day remote offshore monitoring cruises and other trips. The Intern will also likely have opportunities to help out with other monitoring programs at the Park such as vegetation, Island fox, intertidal and sea bird monitoring.
The work involves multi-day (but typically five-day) research cruises on 30-65 ft. vessels with up to 10 people, and may include up to 17 cruises during this Internship. Other monitoring trips may also be multi-day on the Islands. Divers typically make up to five dives per day in water
temperatures ranging from 50-73 F. Most dives are conducted at depths less than 65 ft. and are often in dense kelp forests. Travel and dive conditions are often rough as some of the monitoring sites are in exposed areas or up to one mile offshore.
A non-taxable stipend will be available to the selected Intern of up to $640/month in addition to $650/month for housing, accident and medical insurance. The Intern will also have up to $2,000 to purchase SCUBA equipment. In addition a $1,250 - $4,725 Americorps Education award offered as available. For more information on SCA, please see the Student Conservation Association website.
Posted by Dida at 5:04 PM
January 3, 2009
WDHOF Undergraduate Marine Biology Scholarship
posted as a courtesy- Please DO NOT contact me about this-Dida
The Women Divers Hall of Fame (WDHOF) will present a $2500 scholarship to a female undergraduate who is (or will be) participating in an internship program with a focus in marine biology. Students must have completed at least 60 credits or hold third year (junior) status prior to starting the internship. The deadline for applications is January 30, 2009. For more information visit here.
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Posted by Dida at 5:35 PM
November 29, 2008
Our World-Underwater Scholarships (Dec. 31, 2008 deadline)
by Brenna Mahoney
tech diving in Egypt
In April 2007 I began a year long adventure to travel around the country and world to explore, work, learn, and dive. Each year, the Our World-Underwater Scholarship Society (OWUSS) gives out three scholarships to young divers – one each to divers of North America, Europe, and Australasia. As the 2007 North American OWUSS scholar I was provided with contacts, a stipend, and sponsors to enable me to explore my own interests in the underwater world as well as be trained and learn about new areas of diving. The purpose of this scholarship is to enable a young diver to explore. Each year is different as the activities are rarely set. It is the duty of the scholar to take charge of his/her year and to tailor it to their interest. There is help from the society’s board members, hosts, and sponsors. Typically a scholar will visit a person or place for a few days to a few weeks and become immersed in the work or become trained for a new level of diving. As a scientific diver, my focus was on marine conservation research and groups. However over the course of the year I worked toward my PADI divemaster, Open Water Instructor, DAN oxygen and emergency classes, as well as technical diving including nitrox, advanced nitrox, deco procedures, and a rebreather course. I also took a class in underwater videography and one in hyperbaric medicine. I traveled around the United States and went to Egypt, UK, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Canada, and the Bahamas. Our main sponsors include companies such as Divers Alert Network, DUI, Aqualung, Delta P, Fourth Element, Light and Motion, and many more. Sponsors are different based on the area. The main scholarship stipend comes from our primary sponsor, Rolex, so yes, you do get a nice submariner watch.
tagging a nautilus
on the Great Barrier Reef
The scholarship society was established in 1974 and has grown extensively over the years. Pervious scholars have gone into graduate school, started their own businesses, have become professional videographers and photographers, and also worked in archaeology and technology. I just started my first year as a PhD student at UC. Santa Cruz and plan to work towards marine conservation management efforts. I am honored to have been the 2007 scholar. The scholarship provided me with amazing resources and training as well as a chance to try out a few new things.
The scholarship is currently open to divers 21-26 years of age. Divers must have a rescue diver certification (or equivalent). They also must hold a bachelor’s degree (or will have one before the scholarship year starts) and have not completed a higher degree. Applications include essays and recommendations. Applications are due at the end of the year for the North American scholar.
at DAN offices
To learn more please visit here. Here you can learn more about the scholarship, the current scholars, read journals, and read about our sponsors. If you are qualified I highly encourage you to apply. This is one of the best kept secrets in the diving world and not many people apply every year. You are also welcome to email me if you have any questions.
