Scholarships for AIO Students at College of the Atlantic

College of the Atlantic is proud to offer scholarships to alumni of Acadia Institute of Oceanography. Any student who has attended AIO and is admitted to College of the Atlantic (COA) will receive a scholarship of $10,000 per year for up to four years. Apply for admission to COA and include a letter of recommendation from a director at AIO. If admitted, you will receive this scholarship for your first year at COA; an additional $10,000 scholarship is available for each of the next three years of enrollment if satisfactory academic progress is maintained. This scholarship is available to incoming first-year and transfer students. In addition, you may qualify for need-based financial aid. You must apply prior to acceptance at COA to receive the scholarship.

COA’s oceanfront campus provides an excellent gateway for students and faculty pursuing Marine Science. Every summer, teams of students and faculty conduct research on seabirds, whales, seals, and island ecology on our off-shore research stations. Students also work with Allied Whale, COA’s marine mammal research group, and have access to boat and waterfront resources. Many students go on to do internships and conduct research from the Arctic to the Antarctic, on every continent, and in the oceans and seas around the globe.

While it’s long been known for its strength in marine science and environmental studies, COA is not just about science. Art and design, literature and philosophy, history and politics, international studies: all integrated into COA’s unique exploration of the relationship among humans and their environment. As its roster of outstanding graduates proves, COA teaches its students to understand the consequences of their actions and helps them gain the capacity to make future choices wisely, and to influence others to do so as well. COA practices what it preaches: it is a national leader in implementing sustainability policies and procedures. One of the most important choices you will make in life is not where you go to college, but what sort of education you get while you’re there. Visit www.coa.edu for more information on COA’s life changing, world changing education. You may also contact COA at inquiry@coa.edu or call (800-528-0025) with any questions.