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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San Francisco State University

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support up to two rising scholars through the Interdisciplinary Marine & Estuarine Sciences graduate program, based at the Estuary & Ocean Science Center.
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2021

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support the Summer Inclusivity Internship Program
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2021

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
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2021

Social Good Fund

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support Brown Girl Surf’s community surf programs, which may include strategic planning
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2021

Sonoma Land Trust

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support Education and Community Programs, and General Operating Support
  • $30,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2021

The Coral Reef Alliance

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support reducing land-based sources of pollution in Hawaiʻi
  • $20,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2021

The Society of Arts and Crafts

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Mentor Program.
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2021

Trust For Public Land

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support Trust for Public Land's Bay Area programs and initiatives
  • $30,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2021

U C San Diego Foundation

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support one student to participate in the 2022 summer Scripps Undergraduate Research Fellowship, focused on marine biological sciences with a field research component.
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2021

United States Artists

Craft Awards in Craft
to support design and administration of the inaugural year of the Maxwell/Hanrahan individual awards program for emerging and/or under-recognized artisans across the country
  • $664,600
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2021

University of California Santa Cruz

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support two students to attend the CAMINO (The Center to Advance Mentored, Inquiry-based Opportunities) summer internship program
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2021

University of Hawaiʻi Foundation

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support the expenses (including but not limited to stipends) associated with undergraduate internships at the Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology at the University of Hawaiʻi for one or more students from underrepresented backgrounds
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2021

University of Washington Foundation

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support student(s) to attend the REU Blinks Program for Undergraduates and Post-Baccalaureates at Friday Harbor Laboratories
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2021

Ymca of San Francisco

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the Nature Engagement Education & Staff Mentoring Program and Outdoor Education Programs
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2021

American Museum of Natural History

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
Undergraduate, graduate or post-doc student biology research in the field through the Richard Gilder Graduate School
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2020

California Academy of Sciences

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
Field-based research by one or more Lakeside Graduate Fellows.
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2020

Field Museum of Natural History

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
Supporting a graduate student in a field-based internship in the Monarch Community Science Program in 2021
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2020

Hidden Villa

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
General Operating
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2020

Marine Biological Laboratory

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
Supporting a field research experience at the MBL for students who do not otherwise qualify for existing funding
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2020

Missouri Botanical Garden

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
Supporting graduate student fieldwork through the Graduate Studies Program.
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2020

National Geographic Society

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
Supporting the STEM Field Assistant Program
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2020

National Tropical Botanical Garden

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
Supporting a field-based research internship for an undergraduate or graduate student(s).
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2020

New York Botanical Garden

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
Supporting undergraduate interns or graduate students to engage in field research along with NYBG botanists.
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2020

Philanthropic Ventures Foundation

Public School Teachers Classroom Grants
Launching an Environmental Science Resource Grants Program for public school teachers in San Mateo County
  • $30,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2020

Smithsonian Institution (smithsonian Environmental Research Center)

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
Supporting a graduate student fellowship for 2021, for a student who is pursuing field-based research
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2020
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