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2014 Scholarship Application Now Available!

February 20, 2014

NOSB’s National Ocean Scholar Program provides tuition assistance for NOSB participants pursing an ocean or marine science focus in their first year of college. The 2014 Scholarship Application now available. For more information, please visit our National Ocean Scholar page.

NOSB Professional Development Opportunity

December 9, 2013

The National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) is happy to announce a special professional development opportunity for middle and high school educators nationwide. All educators are welcome to attend, and NOSB coaches are highly encouraged to participate.

2014 “Living on the Ocean Planet” Video Contest

November 25, 2013

The National Ocean Sciences Bowl® (NOSB), in partnership with the National Marine Educators Association (NMEA), is excited to announce the 2014 Living on the Ocean Planet video contest. This year’s contest theme is “Ocean Acidification.” The submission deadline is March 15, 2014.

The Ocean Gyre: Issue 4 Now Available!

September 4, 2013

We are pleased to release the fourth issue of The Ocean Gyre, NOSB’s bi-annual newsletter.

Eric and Wendy Schmidt Make Generous Donation to Support Ocean Science Education

August 14, 2013

The NOSB is pleased to announce it has received $500,000 from long-time ocean advocates Eric and Wendy Schmidt in support of the program’s 2013-2014 operating year.

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17th Annual National Ocean Sciences Bowl Finals: Regional Winners Announced

March 18, 2014 – 4:09 pm

The 17th Annual National Ocean Sciences Bowl Finals Competition will be held in Seattle, Washington from May 1– 3, 2014 at the University of Washington.

The theme for the 2014 National Ocean Sciences Bowl will be “Ocean Acidification.” This theme encourages increased awareness of the impacts of excessive CO2 on our changing ocean, and includes, but is not limited to, our understanding of the CO2 cycle, human actions that increase CO2, and the effects on marine ecosystems.

Click here for the full list (Adobe PDF) of the 22 winning schools from each of the regional competitions that will be moving on to the 2014 NOSB Finals Competition.

We look forward to seeing many familiar faces in Seattle!

More Regional Winners!

March 10, 2014 – 4:51 pm

Three more regional competitions took place this past weekend. Congratulations to all of the teams who won!

USNA Summer Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Program

March 6, 2014 – 5:27 pm

The Naval Academy is now accepting applications for the 2014 Summer Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Program.

Second Round of 2014 Regional Winners!

March 4, 2014 – 4:47 pm

The second round of regional competitions took place this past weekend. Congratulations to all of the teams who won!

Scholarship Opportunity!

February 4, 2014 – 3:17 pm

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There are two ongoing scholarships per year, valued at $1,500 each. HotelsCheap.org is interested in helping students who demonstrate a strong aptitude for …

First Round of 2014 Regional Winners!

February 3, 2014 – 5:20 pm

The first round of regional competitions took place this past weekend. Congratulations to all of the teams who won!

Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation 2014 Science without Borders® Challenge!

January 22, 2014 – 4:34 pm

Inspire your students to learn about science using art!
The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is proud to announce that “Protect our Coral Reefs” is the theme for this year’s Science without Borders® Challenge. This …