The Captain David Lyman Scholarship

The Captain David Lyman Scholarship seeks to honor the memory of Captain David Lyman as a longtime member of Hawaii's maritime community by providing financial incentive for Hawaii students to apply to and enroll at The California Maritime Academy and pursue a profession in the maritime field.

One recipient is selected per year. That student receives a scholarship of up to $2,500 per year to be renewed for up to a total of four years if the student maintains at least a 3.0 cumulative grade point average while at The California Maritime Academy.   

To be eligible for scholarship consideration, students must meet all of the following criteria:

 - Be a resident of the state of Hawaii

 - Be a freshman applicant to any of The California Maritime Academy's programs licensed by the U.S. Coast Guard (Marine Transportation,
Marine Engineering Technology, or  Mechanical Engineering - license track)
 - Apply for admission (see the "apply" option in the left-hand column) during the admission application priority period (Oct. 1 - Nov 31, 2008 for the 2009-2010 academic year)

- Be a student who meets the academic criteria for the Western

Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) scholarship (currently the same criteria as in-state admission)

- Meet the California State University admission requirements 

- Apply for the scholarship by writing a 500 word essay by January 15, 2009 describing 1)  how the student's interest in the maritime profession has developed AND 2) the student's goals for professional life after graduation from The California Maritime Academy. Essays should be e-mailed, faxed, or mailed to:

Marc McGee, Director of Admission

The California Maritime Academy

200 Maritime Academy Drive

Vallejo, CA 94590

Phone: 707-654-1331

Fax: 707-654-1336

e-mail: mmcgee@csum.edu

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All students who meet the above criteria will be considered for the

Scholarship. Scholarship finalists will be selected by a committee

made up of a members of the Hawaii maritime community, the Lyman family, and California Maritime Academy representatives.  Scholarship finalists will best exemplify the legacy of Capt. Dave Lyman through the applicants' history and potential as presented in the application materials. 

The scholarship winner will be selected from the finalists and determined by The California Maritime Academy's Director of Admission, Director of Financial Aid, and Vice President for Academic Affairs. The California Maritime  Academy's Admission Office will be the point of contact for all scholarship applicants.  The selection process will also be coordinated through that same office.

Scholarship winners will be notified by March 15.  In the event of the scholarship  winner choosing to not attend The California Maritime Academy, a new winner will be selected from the remaining finalists and notified as soon as possible.