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

The Ohio State University Foundation

Diversity and Inclusion in Art, Design and Computing
To support The Ohio State University’s Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Foundation

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support an internship for an undergraduate student that will provide meaningful, hands-on experiences in scientific illustration by synergizing with local research of an endangered parrot species
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023 Active

Theodore Payne Foundation

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
General Operating Support
  • $40,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2023 Active

Tides Center

Food Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support PODER’s Urban Campesinxs food justice and young adult leadership program
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023 Active

Trust For Public Land

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support India Basin Waterfront Park
  • $50,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

United States Artists

Craft Awards in Craft
To support design and administration of the 2024-2026 Maxwell/Hanrahan Awards in Craft
  • $2,126,700
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2023 Active

University of Alaska

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support the Tamamta Fellows Program
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2023 Active

University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the Elkus Ranch Fund
  • $20,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

University of California Santa Cruz

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support two to three scientific illustration internships for undergraduate students at UC-Santa Cruz's Norris Center for Natural History
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023 Active

University of Florida Foundation

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support the field research grant program for graduate/doctoral students with a focus on field biology through the Tropical Conservation and Development (TCD) Program
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2023 Active

University of Hawaiʻi Foundation

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support University of Hawaiʻi Sea Grant College Program’s biocultural restoration and environmental education
  • $20,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

University of Hawaiʻi Foundation

Diversity and Inclusion in Art, Design and Computing
To support retention, graduation and career readiness of diverse student populations by offering scholarships, expanding interdisciplinary capacity and providing opportunities for learning and collaboration between art and science disciplines and across campuses
  • $500,000
  • 4 Years
  • Granted in 2023 Active

University of Hawaiʻi Foundation

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support an art internship for an undergraduate student or recent graduate in collaboration with a science graduate student, HIMB faculty member(s), and a local professional artist by creating a mural on Moku o Loʻe
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023 Active

University of Maryland Foundation

Diversity and Inclusion in Art, Design and Computing
To support the Department of Visual Arts (VART)
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

University of Maryland Foundation

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support undergraduate students from the Chesapeake College in Maryland to pursue a field-based internship to study microplastics in the Chesapeake Bay estuary
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023 Active

University of Montana Foundation

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support two students in the Summer Internship Program at the Flathead Lake Biological Station-University of Montana
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023 Active

University of Puerto Rico

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support graduate and undergraduate students in field-based marine science research
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023 Active

University of Texas At El Paso

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support two undergraduate students conducting field research in ecology/evolutionary biology during calendar year 2024
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023 Active

University of Washington Foundation

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support scientific illustration internships for undergraduate and graduate students at Friday Harbor Labs
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Wai

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support outreach & education regarding coral reef health, wastewater workforce development and pilot projects
  • $30,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2023 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 Active

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
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