Florida Atlantic University has announced a five-year, $1.6 million from the Glenn W. Bailey Foundation to extend the Marine SEA (Science, Education, and Arts) Scholars Program within the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science’s Marine Science Laboratory.

The program provides financial assistance to students who demonstrate academic excellence and a commitment to become ambassadors of community outreach focused on FAU Marine Science Lab studies, discoveries, and activities. Housed in the Gumbo Limbo Environmental Complex in Boca Raton, the program works to develop well-rounded, skilled, and knowledgeable individuals who understand science by participating in established studies at the FAU Marine Science Lab; engage in the public education and outreach activities; and enhance effective communication of science to broad audiences.

“The continued support of our students through this gift from the Glenn W. Bailey Foundation enables dreams to become realities, allowing our students to learn as they work in the lab with researchers, and become ambassadors sharing FAU marine biology research discoveries to broad audiences,” said Jeanette Wyneken, director of the Marine Science Lab. “This program has been a gamechanger for students and the marine lab.”

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