The Howard Scholarship Fund
Dr. Matt Howard was a founding member of GCOOS and an oceanographer 
at Texas A&M University who developed a unique expertise in oceanography and ocean data management systems, information architecture and marine spatial data infrastructure. Following his untimely death in 2018, his many friends and colleagues sought to memorialize his professional gifts and talents for oceanographic research and data system solutions, as well as his personal intellect, generosity, enthusiasm and sense of humor.
Supporting GCOOS Fellowship Opportunities
The Howard Scholarship Fund supports the GCOOS Fellowship, a fellowship/scholarship opportunity for undergraduate students that supports travel expenses for Fellows to attend a professional meeting (typically the annual Ocean Sciences meeting) and the opportunity to learn how ocean observing programs like GCOOS inform decision-making in support of a healthy and productive Gulf of Mexico and the communities that depend on it.
Support the Next Generation of Ocean Leaders — Donate to the Howard Scholarship Fund
Donations can also be mailed to:
Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System (GCOOS)
3146 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843
Please make a notation on the check that the funding is for the “Howard Scholarship Fund”
