Varies
Avg. Amount Awarded
293
Days
January 15 2025
Application Deadline
3
Awarded last year
N/A
Renewable
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What you'll need:
  • Checkmark Other - Copy of dive scuba diving certification card; Copy of dive logs; Diving Medical History Form; Statement from certifying agency or most recent scuba instructor
  • Checkmark Application Form
  • Checkmark Essay
  • Checkmark Interview
  • Checkmark Recommendations Or References
  • Checkmark Resume
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Rolex Scholarships

Description

This scholarship provides a hands-on introduction to underwater and other aquatic-related endeavors for a young person considering a career in an underwater-related discipline. One scholar is selected from each of the three regions and each scholar spends approximately one year working side by side with current leaders in underwater fields. Applicants must have citizenship in the relevant Scholarship region: North America, Europe, and Australasia. Applicants must have high academic standing and fluency in English; have certification as a Rescue Diver or have equivalent with a minimum of 25 scuba dives logged in the past two years. They must demonstrate evidence of adequate health insurance for the duration of the scholarship year. If you are chosen as a scholar, you will be required to pass a NOAA or equivalent physical. Four letters of recommendation are required; two letters must be from teachers or professors from whom you have taken classes and can comment on your academic background and accomplishments; and two letters must be from persons in your community who can comment on your character, leadership potential, and communication skills. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

Amount Details

$30,000
Low Amount Awarded

Eligibility Requirements

  • CheckmarkMust be a graduate student
  • CheckmarkMust attend a university
  • CheckmarkMust be at least 21 years old
  • CheckmarkMust not be older than 26 years old
  • CheckmarkMust not be attending high school currently

How to Apply

What you'll need:

  • Checkmark Other - Copy of dive scuba diving certification card; Copy of dive logs; Diving Medical History Form; Statement from certifying agency or most recent scuba instructor
  • Checkmark Application Form
  • Checkmark Essay
  • Checkmark Interview
  • Checkmark Recommendations Or References
  • Checkmark Resume
  • Checkmark Transcript
For more info, please visit our site
Contact info@owuscholarship.org
Tel: 630-969-6690 Address PO Box 6157
Woodridge, IL 60517