Regional Field Trip Scholarships

Regional Field Trip Scholarships

Overview: The Texas State History Museum Foundation partners with generous funders to provide scholarships for transportation and lunches for economically-challenged classrooms to attend field trips at the Bullock Museum.

Purpose: Museum experiences inspire curiosity and ignite a lifelong passion for learning. Field trip activities may include gallery and exhibit visits, educational films, and special programs like American Indian Heritage Day and STEAM labs.

Problem Addressed: While the Bullock Museum provides free admission to students on classroom field trips, transportation costs and lunch program barriers have prevented some students from attending.

Coverage: Scholarships cover the cost of transportation and lunches.

Eligibility

• Primary Criteria: Title 1 status schools
• Geographic Scope: Specific Texas counties in designated regional funds:
- Central Texas: Bandera, Bastrop, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Bosque, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Coryell, Fayette, Gillespie, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hamilton, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Lee, Mason, McLennan, Medina, Real, Travis, Uvalde, and Williamson Counties - Hill Country (Betsy and Hughes Abell Hill Country Fund): Llano, Milam, San Saba Counties - Houston Area (John M. O'Quinn Foundation Houston Area Fund): Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, and Waller Counties - Midland: Midland ISD - San Antonio: Bexar County - South Texas (Lee and Ramona Bass South Texas Fund): Brooks, Kenedy, Maverick, and Zavala Counties

Priority: Priority is given to classrooms making a first visit to the Bullock Museum.

Contact Information

• Contact: Jacqui Schraad
• Phone: 512-320-8204
• Address: TSHMF, P.O. Box 12456, Austin, TX 78711
• Email: Available through website contact form