Do you want a scuba diving career that makes a difference for our oceans and marine life, but don’t know where to start?  Apply for a scholarship from Our World Underwater Scholarship Program sponsored by Rolex.

If you are between the ages of 21 and 26 and are a certified Rescue Diver, then you stand the chance of winning a scholarship that will help you turn your diving hobby into a career. Imagine: those divine Australasian dive spots could become your office and mandarinfish could become your next work project!

The purpose of the scholarship is to help create the next wave of marine researchers and dive leaders.  During the year of scholarship, 3 lucky winners will travel extensively, get a lot of diving opportunities and be exposed to a large variety of underwater careers ranging from marine research, movie production, underwater photography, archeology to ecological activism.

The application deadlines for the scholarships are: Australasia – 31 Jan 10, North America and Europe – 31 Dec 09. For more info visit Our World Underwater Scholarship Program.

Think you have a chance of winning, but need to further your PADI certification?  What better venue than at a tropical Australasian scuba diving destination. Contact Dive The World right away on +66 (0)94 582 7973 / (0)83 505 7794 or you could send us an email.