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
Compass For Youth
Field Biology
Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support the Community College Field Biology Alliance, to enable 15 undergraduates currently enrolled in community colleges in the greater Los Angeles area to participate in a 6-month long hybrid field research internship
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
Craft Emergency Relief Fund
Craft
Small Grants for Craftspeople
To support the Get Ready and Emergency Assistance Grant Programs
- $210,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2023 Active
Crafting The Future
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support BIPOC artists with scholarships for craft programs; Impact Grants; and micro grants
- $150,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2023 Active
Cranbrook Educational Community
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support grants for materials to graduate students in craft
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2023 Active
Desert Botanical Garden
Field Biology
Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support two undergraduate or graduate students in field-based internships
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
Earth Island Institute
Food
Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support a Food Shift internship(s) focused on food waste
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023 Active
Ecological Society of America
Field Biology
Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support the Strategies for Ecology Education, Diversity and Sustainability (SEEDS) program, which may include regional field trip(s) and conference attendance
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
Environmental Leadership Program
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support the RAY Conservation Fellowship Program, with a focus on fellows working in California or
Hawaiʻi
- $100,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2023 Active
Esf College Foundation
Field Biology
Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support graduate and post-doctoral field biology research, and/or scholarships for undergraduate field experiences at Cranberry Lake Biological Station
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2023 Active
Esf College Foundation
Field Biology
Science Illustration Internships
To support scientific illustration internships at SUNY ESF Cranberry Lake Biological Station
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
Field Museum of Natural History
Field Biology
Science Illustration Internships
To support a scientific illustration internship for an undergraduate or graduate student focusing on native bees
- $10,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
Field Projects International
Field Biology
Science Illustration Internships
To support an undergraduate, graduate student or early career intern(s) in documenting and/or illustrating field biology research in international field sites, and data visualization
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023 Active
Filoli Center
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support nature trail building and maintenance
- $40,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2023 Active
Finger Lakes Community College Foundation
Field Biology
Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support the summer coral reef conservation field experience
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023 Active
First Peoples Fund
Craft
Awards and Prizes
To support the Jennifer Easton Community Spirit Awards and the Oglala Lakota Artspace Artist-in-Residency program with a focus on material artists
- $120,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2023 Active
Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Native Alaskan Residency Program
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
Friends of Zenger Farm
Food
Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support the Beginning Farmer Apprenticeship Program
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
Georgia Tech Foundation
Diversity and Inclusion in Art, Design and Computing
To strengthen the pipeline of underrepresented minority (URM) students pursuing higher education and careers in computational media (CM) through outreach, curricular innovation, scholarships/fellowships, mentorship and collaboration within Georgia Tech's Colleges of Computing, Design and the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, and with other partner institutions in Atlanta
- $500,000
- 5 Years
- Granted in 2023 Active
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support the LINC Summer High School Program and/or Internships
- $20,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
Greater Farallones Association
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support LiMPETS (Long-Term Monitoring Program and Experiential Training for Students) and/or Visitor Center Education Programs
- $20,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
Greenwich House
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Greenwich House Pottery Artists-in-Residence Program
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2023 Active
Handweavers Guild of America
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Convergence internship program for undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in fiber arts programs
- $30,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2023 Active
Hawaiʻi Land Trust
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support the Mahukona Project and ʻĀina Protection Projects with a focus on Coastlines and Lands that grow healthy food
- $150,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support six BIPOC fellowships for two-week intensive studio workshops during the 2024 summer season
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
Hoʻokuaʻāina
Food
Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support seasonal interns in spending 10-weeks on the farm to gain hands-on experience learning ancient Hawaiian traditional methods of farming, important cultural lessons and life skills
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023 Active