Vote for the People’s Choice Winners of the 2025 Science Without Borders® Challenge!

How to Vote:

Starting Friday, May 2, visit the Living Oceans Foundation’s social media channels to view all the finalists’ artwork. Artwork will be available for voting on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter/X, as well as our newest social media channels, Threads and Bluesky.

❤️ To cast your vote, “like” your favorite image in each age category. The finalist with the most likes in each age group across all of our social media channels by noon ET on Monday, May 12 will win the People’s Choice Award and a $50 scholarship!

Not only are you supporting the next generation of ocean advocates, but you’ll also get to experience some incredible artwork inspired by nature. These young artists have done an amazing job interpreting this year’s theme—Marine Keystone Species—and their artwork reminds us just how interconnected and fragile our ocean ecosystems are.

Voting in the People’s Choice Award does not affect the outcome of the judged competition. Official winners of the Science Without Borders® Challenge will be selected by a panel of judges based on the artwork’s creativity, originality, and understanding of the theme. The People’s Choice Award is just a fun way for the public to participate and recognize their favorite pieces.

So what are you waiting for?

Visit our Facebook page or find us on Instagram, Twitter/X, Threads, or Bluesky to explore the finalists’ artwork and cast your vote!

Let’s celebrate ocean conservation—and the talented students who are helping spread the message—one like at a time.

From Dialogue to Action: Ocean Foundations Gather in Stockholm

What can philanthropy accomplish when foundations working across ocean science, conservation, and sustainable development come together around a shared purpose?

That question was at the heart of the 6th UN Ocean Decade Foundations Dialogue, held September 7–9 in Stockholm, Sweden. The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation joined philanthropic organizations from around the world for three days of discussion, collaboration, and planning focused on accelerating progress during the second half of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.

Facilitated by UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), the UN Ocean Decade Foundations Dialogue is a growing network of more than 30 philanthropic organizations committed to advancing ocean science, collaboration, and action. Since its creation within the framework of the Ocean Decade, the Dialogue has provided foundations with a space to exchange ideas, develop partnerships, and explore how philanthropy can help advance a healthy and resilient ocean.

Hosted by the Voice of the Ocean Foundation (VOTO), this year’s gathering began with From Depth to Action, an Opening Forum that brought nearly 100 leaders from the Swedish and international ocean community together at…

Meet IFAN: Helping Bring Navigate with Care to the Next Generation

If you’ve ever seen a lighthouse flashing from the shore or a brightly colored buoy bobbing in the water, you’ve seen Aids to Navigation at work.

Aids to Navigation, often called AtoNs, help mariners navigate safely. They can mark channels, warn of hazards, help vessels determine their position, and provide other information people need to make safe decisions on the water. Around the world, these systems help guide everything from small recreational boats to large commercial or container ships.

But safe navigation isn’t only about protecting vessels and the people aboard them. The choices mariners make can also affect the animals and ecosystems beneath and around them.

That connection between maritime safety and ocean conservation is at the heart of this year’s Science Without Borders® Challenge—and of our partnership with this year’s theme sponsor, the International Foundation for Aids to Navigation (IFAN).

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