Environmental Curricula Grants

The Environmental Curricula Grants by the Melinda Gray Ardia Environmental Foundation aim to support educators in developing holistic environmental curricula. The grants encourage the integration of field activities with classroom learning, promoting ecological principles and problem-solving. Eligible applicants include schools and non-profits globally, provided that the funds are allocated to organizations, not individuals. Successful proposals should address significant environmental issues and demonstrate a comprehensive approach to learning.

NOTE: Must submit a pre-proposal first. Selected applicants will then be invited to submit a full proposal.
The Foundation seeks to contribute to the development, implementation and/or field testing of environmental curricula that meet the mission, goals below.
Grant MissionThe mission of our grant program is to support educators in developing and implementing holistic environmental curricula that:

• Integrate field activities and classroom teaching, and Incorporate basic ecological principles and problem solving.
• Grant Goals
• We have developed our grant program with the following goals:

To empower and encourage students to become involved in solving environmental and social problems; To promote thoughtful and appropriate analysis and understanding of the natural world;To train students as informed decision makers through the emphasis and application of basic ecological principles.

Eligibility

Any organization is eligible to apply, including schools, non-profits, governmental agencies and others.The only criterion is that we are required to provide funds to an organization, not to an individual. If you are self-employed, you need to find a sponsoring organization.We fund organizations across the globe, for example in Tanzania, Kenya, Guatemala, Chile and Bangladesh. To be awarded a grant, environmental curricula must:  Show a holistic approach;Strive to synthesize multiple levels of learning (concepts, principles);Include experiential integrated learning and problem solving;Be founded on basic scientific principles, including hypothesis testing and experimental design;Incorporate basic ecological principles and field environmental activities within a primary or secondary school setting;Present controversial issues objectively, stressing the development of individual student opinions.

Ineligibility

The only criterion is that we are required to provide funds to an organization, not to an individual. If you are self-employed, you need to find a sponsoring organization.A common reason we don't fund a proposal is it is a proposal with limited scientific content.