Reef Check is offering scholarships to qualified applicants to participate in our Kelp Forest Monitoring Program who may be experiencing financial barriers that prevent them from participating. Scholarships may cover the registration fee of a Reef Check Kelp Forest Monitoring Training Course, as well as provide a stipend for additional expenses.

Scholarship applications are not being accepted at this time, check back soon

Applicants should meet the prerequisites for the Reef Check Kelp Forest Monitoring Training Course:

  • Rescue diver certification
  • Minimum of 30 logged lifetime dives
  • Minimum of 15 logged dives in the environment your training takes place in
  • Minimum of 6 dives within the last year
  • Minimum age of 16 on the first day of class

The Reef Check Scholarship Fund is made possible by generous donations from our supporters.

Click here to donate to the Reef Check Scholarship Fund

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