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Looking for a great way to inspire your students, but can’t find the funds you need to make it happen? Check out the Target® Field Trip Grants program.
Target is working with non-profit organizations to spread the word about Field Trip Grants. This year, each Target grant is valued up to $700 and can be used to help fund field trips to great educational destinations across the country. You have until between noon CST Aug. 1 and noon CST Sept. 30. Grants will be awarded in December 2015. Use the grant for a field trip in the spring.
Education professionals who are at least 18 years old and employed by an accredited K-12 public, private or charter school in the United States that maintains a 501(c)(3) or 509(a)(1) tax-exempt status are eligible to apply. Educators, teachers, principals, paraprofessionals or classified staff of these institutions must be willing to plan and execute a field trip that will provide a demonstrable learning experience for students. This applies to homeschool charter schools as well!
The Target Field Trip Grants program is managed and administered entirely by Scholarship America. Scholarship America will evaluate applications and award grants based on the following criteria:
- Applicant’s description of the field trip and its objectives
- Benefits to the students, including overall student learning experience, relevance to curriculum and number of students who may benefit from the grant
- Proposed use of funds
- Trip to be taken between January 1, 2016 and the end of the 2015-2016 academic year (May/June 2016)
If selected to receive a Target Field Trip Grant, the applicant must provide verification, by the school superintendent, principal or immediate supervisor of the proposed trip and other information listed in the application.
Want to learn more and apply for a Target Field Trip Grant? Visit Target.com/grants for details.