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.

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Regents of The University of California

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support undergraduate students taking California Ecology and Conservation, a seven-week intensive field research course taught at UC Natural Reserves
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2022

Rhode Island School of Design

Diversity and Inclusion in Art, Design and Computing
To support an expanded understanding of the cultural, social, and visual significance of movement by developing a paid, post-graduate research fellowship program for artists and scholars whose work engages with the study of and experimentation with movement at the intersection of race and culture
  • $500,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2022 Active

San Francisco Estuary Institute

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support the Shoreline Resilience focus area and urban green infrastructure projects
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2022

San Francisco State University

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support up to two rising scholars at the Estuary & Ocean Science Center through the Interdisciplinary Marine and Estuarine Sciences graduate program or the Diving into Ecology and Evolution undergraduate marine science immersion semester
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2022 Active

San Francisco State University

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

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support the Summer Conservation Internship
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2022 Active

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To further the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden's mission of conserving native plants through an illustration internship
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2022

Save The Redwoods League

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support at least two students' participation in the BIPOC Science Starter Grant Program
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2022

School For Advanced Research

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support SAR's Native American artist fellowship program, with a focus on material mastery
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2022

Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support a scientific illustration internship in the Choy Lab at Scripps Institution of Oceanography for undergraduate or graduate student(s), and/or those in early-career transitional phases that would enable them to progress to their next career stage
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2022

Shunpike

Craft Small Grants for Craftspeople
To support the Society of Inclusive Blacksmiths’ Mini-Grant and Tool Grant programs
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2022

Smithsonian Institution

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support hands-on environmental science research projects by undergraduate students
  • $40,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2022 Active

Smithsonian Institution

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support a scientific illustration internship for an undergraduate student focused on visualization of human-environment interactions
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2022

Social Good Fund

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support Brown Girl Surf’s community surf programs and organizational development
  • $40,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2022

Sonoma Land Trust

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support Community Engagement and Education Programs, the Santa Rosa South East Greenway, and Investing in Nature-Based Solutions
  • $150,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2022

Stanford University

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support undergraduate, graduate or post-doc intern(s) to pursue research that contributes to fulfilling the mission of Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2022

Ten Strands

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support general operations
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2022

The Center For Cultural Innovation

Craft Small Grants for Craftspeople
To support CCI’s Quick Grant program that provides funds for California artists to participate in professional development activities
  • $20,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2022

The Coral Reef Alliance

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support reducing land-based sources of pollution in Hawaiʻi
  • $40,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2022

The Furniture Society

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Local Resident Fellows as part of the Craft For a Greater Good communities program
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2022

The Nature Conservancy

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support California ocean resilience and recovery projects, with a focus on kelp, eelgrass and oysters
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2022

The Nature Conservancy

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support Las Piletas acquisition
  • $100,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2022

The Society of Arts and Crafts

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Craft Innovation Jumpstarter Program
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2022 Active

Theodore Payne Foundation

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
General Support
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2022

Trust For Public Land

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support Trust for Public Land's Bay Area programs and initiatives, and support for the Deer Creek Beach project
  • $150,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2022