Project Description Region: Western Europe Country: UK Location: Southampton Total Budget: $47,133 Area of Focus: The environment View Online Proposal Form Bethany 'Thany' Dykson will be pursuing an MSc in Oceanography from the University of Southampton preparation for a career focused on heat-tolerant adaptations in corals. By engaging with the Coral Reef lab in the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) at Southampton she will be collaborating with top researchers on coral reef resilience in the face of climate change. Thany will expand her expertise of marine ecosystems and specifically coral reefs and their response to climate change through her studies and research. Rotarians will be supporting her in the preparation of this application and during her time at University of Southampton. Primary Host Partner District: 1110 Rotary Club of: Southampton Solent Primary Contact: Nick Vaughan Email: kingsmead144@gmail.com Primary International Partner District: 5440 Rotary Club of: Laramie Primary Contact: Rollin Abernethy Email: rollinh47@gmail.com Project Status Paid This project is "Paid". This means the funds have been received and the project is being implemented. Project listed for the 2024-25 Rotary Year. The TRF Grant application number is #2465143.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total District 5440 DDF 21-May-24 - $16,667 $16,667 Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation - $13,333 $13,333 Additional Contribution (not matched by The Rotary Foundation) $17,133 Total $47,133 Note: as of July 1, 2015 there is a 5% additional support fee for cash contributions. This fee does not appear in the financials above because it does not apply if the funds are sent directly to the project account (without going through TRF, and therefore without Paul Harris credit). Clubs sending their cash contribution to TRF must be aware they will have to send an additional 5%.

Project Supporting Documents Alphabetical with icons By date with icons Alphabetical list format By date list format [22-May-24] Unconditional Offer

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History Log Entries 21-May-24 by Rollin Abernethy System Entry: Creation of project page. 18-Jul-24 by John Trone System Entry: Application Sent to The Rotary Foundation through Member Access. 18-Jul-24 by John Trone System Entry: Application approved by The Rotary Foundation. 18-Jul-24 by John Trone System Entry: Payment has been issued by The Rotary Foundation.