Coast Alive! Student Transportation Grant Application Form

Coast Alive! Student Transportation Grant Application

Apply now for a $500 grant. Please complete the following form. Grant recipients will be chosen based on how they intend to integrate Coast Alive! material into their curriculum, how the California State Content Standards will be addressed, their proposed student field investigation and their financial need. You will be notified of your grant status within two weeks.

Application Information

Full Name *
Date of Coast Alive! Workshop attended *
County of School *
School District *
School *
Principle *
School Address *
City *
Zip *
Phone Number *
E-mail Address *

Field Study Information

*: Explain what your students will investigate and where this will take place. Describe the desired outcomes. Important information might include what the students will investigate, why they are interested in this area of study, how they will prepare for this field investigation, how Coast Alive! materials are supporting their studies, how they will analyze their data and how they will report their results.
We highly recommend writing this first in an offline text editor or word processing program (TextEdit, Microsoft Word, etc.), then copy-pasting the text into the field when you are ready to submit.

Science Curriculum Information

*: Explain how your field investigation complements your science curriculum. Mention the California State Content Standards you will be addressing. Important information might include why inquiry based learning is important or why environmental education is important.
We highly recommend writing this first in an offline text editor or word processing program (TextEdit, Microsoft Word, etc.), then copy-pasting the text into the field when you are ready to submit.

Complete Funding

*: Explain how your field study will be funded and why your school needs a Coast Alive! mini-grant. What potential sources of funding have you approached? (i.e. federal and state funding, PTA, grants, etc.) If $500 is not enough, how will you obtain the balance?
We highly recommend writing this first in an offline text editor or word processing program (TextEdit, Microsoft Word, etc.), then copy-pasting the text into the field when you are ready to submit.

Agreement

: By filling out and submitting this form I agree and understand that this $500 mini-grant is for transportation costs, substitute teachers wages, or other costs related to taking students to coastal sites for in-depth scientific field studies and that my curriculum includes Coast Alive! material that supports this field study

I also agree to submit a written report no later than 30 days after the scheduled field study. This report will include where the field investigation took place and any documentation of the student field investigation (including student work, photographs, and/or a written narrative.)