Posted by Dida at 12:07 PM
July 17, 2008
NOAA/HURL Coral Reef Conservation Program RFP
Posted her as a courtesy. Do not contact me about this opportunity. Read the full announcement and kindly direct inquiries to Dr. Ed Myers (808) 956-6859.-Dida
As one of six NURP Centers under the auspices of NOAA's Undersea Research Program (NURP), the Hawai‘i Undersea Research Laboratory (HURL) is presently soliciting research pre-proposals for coral reef ecosystem research for CY2004 and CY2005. Since HURL specializes in deep-water undersea research projects, it encourages research proposals that rely on advanced diving practices (e.g., saturation, mixed gases, and rebreathers). HURL and University of Hawai‘i assets, including the R/V Ka‘imikai-o-Kanaloa and the 900m remotely operated vehicle RCV-150, may be available to support operations in remote areas.
Regions of Interest:* The waters of the Main and Northwest Hawaiian Islands, and the U.S. Territories and Freely-Associated States of the Western Pacific.
* American Flag Southwest Pacific waters, including American Samoa.
Go here for more information.
Posted by Dida at 10:19 AM
March 2, 2008
AUAS Zale Perry Scholarship
Please do not contact me about this opportunity.
Deadline is July 31, 2008
The Academy of Underwater Arts and Sciences (AUAS) announced The Zale Parry Scholarship at the NOGI Awards Banquet in Las Vegas in October. Zale Parry herself made the presentation of this new scholarship in her name that will award $2000 per Recipient and a $500 voucher towards travel expenses to the Scholarship Presentation Ceremony. The Zale Parry Scholarship will be administered by The Academy of Underwater Arts and Sciences.
Purpose of The Zale Parry Scholarship:
++To offer financial support to individuals seeking to advance their knowledge or to enter professional careers in any of the following fields:
++Ocean exploration
++Diving equipment technology
++Hyperbaric research
++Marine conservation
Background of The Zale Parry Scholarship: Zale Parry is an internationally renowned pioneer of the early days of skin and scuba diving. As early as the 1950's, Parry was an underwater equipment tester and (the only woman) executive at Scientific Underwater Research Enterprises (SURE), founded by her husband, Parry Bivens, M.D., who designed and built hyperbaric chambers. In 1954, Parry set a woman's deep diving record at 209 ft/64 meters in the open sea as part of an experiment to test the Hope-Page non-return valve mouthpiece, which became a standard feature in all regulators from that day forward. Zale was the third female instructor to graduate from the L.A. County UICC program and served for many years as a Red Cross Water Safety Instructor. Zale Parry continues to lecture at venues around the United States, and she is writing a four-volume book, Scuba America: The Human History of the Sport of Diving, to record and preserve the annals of diving. Zale Parry is a NOGI Fellow and the Ambassador at Large for the Academy of Underwater Arts and Sciences (AUAS, Inc.), and as such, has chosen AUAS to administer this scholarship in her name. By creating the Zale Parry Scholarship, Zale hopes to encourage others to carry on her legacy of ocean exploration, dive equipment technology, hyperbaric research and marine conservation.
Scholarship Amount: $2000 per Recipient and a $500 voucher towards travel expenses to the Scholarship Presentation Ceremony
Selection Criteria: Based on merit and financial need
Candidate Requirements for The Zale Parry Scholarship:
- Must be of college age or older
- May be male or female
- Must be a certified diver
- Must be a citizen of North America
- Must be a student enrolled in an accredited college or university
Application information:
Anyone may nominate one or more qualified candidates for The Zale Parry scholarship. Qualified candidates may also apply themselves. For a scholarship application to be processed, the following information must be submitted electronically by July 31, 2008. Please click Here to download your application.
