Instructor Advanced Education Training Grant

The Instructor Advanced Education Training Grant, offered by the Women Divers Hall of Fame, aims to empower certified women scuba diving instructors to enhance their skills through additional training. This $2,000 grant supports instructors seeking certification for dive specialty courses or related fields such as CPR and First Aid. It is open to those who have trained at least 25 divers. The grant covers course fees and necessary equipment, excluding travel expenses.

Background
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, particularly those who are preparing for professional careers that involve diving.
The purpose of the grant is to encourage instructors to expand their own underwater-related skills by taking additional training leading to certification to teach dive specialty courses or become certified as an instructor in a diving education, skill-associated field such as CPR, O2,AED, First Aid, or earn a certificate in an industry-associated field such as chamber operation or equipment repair. The grant is not limited to these examples. The grant may be used for single or multiple course fees and equipment needed for specialized diving or to teach the learned skill/specialty.

Eligibility

This $2,000 grant is open to women who are certified scuba diving instructors and have trained and certified a minimum of 25 open water divers. Other courses that are post-instructor certification that improve or expand the instructor’s dive training safety or skills will be considered.

Ineligibility

The award may not be used for travel expenses.