Professional Association of Dive Instructors Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Professional Association of Dive Instructors Foundation supports research and education programs related to the protection of marine ecosystems.
IP TAKE: This funder offers small grants of up to $10,000 to individuals working in research and education related to the protection of marine ecosystems. Grantmaking is global in scope.
This funder accepts applications through its online system between November 1 and January 15 each year. Grantees are notified of decisions in May.
PROFILE: Established in 1992, the Professional Association of Dive Instructors (PADI) Foundation is the philanthropic arm of PADI, the “world’s largest scuba diving training organization.” The foundation receives its funding through PADI but operates as a separate entity. Grants support “research and education related to aquatic environments,” with most grants going to individual researchers.
PADI’s marine conservation related grantmaking supports projects, organizations, or individuals that:
Enrich humanity’s understanding of aquatic environments and help to protect marine ecosystems.
Increase understanding of sport diving physics and physiology that benefits the general diving public and adds to the scientific understanding of human’s ability to survive in an underwater environment.
Improves understanding of and responses to climate change hazards in coastal and ocean environments.
The PADI Foundation makes about $400,000 in grants a year. Grants generally range from $1,000 to $10,000 and support the work of individual researchers, many of whom are associated with academic institutions or research institutes. For additional information about past grantees, see the foundation’s grant recipients page.
This funder runs an open application program and accepts applications through an online system from November 1 until January 15th of each year. Grantees are notified of decisions in May. General inquiries may be directed to the foundation’s directors via email.
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