Marine-related scholarships are being offered by Seaspace, Inc. SEASPACE is a 501(3)(c) organization. The SEASPACE Permanent Education Fund earnings and private donations endow scholarships specifically in support of marine-related courses of study.
Financial assistance has been provided to more than 324 students enrolled in accredited colleges and universities throughout the United States. Approximately 75% of past awards have been to graduate students, with the rest going to undergraduates.
Majors have included marine sciences, marine biology, wildlife and fisheries, environmental toxicology, biological oceanography, genetics, ocean engineering, aquaculture and zoology with marine mammal applications.
The scholarships are open to undergraduate students entering their junior or senior years and graduate students with an overall GPA of at least 3.3/4.0 and demonstrating financial need. Students must be enrolled or accepted full-time in an accredited US college or university beginning with the 2009 fall term. United States citizenship is not a requirement.
The application document must be received no later than 11:59 PM, February 2, 2009 to be eligible for consideration, regardless of mailing date. Electronic/e-mail entries will be accepted (single pdf files preferred). Late arrivals will not be returned to the sender nor will they be scored.
You can find the application on the bottom of this page or on the SEASPACE website at www.seaspace.org. In order to keep administrative costs down, there will be no mailout unless the request is accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Inquires may be directed to Jesse Cancelmo at j.cancelmo@sbcglobal.net
Winners will be notified by email in mid April, 2009 regarding the results of the competition.
PLEASE USE CURRENT FORMS ONLY!!!
Current applications are marked "Revised 09/2/08"
2009 SEASPACE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
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