Funding Opportunities

Audience: Schools

Eligible Applicants: For Minnesota schools

Award Type: To receive financial assistance for the Minnesota DNR Archery in the Schools program. Schools will provide $1,800, and the DNR will fund the rest.

Application Instructions:

Application form downloadable at: www.mndnr.gov/grants/epr/archery

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Audience: Teachers

Eligible Applicants: For professional educators, full- or part-time, in both formal and informal teaching settings

Award Type: To receive scholarship assistance for educators to attend environmental educational based conferences or professional development opportunities.

Application Instructions:

Fill out this form to apply: minnesotaee.org/what-we-do/scholarships

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Audience: Teachers

Eligible Applicants: To receive scholarship assistance for buying supplies and resources to enrich their environmental education based learning environment

Application Instructions:

Fill out this form to apply: minnesotaee.org/what-we-do/scholarships

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Audience: Schools, Teachers

Eligible Applicants: For environmental education professionals and organizations, with preference based on: applicability of request to applicant’s goals, involvement in MAEE, previous support, and financial need.

Award Type: To receive funds to sponsor events or programs related to the field of environmental education

Application Instructions:

Fill out this form to apply: minnesotaee.org/what-we-do/scholarships

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Audience: Schools

Eligible Applicants: For accredited schools in:
Minnesota: Koochiking, Itasca, Aitkin, Carlton, Pine, St. Louis, Lake, Crow Wing, Cook, Cass, and Kanabec.
Wisconsin: Douglas, Bayfield, Ashland, Iron, Burnett, Washburn, Sawyer and Price
Michigan: Gogebic and Ontonagon

Award Type: Applicants may apply for one grant per school year and receive transportation grants of up to $200.

Application Instructions:

1. Applications must be received at least 3 weeks prior to the planned field trip.
2. Once the application has been received and the grant has been awarded, recipients will receive an award letter from GLA. Applicants will be notified within two weeks of receiving the application.
3. Within 30 days after the visit, grantees must:
   • Return a copy of the invoice from the bus company or school district
   • Provide the address and name of the reimbursement check recipient
   • Complete the online program evaluation form

For questions, contact Emily Wartman at (218) 740-2000 or ewartman@glaquarium.org

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Audience: Schools

Eligible Applicants: For schools with 55% or more students qualifying for free/reduced lunch program.

Award Type: To receive bus scholarships to cover commercial transportation costs.

Application Instructions:

Call Hartley Nature Center see if funds are available: (218) 724-6735

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Audience: Schools, Students, Teachers

Eligible Applicants: For K-12 school groups or school associated groups.

Award Type: To receive transportation funding and/or field trip scholarships.

Application Instructions:

There are scholarships available to help with bus and program fees. Funds are distributed on a first come, first serve basis (Limited funds are available). To schedule your program and apply for scholarships and bus funds, go to: hawkridge.org/education-programs/for-k-12-teachers/schedule-my-program or contact Education Program Director, Margie Menzies at (218) 428-8722

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Audience: Schools, Teachers

Eligible Applicants: For K-12 school groups.

Award Type: To receive transportation funding.

Application Instructions:

Download and complete a Yellow Bus Fund Application, found on this website: lszooduluth.org/field-trips
Email completed application to Jessamy Schwartz, Education Program Coordinator, at least 2 weeks prior to field trip: jschwartz@gmail.com

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Audience: Teachers

Eligible Applicants: For PK-12 and tribal educators

Award Type: To bring meaningful place-based learning into standards-based curriculum.

Application Instructions:

Applications can be downloaded at www.rivers2lake.org.
Email or mail your application to the Reserve Education Coordinator at deanna.erickson@wisc.edu by the annual May deadline. You will be notified about your acceptance by June. For questions, please call Deanna at (715) 399-4086.

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Audience: Students, Teachers

Eligible Applicants: For a student (full- or part-time) in the field of environmental education

Award Type: To receive small scholarship assistance for students in the field of environmental education to help them complete their coursework or a certificate program

Application Instructions:

Fill out this form to apply: minnesotaee.org/what-we-do/scholarships

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