Region: North America Scholar Date: 2011 to 2012 Christian Clark, 23, was born in Atlanta, Georgia but spent his early years living with his family in Brazil and Canada before finally moving back to Georgia. From the beaches of Southern Brazil to the Ottawa and St. Lawrence rivers to the
Region: Australasia Scholar Date: 2010 to 2011 Since a very early age William Arlidge has had an affinity with the ocean. His family would often get him to relate his dream job to friends and, expecting a five year-old boy to have aspirations to become a fireman, or an astronaut,
Region: Europe Scholar Date: 2010 to 2011 Ingrid Rushfeldt Krüger, 23, was born in the USA when her father, a fighter pilot with the Royal Norwegian Air Force, was stationed in Texas, but she was raised in Norway by her Norwegian parents. Ingrid soon learned to appreciate the majestic nature
Region: North America Scholar Date: 2010 to 2011 Joshua Stewart was born and raised in New York City, far from the sandy shores of the tropical oceans he now loves. His initial interest in the marine world was probably fostered by elementary school teachers who insisted on having “whale time”
Region: Australasia Scholar Date: 2009 to 2010 Growing up on the flat plains on the East Coast of the South Island of New Zealand Matt Carter’s early views of the world were dominated by two opposing forces: to the west, huge snow capped mountains and the east, a cold blue
Region: Europe Scholar Date: 2009 to 2010 Filip Wolski, now 21 years old, was born in the 1000-year-old Polish seaport city of Gdansk. Since early childhood he has been keenly interested in sciences, logical thinking and the world. At age 10 he was part of a team who qualified to
Region: North America Scholar Date: 2009 to 2010 Myfanwy Rowlands, 23, grew up in the gold-rush town of Nevada City, California. While many of her friends found themselves pulled to the snow sports of the nearby Sierras, Myfanwy was drawn to the Pacific Ocean. As a young child she was
Region: Australasia Scholar Date: 2008 to 2009 Steven Lindfield, 23 has been chosen as the Australasian Rolex Scholar for 2008/09. Steve grew up on the Central Coast of NSW, Australia. Living close to the ocean and estuaries he grew up surfing, fishing and snorkeling as much as he possibly could.
Region: Europe Scholar Date: 2008 to 2009 Born and raised below sea level in the Netherlands, Eline Juliette Feenstra (22), has been selected as the European Rolex Scholar for 2008/2009. At the moment Eline is majoring in Philosophy at the University of Amsterdam, and will be awarded her undergraduate degree
Region: North America Scholar Date: 2008 to 2009 Jamie Brisbin, 22, of Setauket, NY has been selected as Our World-Underwater Scholarship Society’s 2008 North American Rolex Scholar. Growing up in Hong Kong, Jamie was influenced by the island’s proximity to the ocean as well as his family’s travels to seaside
