Deadline: 21 October 2024
Submissions are now open for the Go Wild Grants to support schools across Canada to implement projects that aim to protect or restore natural habitat while engaging school communities.
Every fall, WWF-Canada invites students and educators to share their best ideas that will help nature thrive. You will have the opportunity to submit your proposal for a chance to receive a grant to kick-start your project in your school community.
Go Wild Grants are designed to help students and educators protect and restore habitat on school grounds, for the benefit of wildlife and people. Previous grantees have created native pollinator gardens and seed orchards, restored creeks and forests, monitored local wildlife, conducted biodiversity inventories, raised awareness about conservation issues, and more! They will prioritize ideas that help school communities to:
- Learn and discover the local ecosystem, its history, biodiversity, how it works and what it needs
- Take action for nature by creating, restoring or protecting habitat with native plants and trees
- Connect with your communities to create lasting impact
Funding Information
- Grants of $1,500 per institution are available to support practical, hands-on projects that will be completed during the 2024-2025 academic year.
Eligible Costs
- Materials and services associated with the proposed activities are appropriate expenses – This could include (but is not limited to): plants, soil, equipment, and field costs needed to complete the project; honoraria for Indigenous elders and knowledge keepers; communication materials and promotional costs; costs associated with documenting the project; permits; facility or vehicle rental fees, if necessary.
Eligibility Criteria
- Schools, classrooms, student groups in Canada
- Grades K – 12 (elementary, middle and secondary schools)
- Please note, applications must be completed by an educator or school employee. Students can connect with their teacher and apply together.
- Ideas that qualify for granting must:
- Take place within the school community during the 2024-2025 school year
- Be completed by June 23, 2025
- Not be associated with a for-profit entity
- If selected for funding from WWF-Canada, you are agreeing to:
- Implement your idea and plan
- Share stories, information, photographs and possibly videos from your project. All funded projects may be profiled and promoted by WWF-Canada on various communications channels, where relevant.
- Submit a final report by June 23, 2025.
For more information, visit WWF.
