Our mission is to promote and support maritime-related education through financial assistance, events, and activities.
The CMA Education Foundation's Primary Activities Include:
Maritime Paid Internships
The CMA Education Foundation supports the hands-on learning that occurs outside of the classroom at maritime companies. Internship stipends are provided to students currently working as interns at domestic, maritime companies that are interested in pursuing a career in the maritime industry.
We are Proud of our Journey!
“The creation of this charitable CMA Education Foundation strengthens CMA’s commitment to maritime education, provides an opportunity for growth in outreach and meaningful financial support, and ensures a self- sustaining future. This endeavor has been 27 years in the making, and I am thrilled to see it become a reality. Each member of CMA should be equally as proud.”
– Beth Wilson-Jordan
Former CMA President 2008-2012,
current Executive Director, CMA Education Foundation
A Bit of Our History
From its founding in 1984, the Connecticut Maritime Association (CMA) has always supported maritime-related education.
In recent years, the CMA Education Foundation has distributed approximately $50,000 per annum in the form of scholarships and internship subsidies.
The CMA Education Foundation, established in Sept. 2010 as a separate legal entity, assumed the CMA’s education mandate. As a tax-exempt entity, the Foundation is building upon the strong base and traditions that the CMA built. The Foundation aims to expand and improve the pre-existing education programs, as well as fund/establish new programs, through increased fundraising.
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542
Scholarships Awarded
209
Internship Stipends
56
Research Paper Prizes
14
Years Serving the Maritime Industry
We Need Your Support!
We need your financial support to continue our mission and increase the level of financial assistance that we provide to the maritime community!
We receive one-time or annual support from individuals and companies throughout the maritime industry. Donations can be made by credit card, check or by donating gifts of securities (stock, bonds, and mutual funds). Remember to check with your employer about matching gift programs!
The Love we get from our Community is Priceless
Here are a few words from our students, donors, host companies and members of the maritime community
Video ©2022 Jonathan Atkin;
Courtesy licensed to CMA Educational Foundation.
Additional distribution by license only from Jonathan.
If you can see it, you can shoot it
CMA member, Jonathan Atkin produces compelling photography for the maritime community. Splicing meticulous planning, seafaring experience and industry knowledge, to an anchor line of photographic expertise and helicopter nuance, his images ring the ship’s bell of visual clarity.”
Please visit his websites:
www.shipshooter.com
www.heroproject.us
Email: Jonathan@shipshooter.com
The CMA EF is grateful to him for allowing us to share it.
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