Scholarship Program
Student Scholarship
MAEE offers small scholarship assistance for students in the field of environmental education to help them complete their coursework or a certificate program.
Scholarship applicants must be a student (full- or part-time) in the field of environmental education.
Educator Scholarship
MAEE offers scholarship assistance for educators to buy supplies and resources to enrich their environmental education based learning environment.
The funds are intended for educators in both formal and informal teaching settings.
Applicants should be a professional (full- or part-time) in the field of education.
Professional Development Scholarship
MAEE offers scholarship assistance for educators to attend environmental educational based conferences or professional development opportunities.
Program Sponsorship
MAEE has limited funds to sponsor events or programs related to the field of environmental education.
What you need to know:
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MAEE only provides scholarships for Minnesota based opportunities and for The Midwest Environmental Education Conference.
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MAEE’s priority is to reach a broad number and range of educators. We will reimburse registration fees up to $500 and cannot reimburse travel expenses.
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All scholarship recipients will be asked to write a short summary of their experience and how it benefited them or their students for MAEE to use on Facebook or our website.
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Individuals/organizations can apply for one scholarship per year.
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Scholarships are funded on a rolling basis.
Requests will be considered based on:
Applicability
of the request to the applicant’s goals, with priority given to opportunities that directly support their work in environmental education.
Involvement in MAEE
with preference for applicants who are engaged in the organization’s work and demonstrate commitment to its mission through participation or volunteerism.
Previous support
with priority given to new applicants who have not previously received a MAEE scholarship.
Financial need
with greater consideration given to applicants demonstrating greater financial need.
