Student Grant Applications
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Expected ~January
Based on past cycles
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Current deadline
- January 31, 2027
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Deadlines typically fall in: January
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Eligible organizations
- Graduate students conducting field-based research
Other requirements
- Focus on birds and/or environmental factors affecting birds in the Northern Sierra Nevada and adjacent regions
- Applicants do not need to be a US Citizen
- Students may receive up to two grants from SFAS during their graduate studies
- Applicants seeking a second grant must submit a Follow-up Report Form prior to the application deadline
Overview
Geographic Scope: Northern Sierra Nevada and adjacent regions
Focus Areas: Field-based research focused on birds and/or environmental factors that affect birds
Eligibility
- Graduate students conducting field-based research
- Focus on birds and/or environmental factors affecting birds in the Northern Sierra Nevada and adjacent regions
- Applicants do not need to be a US Citizen
- Students may receive up to two grants from SFAS during their graduate studies
- Applicants seeking a second grant must submit a Follow-up Report Form prior to the application deadline
Contact
- Headquarters: Grass Valley, California
- Membership area: Nevada, Placer, Yuba, Plumas, and El Dorado Counties
How to Apply
Application Process
- Download the application form from the SFAS website
- Fill in the application
- Attach the completed application to an email
Deadline: January 31st of each calendar year
What Sierra Foothills Audubon Society actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 3
- Total given
- $49K
- Median grant
- $13K
- Range
- $5,588–$31K
- By dollars: California 100%. Top recipient cities: Petaluma, CA; Auburn, CA; Milpitas, CA.
Example grants
Institute for Bird Populations · Petaluma, CA
Bird studies
$31K
Placer Nature Center · Auburn, CA
$13K
San Francisco Bird Observatory · Milpitas, CA
$5,588
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Science research
- Wildlife
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