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
