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Overview

Kids in the Park Scholarship Fund

Purpose: Provide financial assistance to allow more students to experience nature-based environmental education programs when cost would otherwise be a barrier.

Program Details:

  • Partnership: Wehr Nature Center in partnership with Friends of Wehr Nature Center

  • Launch: 2022/23 school year

  • Geographic Scope: Southeast Wisconsin students
  • Focus Areas:
    The scholarship enables students to access high-quality, engaging environmental education experiences in multiple settings:

  • School classrooms

  • Nearby Milwaukee County Parks

  • Wehr Nature Center
  • Program Description:
    Wehr Nature Center has a longstanding history of providing high-quality, engaging environmental education experiences for youth from throughout southeast Wisconsin. The scholarship program addresses the barrier of cost that prevents many students from participating in these nature-based learning experiences.

    Target Population:

  • K-College students

  • Students from diverse backgrounds

  • Students who do not have regular access to outdoor and natural world experiences
  • Educational Benefits:

  • Hands-on learning from experts in their fields

  • Connections to real-world environmental issues in their community

  • Meaningful experiences that enhance overall understanding of the natural world
  • Organization Contact:

  • Friends of Wehr Nature Center Inc

  • Phone: 414-425-8550

  • Address: 9701 W College Ave, Franklin, WI 53132

  • Website: friendsofwehr.org
  • How to Apply

    Application Instructions

    Scholarship Process:
    Please review the scholarship process on the Friends of Wehr website and contact them with any questions about eligibility or the application process.

    Contact for Information:

  • Phone: 414-425-8550

  • Address: 9701 W College Ave, Franklin, WI 53132

  • Website: friendsofwehr.org
  • Note: Specific application deadlines, forms, and detailed application procedures should be confirmed by contacting Friends of Wehr directly, as they are referenced but not fully detailed in the available website content.

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    environmental-educationeducationacademic-enrichment

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