Environmental Education awards applications due soon
ECRI
Please forward widely. Applications are due November 19.
Loraine Tisdale Environmental Education Awards
Announcement of Application for Environmental
Education Awards
Dear RI Middle School and High School Science Teachers, Science Club
Supervisors, and environmental organizations working in schools,
The Environment Council of Rhode Island Education Fund (ECRI Ed Fund) is
pleased to announce that we are opening the application process for the Fifth
Annual Loraine Tisdale Environmental Education Fund awards.
The Loraine Tisdale Fund honors a woman whose energy for a just and healthy
environment are legendary. Mrs. Tisdale held an undergraduate degree in
chemistry and a degree in nursing. For many years she led an organization that
addressed safety and health issues concerning pesticides.
We are pleased to offer 3 grants of up to $250 to teachers or environmental
organizations for support of projects that
1. Have student participation
2. Lead to measurable improvement in an
environmental condition
3. Involve the community beyond a school in some
way
The application deadline is November 20, 2009 and awards will be made in
January 2010 for projects to be undertaken in the Spring of 2010
.
Applicants should complete the below application and attach a one page
description of the project including the cooperative components of the project,
what the participants will gain, and how the success of the project will be
measured. Applicants should note that a final report with at least one
photograph of the project in progress must be produced at the end of the
project and presented to the Environment Council by July 15, 2010. Applications
should be sent to the Environment Council of Rhode Island Education Fund .
We would prefer that applications be emailed to us at environme...@earthlink.net
but will also accept applications by mail to:
ECRI Ed Fund
PO Box 40568
Providence RI 02940
The Environment Council is more than willing to answer any questions you have
about the program and to discuss potential projects with you. We can be
contacted either by email at the address listed above or by phone at 621-8048.
Sincerely,
Greg Gerritt
for the ECRI Ed Fund
Application for the
Loraine Tisdale Fund Environmental Education Awards
1. · Name of Applicant
2. · Address
3. · Phone/ email
4. · Name of Project Leader/ Director/ Responsible Person
5. · Name of group/ school sponsoring the project
6. · Town in which project will occur
7. · Number of persons carrying out project
8. · Purpose of project
9. · Budget for the project, including sources of funds and whether those funds are in hand
10. · Completion date for project
Please include a one page
description of the project including the cooperative components of the project,
what the participants will gain, and how the success of the project will be
measured.
We would prefer that applications be emailed to us at environme...@earthlink.net
but will also accept applications by mail to:
ECRI Ed Fund
PO Box 40568
Providence RI 02940
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Environment Council of Rhode Island
PO Box 9061
Providence RI 02940
http://www.environmentcouncilri.org