YES Medal Award with Grant
Funding Amount
$10,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Location: Washington, DC, US
Annual award honoring an individual for exceptional leadership and advocacy in engaging youth and the public in doing environmental science. Award is accompanied by a $10,000 grant to a nonprofit of the winner's choosing.
Award Amount
$10,000 grant to the nonprofit organization of the awardee's choosing.
Award Purpose
The YES Medal recognizes individuals making significant contributions to:
- Engaging youth in environmental science
- Citizen science program development
- Community engagement in scientific research
- Environmental education leadership
Awardee Profile
Recipients have included:
- Award-winning scientists
- Multi-billion dollar corporations (e.g., ESRI)
- Early-career professionals demonstrating excellence in citizen science and youth engagement
- Leaders in environmental education and community-based conservation
Recipient Characteristics (2020 Example)
Awardees demonstrate:
- Excellence and dedication in their field
- Willingness to collaborate and support colleagues
- Leadership in community engagement
- Innovation in program development
- Strong communication and partnership skills
- Commitment to environmental science education
Award History
- Recipients select nonprofit recipients for the $10,000 grant
What Youth Learning as Citizen Environmental Scientists actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 2
- Total given
- $31K
- Median grant
- $16K
- Range
- $12K–$19K
- By dollars: California 38%. Top recipient cities: Pacific Grove, CA.
Example grants
Stemming the Tide
Grant assistance to be used to facilitate a student research symposium (srs) for…
$19K
The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History · Pacific Grove, CA
The pacific grove museum of natural history hosts its annual student research…
$12K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Environmental education
- Youth programs
- Environmental conservation
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