See the 2009 scholarship winners!
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 332 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 1, 2010 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. The application is available on the SEASPACE website below. 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, 2010 regarding the results of the competition.
PLEASE USE CURRENT FORMS ONLY!!!
Current applications are marked “Revised 03 Sept 2009”
Questions may be addressed to:
Jesse Cancelmo, our Scholarship Committee Chair. Or write to:
SEASPACE Scholarships
P.O. Box 3753
Houston, TX 77253-3753
Congratulations to the SEASPACE 2009 Scholarship Winners!
The 2009 SEASPACE Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce the winners of the scholarship competition. Eight college students were chosen to share in this year's scholarship fund. The Scholarship Committee is comprised of an all-volunteer group: Jesse Cancelmo (Chairman), Dwight Coles, Claudia Ludwig, Carolyn Peterson, Robyn Rhea, Jean Truax, Jim Ward, and Dick Zingula. The committee would like to thank all SEASPACE volunteers and participants who contribute to making this program a success.
Our 2009 scholarship recipients are:
Megan Betteley is enrolled at Marietta College in Ohio where she majors in Biology. She is currently designing a research project to determine whether and to what extent, molecular protective protein levels will change algae that have been subjected to environmental stresses, namely temperature and pH.
Alexandra Tcaciuc has a perfect GPA as an undergraduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA. Her interests are questioning how man-made chemicals interact with the ocean and decision-making for environmental contamination problems.
Gabriella Ahmadia is pursuing her PhD in Coastal and Marine Systems Science at Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi. Her area of research is the ecology of coastal reef fishes, particularly the smaller (<50mm) fish that maintain a close association with the benthos. She seeks a better understanding of the ecological processes needed for effective management of coral reefs.
Rachel Clausing is working on her PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at University of California at Los Angeles. She pursues an increased understanding of the impact human nutrients are having to California coastal marine communities in order to develop better strategies for resource protection.
Ami Krasner, a repeat SEASPACE Scholarship winner (2008), is pursuing a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at North Carolina State University. Her primary career goal is in marine mammal rehabilitation medicine. Ami has completed three internships. At Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute in Fort Pierce she conducted dolphin research; at the Fisheries and Wildlife Management Assistance in Arlington she worked on endangered mammal populations; and at the Marine Mammal Care Center in San Pedro, CA she researched the effects of fishing interactions on the local pinniped populations.
Melissa Ann Ocana is a Wildlife Science major at Oregon State University. Her olive ridley turtle research project will help assess the health of this endangered population and provide scientific input to the discussion over sustainable harvest of the otherwise destroyed turtle eggs as a resource for the local community.
Paul Suprenand is pursuing a PhD in Marine Science at the University of South Florida. He is working to better understand the changes in ocean carbon chemistry (acidification) resulting from the increase in CO2 emissions in the atmosphere. Sampling will be done in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean.
Sarah Valencia is pursuing a Master’s degree in Environmental Science and Management at the University of California at Santa Barbara. She is conducting research on the spawning behavior of red abalone to provide information that ultimately will allow fishermen to monitor and participate in the management of the fishery.
| NAME | UNIVERSITY | MAJOR |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduates | ||
| Megan Betteley | Marietta College (Ohio) | Biology |
| Alexandra Tcaciuc | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Environmental Engineering & Chemistry |
| Graduates | ||
| Gabriella Ahmadia | Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi | Coastal & Marine Systems Science |
| Rachel Clausing | University of California at Los Angeles | Ecology and Evolutionary Biology |
| Ami Krasner | North Carolina State University | Veterinary Medicine |
| Melissa Ann Ocana | Oregon State University | Wildlife Science |
| Paul Suprenand | University of South Florida | Marine Science |
| Sarah Valencia | University of California at Santa Barabara | Environmental Science & Management |
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The application is available for download and printing. It could take several minutes to download over a slow internet connection:
Application (260KB Adobe Acrobat document)
If you have problems downloading the file:
First, since it is a rather large file, allow several minutes for download over a slow internet connection. If indicators on your internet browser show that the download is progressing (messages and progress bar in the status bar at the bottom of your browser window, spinning or glowing icon at the upper right of your browser, etc.) and suddenly your internet connection is terminated, you might just try again -- ordinary phone lines do fail sometimes with large data files. Make sure your connection to your internet service provider (ISP) is not set to time out too soon; consult your ISP for details. Or if your screen goes dark and the download is terminated, make sure your computer's power saver options are turned off.
Second, the application must be viewed and printed with Acrobat Reader 4.0 (and above). If you have Acrobat Reader installed on your computer and clicking on the link above for the Application does not display the document in your internet browser, do this:
- Using the right button on your mouse, click here: Application.
- Select "Save Target As..." from the menu that appears.
- Follow the prompts and save the files to your local hard drive. Note the file name (2010schap.pdf) and directory location on your hard drive.
- Start your Adobe Acrobat Reader program, and open the files you just saved to your hard drive (File --> Open...). You can print the files using your Adobe Acrobat Reader program (File --> Print...).
If you do not have Acrobat Reader installed on your computer it is available free of charge from Adobe Systems Incorporated. To download Adobe Acrobat Reader, simply click on the icon below:
Finally, if you still can't download the file, please send e-mail to Jesse Cancelmo and we'll be happy e-mail it to you.
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P.O. Box 3753
Houston, TX 77253-3753
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