Scholarship Opportunities

Our summer scholarship competition for 2023 is now closed. Keep an eye on our website and social media for other opportunities in the future!

Win a scholarship to participate in Field School's Intro to Shark Research Skills course!

Please complete the form below which includes our course application and a short essay.
Submissions are due January 31st, 2023!

Select winners will be given a full scholarship to attend one of our upcoming Intro to Shark Research Skills courses running on the following dates:

May 22-28, 2023
May 31 - June 6, 2023
June 10-16, 2023
July 7-13, 2023

Honorable mention entrants have the opportunity to receive partial scholarships (standard tuition for this course is $2550). All participants are responsible for their travel to and from the R/V Garvin for the course--as much as we would like to, we cannot provide travel support for scholarship winners. Previous participants are not eligible for the scholarship.

Winners will be notified by February 13th, 2023!

Scholarship competition application:

* Indicates required field

Name *

First

Last

Email *

Age *

Please describe your current academic status (e.g., enrolled in undergrad, graduated, applying, not applicable) and what school you attend (if applicable): *

Please provide a short biography (max. 250 words) detailing your academic background, research experience, and future career plans (note: no prior experience is required). *

Please respond to one of the following prompts (max. 500 words): A. What is the ocean conservation issue that you are most interested in working on or learning more about and why? OR B. What challenges have you faced in your pursuit of studying or working in marine science and what have you done to try to overcome them? *

Are you interested in a partial scholarship? *

Yes, thanks! No, a full scholarship would be necessary for me to participate.

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