K-12 Science-related Field Trip Grants 2008

Grants are currently available through Oklahoma NSF EPSCoR for K-12 public schools for transportation and/or entrance fees for students' science-related field trips to EPSCoR partnering museums of the Oklahoma Museum Network funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation and the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History at the University of Oklahoma:

• The Museum of the Great Plains-Lawton

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR THE FOLLOWING MUSEUMS

• The Science Museum Oklahoma(formerly Omniplex)-OKC
• Jasmine Moran Children’s Museum-Seminole
• Leonardo’s Discovery Warehouse-Enid
• Tulsa Air and Space Museum-Tulsa
• Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History-Norman

Students will be required to attend at least one hands-on science lab or demonstration during an EPSCoR-sponsored field trip as a condition of an award.  This project is designed to encourage K-12 students interest in science by providing hands-on enrichment activities to compliment the science curricula provided in the regular classroom.

FIND OUT IF YOUR SCHOOL IS ELIGIBLE:

• K-12 Science Field Trip Grant Announcement (July 2008)
• K-12 Science Field Trip Grant Application Form (July 2008)

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

• Link to Field Trip Checklist for Schools
• Link to Required Field Trip Report Form
• Link to Museum Entrance Fee Calculator