Bonnie Cardone Memorial Scholarship

The Women Divers Hall of Fame (WDHOF) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to honoring and raising awareness of the contributions of outstanding women divers. WDHOF provides educational, mentorship, financial, and career opportunities to the diving community throughout the world. Each year, WDHOF awards scholarships and training grants that provide financial and educational support to individuals of all ages.

One $1,500 scholarship will be awarded.

• This scholarship will be awarded to a woman diver who is enrolled in a degree-granting undergraduate or graduate program in the U.S. or Canada in the field of journalism, graphic arts, photography, or videography and who plans to use her education/training to better serve the ocean environment or ocean community.

How the scholarship may be used.

• The scholarship may be used to support tuition, participation in a photography, videography, or journalism workshop, or to gain real-world experience through an internship program at an accredited university.

It may not be used for student loan payments, housing, or prior incurred expenses.

• It may not be used for student loan payments, housing or living expenses, prior incurred expenses, dive equipment, or cameras (unless the latter are specific to the proposed research and are justified in the application).

The application should detail specific plans.

• The application should detail specific plans for how the scholarship will be used, and how the outcome of the scholarship will be applied to better serve the ocean environment or ocean community.