Applications for the 2026 WDHOF® Scholarships and Training Grants open on September 1, 2025 and close on October 31, 2025.
Click here for a full listing of the 2026 Scholarships and Training Grants.
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.
20 categories of Scholarships & Training Grants are offered in 2026.
WDHOF has awarded $914,750 in scholarships and training grants to 701 individuals
> 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, Dr. Laurel Clark
> The Connelly family (WDHOF Member Mary Connelly), in memory of their mother and WDHOF Member Cecelia Connelly
> Diver Medic/WDHOF Member Chantelle Newman
> 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
> Girls that Scuba
> Michael Gower
> WDHOF Member Michele 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 Andrea Stockert, in memory of WDHOF member Bonnie Cardone
> WDHOF Member Karen Straus, in memory of WDHOF member Bonnie Cardone
> Stream2Sea/WDHOF Member Autumn Blum