Women Divers Hall of Fame Announces 2023 Grant and Scholarships Program

Thirty-eight scholarships and training grants are offered this year. For some of the categories, more than one scholarship/grant is being offered. A summary of the scholarship/grant categories and award amounts is listed below. Full descriptions and sponsorship as well as application instructions can be found on the website at: https://wdhof.webflow.io/scholarships/scholarship-descriptions

SCHOLARSHIPS

Seventeen scholarships/fellowships/internships are offered this year in marine conservation (basic or applied research), marine biology, underwater archaeology, seagrass and coral rehabilitation, sea turtle conservation, extreme environment physiology, and journalism/graphic arts/photography/videography. They are intended to support independent research, field work, and conservation/rehabilitation activities, as specified in the descriptions. Scholarships/Fellowships/Internships are paid directly to the recipient.

Scholarships for women only (12 awards):

• Marine Conservation Scholarship – Graduate (4 awards – $2,000 each)

• Marine Conservation Scholarship – Undergraduate (1 award – 1 @ $1,500)

• Coral and Seagrass Rehabilitation Fellowships (4 awards – $2,500 each)

• Sea Turtle Conservation Grant (1 award – $2,000)

• Underwater Archaeology Scholarship – Graduate (1 award – $2,000)

• Journalism, Graphic Arts, Photography, or Videography Scholarship (1 award – $1,500)

Scholarships for women or men (5 awards):

• Marine Conservation Scholarship – Graduate (1 award – $2,000 each)

• Marine Conservation Scholarship – Undergraduate (1 award – 1 @ $1,500)

• Undergraduate Marine Research Internship (1 award – $1,000)

• Sea to Space Extreme Environment Physiology Grant  (2 awards – $5,000 each)

Fifteen training grants are offered this year. Training grants provide funding for diving and diving-related underwater training. WDHOF and our sponsors offer several dive training grants for both beginners to learn to dive and for certified divers to advance their skills.   For training conducted in the U.S., funds are paid directly to the training facility upon WDHOF’s receipt of an invoice; the grant is NOT paid directly to the grantee.  For training that is not conducted in the U.S., the grantee must submit an invoice, and funds will be transferred to the grantee’s bank account.

Training grants for women only (12 awards):

• Basic dive training (learn to dive) (6 awards – $1,000 each)

• Advanced dive training (6 awards – $1,000 each)

Training grants for women or men (5 awards):

• Basic dive training – learn to dive (1 award – $1,000)

• Advanced dive training (1 award – $1,000)

• Basic or advanced hard hat dive training (1 award – $1,000)

• Basic dive training for candidates in ROTC, JROTC, military academy, Sea Scout or Sea Cadet (1 award – $1,000)

• Disabled diver (beginner or advanced) or instructor to assist disabled to dive (1 award – $1,000)

Specialty grants for women only (1 award):

• Instructor advanced education (1 award – $2,000)

• Diving medical education or emergency medical responder grants (5 awards – $500 value each)