Blue Technology Education Workshop

NOAA Ocean Exploration, in cooperation with the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation and the National Marine Educators Association, is offering $1,200 scholarships for early-career classroom educators—one from each NMEA chapter—to attend the 2026 NMEA National Conference and the Blue Technology Education Workshop. These scholarships cover conference and workshop registration and help offset travel costs.

 

Eligible Requirements:  Applicants must be:

·       Formal educators or educational support staff within their first five years of teaching; AND

·       NMEA chapter members in good standing at the time of application.

 

Applications are due by February 28, 2026.   Applicants will be notified by April 1, 2026

Applicant Information

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Full Name*

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Personal Email Address*


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School Email Address*


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Educational Role*

(only formal educators or education support staff within their first 5 years of teaching are eligible for the Blue Technology Workshop scholarship)






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School District Name*

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School Name*

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School Street Address*

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School City*

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School State*

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School Zipcode*

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How many years have you been in formal education? *

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What science courses do you teach? (check all that apply)*









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If you selected "Other", please describe

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Please rate your prior knowledge/experience with blue technology.*





Short Answer Responses

Please limit your responses to 200 words or less.

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Please describe your experience teaching about blue technology in the classroom in greater detail. *

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Please describe your goals for implementing blue technology in your educational setting. Note: Scholarship recipients will be expected to implement some blue technology in their classroom in the 2026-2027 school year.*

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What has limited or prevented you from previously implementing hands-on blue technology in your classroom? Does your school/district lack funds to purchase blue technology supplies? Is there something specific you want to learn more about to feel ready to implement (e.g. robotic circuitry)?*

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What do you hope to gain from this workshop? *

Acknowledgements

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To be eligible for the Blue Technology Workshop Scholarship, you must be a NMEA and Chapter member in good standing. *

Your Chapter dues must be paid prior to or at the time of your scholarship application, and if awarded the scholarship, your NMEA dues must be paid prior to attending the 2026 National Conference and workshop.


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What Chapter are you currently a member of?  Please keep in mind that this is the Chapter that will be reviewing your application.*

 

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Blue Technology Workshop Scholarship recipients are expected to implement some blue technology in their school settings following the workshop (2026-2027 school year). *

Note: it is not required to implement any of the blue technologies that are shared during the workshop, any implementation is welcome.



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Scholarship Logistics: *

Scholarship recipients will receive a code to register for the 2026 National Conference. The remainder of the scholarship will be paid to scholarship recipients as a reimbursement, following attendance of the conference and workshop.


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