Funding & Opportunities

Cal Water H2O Challenge's Classroom Challenge is a project-based, environmentally-focused competition for classrooms, grades 4-6.

The President's Environmental Youth Award recognizes environmental projects by young students in the US in Kindergarten - 12th grade. Two awards (K-5, and 6-12) are given in each of US EPA's 10 regions. Each award-winning project receives a Presidential plaque. Applications are due by March 1, 2018.

The North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA) and the American Salvage Association (ASA) are now accepting applications for the Marine Science Call for Papers Competition! This competition is for high school and undergraduate students who have demonstrated a passion for the marine sciences through a research project - either on marine industry, conservation, or technology. Students are invited to submit an abstract and technical paper describing their projects. Submissions will be reviewed by the education committees of NAMEPA and ASA. Winners will receive scholarship money and an invitation to an industry event as a networking opportunity, where they will be introduced to potential employers and fellow researchers.

Submission deadline is September 1, 2018 and winners will be notified by September 30, 2018. For more information and a submission link, please visit http://www.americansalvage.org/science-fair/.

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The Environmental Education Alliance of Georgia is accepting applications for the Petey Giroux Dragonfly Grant, for environmental education projects in Georgia that bring the arts to EE, until January 22, 2018.

The Annual Georgia Organics Conference brings together like-minded peers for a chance to share ideas and cultivate new skills. The conference will be hosted in Augusta this year from February 16-17. Early bird registration ends January 5.

The 6th Annual SEEA Conference & Research Symposium will be held from March 16-18, 2018 in St. Petersburg, Florida. Early bird registration ends January 31.

Through generous donations to the Cleveland Metroparks Outdoor Education Fund, the Cleveland Metroparks are able to host a three-part speakers series this winter on various topics surrounding Nature-Based Preschools.

The US Forest Service has announced a new competitive funding opportunity for citizen science projects. You can apply for up to $25,000/project.

Help ensure that the next generation understands the socio-environmental challenges and opportunities facing their local communities—and that they have the capacity to address them. The National Academies of Sciences' Gulf Research Program is offering up to $3 million in grants to support efforts to increase the scientific and environmental literacy and problem-solving skills of children and youth, with a focus on service-, project-, or problem-based learning opportunities in areas relevant to their initiatives.

NAAEE is in the planning and development stage of building a Higher Education Database, and we are collecting information about EE programs, courses, and professors at higher education institutions.

This 9-day course will provide outdoor leaders and educators the necessary tools to make medical and evacuation decisions in critical
situations in remote locations. Prevention is always essential for outdoor programs, learn how to run safe programs. The course will include classroom lessons as well as practical and hands-on applications. No experience required, space is limited.

The U.S. Department of Education invites state education authorities to nominate schools, districts, and postsecondary institutions for U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools (ED-GRS) 2018.

Participate in a highly dynamic, fun, and useful residential program in EE next July at the historic Hog Island Audubon Camp in Maine. National Audubon Society is accepting letters of interest from Teachers of Color to attend this 6-day program, July 15-20, in mid-coast Maine. Scholarships are worth about 90% of the total program fees. Participants bear travel costs to and from Maine.

The NOAA Office of Education has issued a competitive funding opportunity (NOAA-SEC-OED-2018-2005455) for projects designed to support the education of the public and/or K-12 students so they are knowledgeable of the ways in which their community can become more resilient to extreme weather events and/or other environmental hazards, and become involved in achieving that resilience. The deadline for pre-applications (which are required) is December 19, 2017. The deadline for full applications is April 6, 2018. Pre-applications and full applications must be submitted online via Grants.gov.

The World Oceans Day Youth Advisory Council is seeking ten new young leaders for 2018. Applications must be submitted by December 1, 2017.

The Japanese Society for Environmental Education is pleased to announce the launch of the "International Collaborative Research Project", and invites NAAEE members to be part of this new challenge!

Applications are now open for the SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Youth Advisory Council.

Fulbright - National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellowship #MyWasteMyWay Environmental Education Contest Theme: "A World Without Plastic Straws."

Take an unedited photo of a creative way to drink your drink without using a plastic straw, and post it on Instagram with the #MyWasteMyWay, and tag @lillysedaghat.

Include a 250-word max caption explaining what your new straw-of-choice is, and what you can do to inspire your friends and family not to use plastic straws with their drinks.

Submission Window: Monday, November 13 - November 20, 2017

In celebration of International Year of the Reef (IYOR) 2018, the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation's and the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) are partnering to bring you the Science without Borders® Challenge. This Challenge is an international art competition that engages students in promoting the need to preserve, protect, and restore the world's oceans and aquatic resources. The Challenge is open to primary and secondary school students 11-19 years old, with prizes of up to $500 awarded to the winning entries in the middle and high school categories. The theme for 2018 is "Why Coral Reefs Matter." The deadline to participate in this year's competition is Monday, April 23, 2018. Full submission guidelines can be found on the Khaled bin Sultan Living Ocean Foundation's website: www.lof.org/SWBChallenge

The 2018 California K-12 Recycling Challenge is just around the corner! This friendly competition generates enthusiasm for recycling, and teaches students to promote waste reduction activities.
A great opportunity to win cash prizes for your school- a total of $18,000 will be awarded between 54 winning schools!
Register today! http://greencaschools.org/

Funding available for K-12 educators to join the 2018 Educator Academy in the Amazon Rainforest for professional development focusing on inquiry, conservation, and sustainability. Scholarship applications due by Feb. 1, 2018

The National Wildlife Federation and Vulcan Productions are asking students ages 9-18 to help us find the next big idea that could make a material difference for African elephants with the Every Elephant Counts Contest.

The Fulbright - National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellowship is hosting a series of environmental education digital media contests for students in 2017-18 to promote sustainability through the arts.

Starting October 15th, 2017, every three weeks, a contest theme will be announced, and students will have the opportunity to create a visual or performing arts project on the environmental sustainability theme and share it digitally with the #MyWasteMyWay. Winners will have their work showcased on the National Geographic Voices Blog, and receive a prize, including reusable utensils, thermos, recycled bags, pens and drink containers.

The goal is to inspire students to actively think about their role within the waste ecosystem and apply design-thinking skills to waste management & sustainability themes. Educators can also use these contests as a means of supplementing their lessons plans and course units as a fun, interactive, and consistent frequent assessment tool. The contest meets Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) ESS-3 & 4: Earth and Human Activity, applicable to K-5, Middle School & High School.

The first contest theme is: "Redefining Waste - Use your trash to create a bold recycled masterpiece!"

Students ages 11-18 from around the world are invited to submit visual art, poetry, prose, film, and music that explore the 2018 Ocean Awareness Student Contest theme: Our Oceans in a Changing Climate.