Grants

The Foundation makes grants that support its broad interest areas of field-based science, art and craft, teaching, and protection of the natural world.

Active

Watershed Center For The Ceramic Arts

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the summer residency program, with a focus on scholarships for marginalized communities
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2023 Active

Western Flyer Foundation

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the Education program and general operating
  • $20,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support the Woods Hole Partnership Education Program
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Yale University

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the Environmental Fellows Program
  • $48,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2023 Active

Ymca of San Francisco

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the Nature Engagement and Environmental Education Programs
  • $40,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2023 Active

Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association

Food Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support the Andrew Firmin Young Fisher Internship Program
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Zygote Press

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the BIPOC Fellowship
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Alliance For California Traditional Arts

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support apprenticeships in traditional material arts
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2022 Active

Amah Mutsun Land Trust

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support The Native Stewardship Corps, native plant propagation and restoration, and general operations
  • $20,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2022

American Craft Council

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Emerging Artists Cohort program
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2022

American Museum of Natural History

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support undergraduate, graduate or post-doc student biology research in the field through the Richard Gilder Graduate School
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2022 Active

American Museum of Natural History

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support a scientific illustration internship for undergraduate or graduate student at the AMNH Richard Gilder Graduate School (RGGS)
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2022

Anderson Ranch Arts Foundation

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Artist-in-Residence Program
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2022 Active

Archbold Biological Station

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support the Post-Baccalaureate Internship Program
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2022 Active

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Artists-in-Residence Program
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2022 Active

Association For Tropical Biology and Conservation

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support the Seed Research Grant Program for graduate and PhD students with a focus on field biology
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2022

Cal Poly Humboldt Sponsored Programs Foundation

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support a scientific illustration residency program for a recent graduate, graduate student, or undergraduate who will work in collaboration with faculty from the departments of Art + Film and Biological Sciences at Cal Poly Humboldt
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2022

California Academy of Sciences

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the Thriving California Initiative
  • $100,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2022

California Academy of Sciences

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support the Lakeside Graduate Fellows Program
  • $40,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2022 Active

California Academy of Sciences

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support a scientific illustration internship for an undergraduate, postbaccalaureate, or graduate student in the California Academy of Sciences Herpetology department
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2022

California Botanic Garden

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support undergraduate summer internships in Applied Plant Conservation at the California Botanic Garden
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2022 Active

California Botanic Garden

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support a scientific illustration internship for undergraduate or graduate students
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2022

California College of The Arts

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support scholarship(s) for students focusing in ceramics, furniture, glass, jewelry & metal arts, or textiles, with a preference for students underrepresented in their craft
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2022 Active

California Institute of The Arts

Diversity and Inclusion in Art, Design and Computing
To support the expansion of current infrastructure for the Institute’s Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) strategy as it relates to faculty development, to support the recruitment and retention of diverse students, faculty, and staff for programs at the intersection of the arts, design, and computer-based technology
  • $500,000
  • 5 Years
  • Granted in 2022 Active

California Native Plant Society

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support native plant conservation and biodiversity programs, including 30x30, wildfire resilience and recovery, and community-led science
  • $20,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2022