- Scholarship candidate's name, address, phone number, email address
- Nominator's name, address, phone number, and email address
- Scholarship candidate's date of birth, U.S. city and state of birth, gender, marital status, etc.
- Scholarship candidate's resume or CV
- Two (2) letters of recommendation from experts such as (but not limited to) college professors who can vouch for the candidate�s credentials and academic achievements
- 1,000 word essay discussing career goals
- Photocopy of Diving Certification card(s)
Terms: Scholarship Recipients must sign a scholarship agreement and waiver form, a legal document holds the Scholarship Committee and AUAS blameless for any accident or fatality that may occur while the Scholar is participating in any activities, diving or non-diving, that are related to The Zale Parry Scholarship.
Deadline for The Zale Parry Scholarship applications:
All applications must be complete and submitted together electronically by clicking here. Hard copies and incomplete applications will not be accepted. Applications for The Zale Parry Scholarship must be received no later than July 31, 2008.
The 2008 Recipient of The Zale Parry Scholarship will be selected on Sept. 1, 2008 and notified within a few days of selection.
The presentation of The Zale Parry Scholarship for 2008 will take place at the AUAS annual NOGI Awards Banquet in Orlando, Florida, the week of November 8, 2008 (exact date TBA).
For more information about Zale Parry and The Zale Parry Scholarship, visit the website.
Posted by Dida at 2:51 PM
February 1, 2008
PADI Foundation Grants
Please do not contact me about this funding opportunity. Good luck!--Dida
Proposal deadline Feb. 15, 2008:
The PADI FOUNDATION encourages and supports underwater science, environmental projects, and education. The Foundation will fund and assist worthwhile projects that will enrich mankind's understanding of the aquatic environment and encourage sensitivity to and protection of the delicate ecological balance of underwater life. The Foundation will also fund worthwhile projects to increase understanding of sport diving physics and physiology that will benefit the general diving public and add to the scientific understanding of man's relationship and ability to survive in the underwater environment. The PADI Foundation is an IRC Section 501 (c)(3) non-profit, tax exempt organization. It is a separate and distinct organization, corporately unrelated to PADI, Inc. and its affiliates, but funded through International PADI, Inc..
In 2007, the Foundation expects to award a total of approximately $180,000 and will consider proposals with budgets up to $20,000 although the average for proposals will be on the order of $5,000 to $10,000. The Foundation will not fund overhead or other indirect expenses.
Specifics:
PADI FOUNDATION
A California Non-Profit Public Benefit Corporation
9150 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 300
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA 90212-3414
FACSIMILE (310) 859-1430
To apply to the Foundation for funds, please submit a three-page application (applications over three pages will not be considered). Electronic submissions in Microsoft Word or PDF formats may be sent to sht@taxlitigator.com. On the first two pages include the following:
* Title of the project.
* A brief (two sentence) description of the project.
* Overall objective and significance of and benefit from your project.
* Clearly and in detail set forth the specific goals of your project, how you will accomplish these goals, and the time frame of the project. The foundation will primarily focus on the stated goals and the plan to accomplish them in reviewing all requests.
On a separate single page (page three), please provide:
* The dollar amount requested and the specific budget for the project and its justification. The Foundation generally does not provide funds for organization overhead, routine diving equipment, standard photographic equipment or personal computers. Any related funding, active or pending, including "in-kind" funds, should be explicitly described including the budget.
* The applicant's name, address, and phone number.
* Any affiliations of the applicant. If the applicant is a student, please describe the degree you are seeking, your level of progress toward the degree, and the name of your academic advisor.
* Identify all previous requests that you have submitted to the PADI Foundation and briefly summarize the outcomes of those requests.
All applications must be mailed (postmarked) no later than February 15, 2008. Successful applicants will be notified by May 1, 2008 and funds will be disbursed shortly thereafter. Should you have any questions, please address them to Charles P. Rettig, President, at the address above.
Posted by Dida at 4:27 PM
