Chuck Skoch holding a fish on a boat near Sanibel Island, FL.
The Chuck Skoch Florida Sea Grant Scholarship provides financial assistance to high school seniors in Florida who participate in the State Science and Engineering Fair. Students entering the fair with a project in aquaculture, environmental engineering, ocean engineering, wildlife, and fisheries management, food science (seafood), marine science, oceanography, or related to marine resource management are welcome to apply.
Each year, Florida Sea Grant selects an outstanding high school senior competing in the State Science and Engineering Fair of Florida to receive the Chuck Skoch Scholarship The scholarship recognizes promising young researchers in coastal or marine science-related fields. Funding for the scholarship is provided by the Skoch family of Boynton Beach, in memory of Charles “Chuck” Skoch, an avid fisherman, boat captain, and Florida resident. Chuck’s love of fishing. conservation, and dedication in stewardship of ours seas and marine life lives on in the legacy of this scholarship. In 1997, the Charles Skoch family of Boynton Beach, Florida, created an endowment within the University of Florida Foundation, which funds a $1,000 per year Chuck Skoch Florida Sea Grant Scholarship. The first scholarship was awarded in 1998.
Learn more about the Skoch Scholarship and other opportunities on our Student Opportunities page.
