Learn more and apply now for the 2010 Scholarships.
The mission is to identify and develop the next generation of dive leaders and underwater researchers. For more than 35 years, the Our World-Underwater Scholarship Society and Rolex have fostered the development of future leaders of the underwater environment and are now calling out for new applicants to be considered for the 2010 Scholarships.
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Our World-Underwater Scholarship Program - Sponsored by Rolex - Learn more and apply now for the 2010 Scholarships.
The mission is to identify and develop the next generation of dive leaders and underwater researchers. For more than 35 years, the Our World-Underwater Scholarship Society and Rolex have fostered the development of future leaders of the underwater environment and are now calling out for new applicants to be considered for the 2010 Scholarships. During their scholarship year, three deserving recipients have the opportunity to travel internationally and learn from the world's leading experts in conservation, underwater photography, maritime archaeology, marine engineering and other related fields. Each of the three scholarship recipients will be presented with a Rolex Submariner Date timepiece at a special event held on April 10, 2010 at the iconic Explorer's Club in New York City.
If you or somebody you know are between the ages of 21 and 26, have high academic standing and achieved Rescue Diver or equivalent certification, continue reading to learn how being the next Rolex Scholar can be a live-changing experience. Deadline for North American and European Scholarships is 12/31/09. Deadline for 2010 Australasian Scholarship is 1/31/10. The organization also offers numerous internships and application deadline is 1/31/10 for 2010 intern opportunities.
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View Amazing Footage from Emmy Award-winning Rolex Scholar, Adam Ravetch
Accomplished cinematographer and director, Adam Ravetch, shares how his year as a Rolex Scholar was a launching pad for his prolific career making wildlife films. His professional achievements include projects with National Geographic TV, co-directing "Arctic Tale" for Paramount Studios, sequence cinematography for "Earth" from DisneyNature, and many more fascinating assignments.
Watch this video to see Ravetch's journey as he films enigmatic creatures such as polar bears, walruses and narwhals, and brings their stories to the big screen. In Adam's own words, the Rolex - OWUSS Scholarship "was definitely a game changer."
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A Day in the Life of 2009 N.A. Rolex Scholar, Myfanwy Rowlands
"Each day during my stay with the Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI), I got up at sunrise and biked around Little Cayman to photograph the incredible biodiversity on the island: whistling ducks, brown-footed boobies, great blue herons, blue iguanas, land crabs, and more. After doing a morning research dive and shooting video, we'd either go for another dive or I'd spend time editing photos and organizing video clips for a research project. After mastering my underwater video skills in Little Cayman, I began my circumnavigation of the United States! My trip will encapsulate all my marine passions: marine mammals at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, a PADI Instructor Course in Ohio, an inboard engine/boat maintenance internship in Massachusetts, and a marine policy internship in Washington, D.C. Then on to Florida and Mexico!"
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A Scholar's Year in Video, by 2008 Australasian Rolex Scholar, Steven Lindfield
Throughout the year each scholar chronicles their experience in a video journal which they edit and present at the annual scholarship awards event in New York City. Steve Lindfield, a marine scientist and 2008 recipient of the Australasian scholarship, had an exciting year that included travels to Indonesia, British Columbia, New Zealand and the Red Sea. Here is his video production, "The Year Aquatic."
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