Scholarship+Opportunities


 * If you are looking for more financial support for your club team, check out the opportunitie below! **

The Aquatic Education Group (AEG) is a 501c3 Corporation based in the Midwest. They are interested in programs that education young people about the ocean and freshwater environments and have made donations to many Shedd ROV Clubs in the past. To qualify, your school must have a certain percentage of your student population qualify for free and reduced lunch and a certain percentage of your student population homeless. If you are interested in applying for an AEG donation, please contact sharkbaitlou@wowway.com. ** If your students are considering a career in marine science or robotics, check out the opportunities below! ** A living act of remembrance from the Board of Trustees of Beneath The Sea for one of their own that passed too soon to be forgotten. To be eligible for this scholarship you must be a deserving young man or woman, ages 17-25, currently pursuing a marine career future in a program at a recognized training facility for which the addition of scuba diving certification would enhance the credentials and talent you already possess and thus serve to further your opportunities. The winner of the Don Reynolds Memorial Scholarship will receive a complete certification course leading to Open Water Diver with a recognized international certifying agency. A minimum of fifty percent of the funds are to be allocated for training. No more than fifty percent can be applied for equipment. [|Click Here for the Don Reynolds Memorial Scholarship Application Website]
 * Aquatic Education Group - Case-by-Case Scholarship **
 * Don Reynolds Memorial Scholarship - $1000 **

**The Art of Underwater Photography Scholarship -- Value $1,000**
A beginner’s hands-on introduction study class in Underwater Photography and imaging fundamentals given by renowned underwater photographer and Women Divers Hall of Fame member - Maria Hults. Thanks to the generosity of Riekstin’s Restaurants, this course will include a camera and underwater housing suitable for beginners. Applicants should be 16 – 24. (Note: Course will be conducted only in the New York Metro Area.) [|Click Here for the Art of Underwater Photography Scholarship Website]

**Sea of Tomorrow Scholarship $1,000**
To be awarded to an individual 17 to 21 years of age to participate in a recognized or accredited program in the fields of marine environmental conservation, biology, ecology, research, or training in a diving related program necessary for participation in these fields of endeavor. [|Click Here for the Sea of Tomorrow Scholarship Website]

**Discovery Scholarship $1,500**
The Board of Trustees of Beneath The Sea has endowed this Discovery Scholarship to an individual 12 to18 years of age searching for a life focus, to consider a marine career. This scholarship may be applied to any recognized program in the field of marine study or its many support services. [|Click Here for the Discovery Scholarship Website]

**Jordan Viders Spirit of the Sea Award and Scholarship $1,000**
Established in 2007 in celebration of Jordan Viders, son of Hillary and Richard Viders, the Spirit of the Sea award and Scholarship means to recognize the forces driving young adults 30 years and younger who, like Jordan, follow a career path using electronics to illuminate and expand our underwater knowledge. [|Click Here for the Spirit of the Sea Scholarship Website]