Lake Parks Foundation Scholarships
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round
- Tracked since
- April 2026
From the program guidelines: “Applications available year-round for all group sizes and individual students”
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Eligible organizations
- Local school students
- Preschool students
- Homeschool (e-school) students
- Individual students
Other requirements
- Group classrooms of all sizes
Overview
Geographic Scope: Lake County, Ohio and surrounding areas (including Painesville, Mentor, Ashtabula, and Aurora)
Focus Areas:
- Science education
- Farming and agriculture
- Nature and wildlife
- Outdoor conservation and recreation
- Environmental education
Program Description:
The Lake Parks Foundation provides scholarships and camperships to students to participate in educational programs and activities at Lake Metroparks. More than 1,000 students are annually awarded scholarships and camperships. In 2024, over 1,050 school children participated in learning experiences at Lake Metroparks with foundation support.
Eligible Participants:
- Local school students
- Preschool students
- Homeschool (e-school) students
- Individual students
- Group classrooms of all sizes
Sample Programs Supported:
- Apollo Project
- Operation Worm Watch
- Soap Bubble Chemistry
- Stream Study
- Kayak Adventures
- Fishing Adventures
- Archery Adventure
- Chemistry classes
- Raptor Encounters
- Little Red Hen programs
Past Recipients (2024):
- Re-Education Services: 15-45 students
- Summit Academy: 75 students
- Huron Primary: 87 students (Operation Worm Watch), 87 students (Soap Bubble Chemistry)
- Salvation Army: 20 students per program (multiple programs)
- Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland: 18 students
How to Apply
How to Apply
- Contact Lake Metroparks at 440-358-7275 to obtain the scholarship application
- Submit application for scholarship assistance to Lake Metroparks
- Applications available year-round for all group sizes and individual students
- Special requests can be made to participate in specific programs and activities
Note: Applications are processed by Lake Metroparks on behalf of Lake Parks Foundation scholarships.
What Lake Parks Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2020 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
Lake Parks Foundation reported $39K in grants for 2025 as a total without an itemized list; the grant details below are from 2020, its most recent itemized filing.
- Grants in 2020
- 1
- Total given
- $35K
- Median grant
- $35K
- By dollars: Ohio 100%. Top recipient cities: Concord, OH.
Example grants
Lake Metroparks · Concord, OH
Educational exhibits and dispays projects detailed life cycle ,songbird enclosures,…
$35K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Environmental education
- Agriculture
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