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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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