Captain Wayne Hasson Memorial Fellowship for Climate Change Research
Captain Wayne Hasson Memorial Fellowship for Climate Change Research supports PhD students, postdoctoral fellows, and early-career scientists studying climate change to address its impacts on ocean ecosystems.
Funder: Women Divers Hall of Fame
Due Dates: October 1, 2026 (Applications open) | November 30, 2026, 5:00 pm New York time (Application and recommendations)
Funding Amounts: One $10,000 fellowship; funds must be used within 18 months, by August 31, 2028
Summary: Supports independent basic or applied research addressing climate change and its impacts on ocean ecosystems.
Key Information: Applicants must be accredited PhD students, postdoctoral fellows, or early-career scientists (less than three years since PhD).
Description
The Women Divers Hall of Fame (WDHOF) offers this fellowship to support independent basic or applied research on climate change and its impacts on ocean ecosystems. It welcomes work in biology, geochemistry, engineering, resource management, economics, and other disciplines connected to these challenges. The fellowship is sponsored by the Hasson family, including WDHOF member Anne Hasson, in memory of their husband and father, Wayne Hasson.
Research may examine or predict climate change impacts on marine organisms, investigate adaptation to changes in ocean temperature or pH, explore mitigation, or address management and policy related to climate change impacts in the ocean. Applicants must explain how the proposed use of the fellowship will advance efforts to tackle these challenges.
