Jacques Cousteau Memorial NMEA Conference Travel Award

South Carolina Marine Educators Association

Application Due: April 1st

Notification: May 15th

Maximum Award: One award up to $500.00 is given each year for travel assistance to NMEA conference.

Criteria:
Scholarship awards are based on financial need of the applicant. Geographical location and order of receipt of the completed applications are not considered in the decision to award scholarships. Applicants must not be an SCMEA Officer, voting member of the Board of Directors, or an Institutional member, and must not have been awarded a scholarship for the last three NMEA Annual Conferences.

 (If you did not receive a SCMEA newsletter with this form included, you may print out this form a mail it in, following the instructions at the bottom of the form).

Name __________________________________________________

Occupation _____________________________________________

Place of Employment ______________________________________

Address _______________________________________________

Work Phone _________ Home Phone _________ e-mail ____________

  1. Are you currently a member of SCMEA? Please note that membership is a condition of the grant. _____ yes _____no
  2. Are you a member of the National Marine Educators Association? _____ yes _____no
  3. Have you ever attended an NMEA conference before? Preference will be given to first time NMEA Conference Attendees. _____ yes _____no If yes, when?
  4. Briefly define your professional role as it relates to marine/aquatic education.

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Have you attended any marine education workshops, courses, conferences, etc., before? If so, please list a representative sample. Indicate if you made presentations and the topics.

 

 

 

  1. Are you planning to present a paper or workshop at the conference? If so, please describe.

 

 

  1. Please briefly describe your reasons for wanting to attend the NMEA conference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statement of responsibility: I am very interested in attending the NMEA Conference and will attend the majority of the sessions and events at the national conference. I agree to submit a copy of my registration receipt and proof of attendance. I understand that my receipt of the award is dependent upon my submittal of the proof of my attendance. I also agree to write an article for the SCMEA newsletter and/or make a presentation at the next SCMEA conference describing my experiences and sharing information acquired at the NMEA conference within a year of receiving the award.

Signature _____________________________________________________________ Date______________________

Please mail completed form to: SCMEA Travel Assistance Award c/o Ruth Truluck, 982 Planters Curve, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464, by April 1. Late applications will not be considered. THIS HONOR WILL BE AWARDED SOLELY ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS FORM. ADDITIONAL MATERIAL WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

  Scholarships are supported by SC Sea Grant Consortium