Applications for the 2027 WDHOF® Scholarships and Training Grants open on October 1, 2026 and close on November 30, 2026.
A full revised list of 2027 Scholarship and Training Grants will be available by September 1, 2026.
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.
19 categories of Scholarships & Training Grants, valued at nearly $100,000, are available in 2027.
Since 2002, WDHOF has awarded more than $1,000,000 in scholarships and training grants to 762 individuals!
WDHOF believes in the mentorship of women and men by all organizations whose missions align with those of our organizations and we are happy to support their scholarship, training grants, and internship opportunities by providing links below. Please note that these scholarships are NOT administered by WDHOF. Please contact the sponsoring organizations directly for more information:
> WDHOF Member Cecilie Benjamin, in memory of her husband Max Benjamin
> The J. Berman Memorial Foundation
> Blue Green Expeditions (WDHOF Member Faith Ortins)
> Frank Boulanger, in memory of his wife and WDHOF Member Ella Jean Morgan
> Jonathan Clark, in memory of his wife, WDHOF Member Dr. Laurel Clark
> The Connelly family (WDHOF Member Mary Connelly), in memory of their mother and
WDHOF Member Cecelia Connelly
> WDHOF Member Meg Donat
> Friends of WDHOF Member Evelyn Dudas and Suzie Dudas, in memory of Zale and Saxon
> WDHOF Member Kathleen Dudzinski, Ph.D.
> Noel Furniss in memory of his grandmother, WDHOF Member Amelia Behrens-Furniss
> Michael Gower
> WDHOF Member Michele Hall and Howard Hall, in memory of WDHOF member Bonnie Cardone
> The Hasson Family (WDHOF Member Anne Hasson), in memory of their husband and father, Capt. Wayne Hasson
> Rosemary Kurtti, in memory of Jim Leffard
> John and Jeanne Morrison, in memory of their daughter Rachel
> WDHOF Member Erin O’Neill
> Ocean Wishes (WDHOF Member Margo Peyton)
> Oceanic Research Group (WDHOF Member Dr. Christine Bird)
> Richard Laurence Parish Foundation (WDHOF Member Robin Parish)
> Family & friends, in memory of WDHOF Member Sherry Reed
> SDI/TDI (WDHOF Member Stephanie Miele)
> WDHOF Member Caron Shake (U.S. Navy, retired)
> WDHOF Member Sue Morra Shoemaker, Ph.D.
> WDHOF Member Jeanne Bear Sleeper
> Bonnie Toth Advertising and Design (WDHOF Member Bonnie Toth)
> Joe Stitch, in memory of his wife and WDHOF Member and Co-founder Jennifer King
> WDHOF Member Karen Straus and Eric Hanauer, in memory of WDHOF member Bonnie Cardone
> Stream2Sea (WDHOF Member Autumn Blum)