Ive been awarded a scholarship to study coral reef ecology aboard the BIOS research vessel, but I need your help to get me there!
Auckland
I am studying a Masters in marine conservation at the University of Auckland and have been awarded a scholarship to attend the 2021 Summer Coral Reef Ecology Course from August 9 to 27 at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Science (BIOS). BIOS is a non profit organisation. This full scholarship of the value of $4,900 US cover my tuition, room and board. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me to do coral reef research on board of a research vessel and learn coral reef ecology and reef functional processes through lectures and extensive laboratory and field work.
However, the scholarship does NOT cover my flights from New Zealand and unfortunately due to COVID plane costs have skyrocketed. My return plane will cost me more than $4000 NZ dollars and I need ALL THE HELP I CAN GET to get me there, anything you can donate will get me a little closer! You will agree with me that this is an incredible opportunity, that I can not let go!!!
My promise to you is that I will "donate" my time to volunteer to environmental organisations. For every 40 NZ dollars fundraised I will donate a day of my time ($40 NZ dollars = 1 day). That means that if I fundraise $4000 NZ dollars I will volunteer a total of 100 days AND you can have a say! Let me know what environmental causes do you want me to volunteer for!!!. You will be able to follow my volunteer time on Instagram @100volunteerdays as I will share my stories there!! WHen you donate, you help me to get there and together we help the environment!!
Thank you so much for your donation <3
-In Spanish - En Español ----------------------------
Estoy estudiando un Magister en Conservación Marina y me gané una beca para estudiar un curso de ecología de corales a bordo del barco de investigación BIOS (Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences), que es un instituto sin fines de lucro. La beca cubre mi curso en Ecología de Corales, todas las comidas y mi estadía por las 3 semanas que dura el curso. Es un honor increíble y una oportunidad única haber recibido esta beca, pero desafortunadamente la beca no cubre mis pasajes aéreos y con el coronavirus los precios de los pasajes aéreos se fueron literalmente a las nubes y me costará más de 2 millones de pesos chilenos ($4000 NZ dolares) ir a Bermuda vía Estados Unidos desde Auckland.
Por eso empecé esta página para donaciones, y por cada $40 dólares que junte voy a donar un día de trabajo voluntario a una organización medioambiental. Tu puedes elegir en qué organizaciones te gustaría verme donar mi tiempo. Si logro alcanzar $4000 NZ dólares, donare 100 días a trabajos voluntarios. Y podrás seguir mis aventuras y mis trabajos voluntarios en mi cuenta de instagram @100volunteerdays.
Muchas gracias por tu donación <3 Cada granito de arena ayuda y me lleva más cerca al barco de investigación.
To pay for the plane costs to get to the US Research Vessel from Auckland to Bermuda
Grateful for the love 2 August 2021
As I am preparing to leave real soon :) I have received messages from friends that wish to contribute so I have RE OPENED this page for donations for another month so friends and family can continue to donate <3 Needless to say I am feeling super incredibly loved :)
Thank you again for your amazing support :) I will be sharing updates from the course very soon xxx
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