Opportunities at UMaine
***Internships for 2024 are on hold as we revamp the program***
Scientific Diving Assistants– UMaine seeks individuals per year to assist with our instructional diving courses. See the position descriptions on this page for details.
Sci. Dive Asst. (Internship)– Position Description- Scientific Diving Assistant, Internship
John H. Dearborn Scientific Diving Scholarship– this $500 scholarship is available to a UMaine student who is majoring in Marine Sciences and enrolled in a scientific diving class. See course documents for more information.
Dr. John H. Dearborn began his career at the University of Maine in 1966 in the Department of Zoology and retired in 1999 as Professor Emeritus of Marine Sciences. His love for teaching and the interactions with his students over three decades was a highlight of his career. This scholarship in his memory was established in 2011 with a gift from J. F. White Contracting Company and renewed by an anonymous donor in 2013. To donate to this scholarship, click here.
Past recipients include: Joshua Manning, Hillary Scannell (2012); Jacqueline Rosa (2013); Audrey Knowlton (2014); Melissa Hoffman, Zachary Topor (2015); Adam Desjardins, Teiga Martin (Summer- 2016), Katherine Miller (Fall- 2016); Julia MackinMcLaughlin (Summer-2017), Katherine Lasdin (Fall-2017), Megan Amico (Fall-2018), Montana Benning (Summer-2019), Jason Morrill (Fall-2019), Joshua Lynn (Fall-2020); Kyle Oliveira (Summer-2021); Allie Ouimet (Fall-2021); Everett Rzeszowski (Summer-2022); Caitlin Haley (Fall-2022); Matt Yost (Summer-2023); Allison Fargo (Fall-2023); Hope Bowden and Celestial Fish (Fall-2024).
Other Opportunities
A number of other Scientific diving related internships & scholarships are also available from the organizations listed below.
