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

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

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

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

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

Idea Wild

Field Biology Small Grants for Field Biologists
To support IdeaWild’s small equipment fund for biological field research projects
  • $30,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Kawerak Inc.

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support Caleb Scholars Program, focused on field-based research
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Lewis and Clark Community College Foundation

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support the field research internship program at the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center with a focus on community college students
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Minorities in Shark Sciences

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support recent college graduates and graduate students in a field-based internship studying sharks and rays
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2023 Active

Minorities in Shark Sciences

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support a scientific illustration internship for an undergraduate or graduate student
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Missouri Botanical Garden

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support field research of graduate students in the Graduate Studies Program
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2023 Active

Monterey Bay Aquarium

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support a science illustration internship for certificate students from CSU Monterey Bay
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Morton Arboretum

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support the Integrated Mentorship Program at The Center for Tree Science
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2023 Active

Mote Marine Laboratory

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support a science illustration intern
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

National Geographic Society

Field Biology Small Grants for Field Biologists
To support the STEM Field Assistant Program and Level I National Geographic Grants for Explorers engaging in field-based natural science research
  • $50,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Organization For Tropical Studies

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support a student pursuing graduate studies in field biology research through a project generating new Geographic Information Systems layers (types of data) for forest research plots and to improve the management of OTS field stations
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Organization For Tropical Studies

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support the professional development of undergraduate or graduate students in the field of scientific illustration and provide real world experience that advances the mission of the Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS)
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Point Blue Conservation Science

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support a scientific illustration internship at Point Blue for one graduate student
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Point Blue Conservation Science

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support a scientific illustration internship at Point Blue for one graduate student
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

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
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2023 Active

Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support a botanical/mycological illustration internship for undergraduate students or local artists at the National Herbarium of Victoria, situated in Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria’s Melbourne Gardens
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Sacnas

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support mentorship for students focused on field sciences, including the attendance of the 2023 annual conference
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

San Francisco State University

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support a scientific illustration internship for undergraduate or graduate student(s)
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023