Grand Lodge Scholarship

The ISMA Grand Lodge donates four $1,500.00 scholarships annually to successful applicants.
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Hawsepipe Scholarship Award
Two awards, open to any unlicensed rating employed in the Great Lakes basin, one scholarship for a Canadian Mariner and one Scholarship for an American Mariner. 

Marine Officer Cadet Scholarships 
#1 Awarded to one Cadet enrolled at the Great Lakes Maritime Academy in Traverse City, Michigan,  
#2 Awarded to one Cadet at the Great Lakes International Marine Training Center in Owen Sound, Ontario. 
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION DEADLINE
NOVEMBER 1st , ANNUALLY

 2026 ISMA Grand Lodge Scholarship Award Winners

U.S. Cadet Award Recipient
Cadet Ed Lefebre
STATE OF MICHIGAN
Great Lakes Maritime Academy
​Traverse City, Michigan
Member of Traverse City Lodge 23
Canadian Cadet Award Recipient
Cadet Brooke Harrington
ALGOMA CENTRAL CORP.
Georgian Centre for Marine Training
Owen Sound, Ontario
Member of Georgian Bay-Huronia Lodge 15
Hawsepipe Award Recipient
Seaman Marc Sells
HOLIDAY CHARTERS
Mantua, Ohio
Member of Cleveland Lodge 3
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