Grants & Foundations

Foundation Partnerships

We work side-by-side with our partners to address urgent environmental issues, collect critical data, and empower students, teachers, community members, and members of the public to be sustainability leaders in their classrooms and communities.

Over the last few decades, we have achieved incredible results in working with our foundation partners, with a focus on our education and research programs.

Education

In the last ten years alone, we have provided more than 1,500 students and teachers with the opportunity to work alongside scientists in field research locations around the world. Each of these participants' fellows represents hundreds of data points collected, a leader empowered to take action, and a voice speaking out for change.

Research

We also work with foundations interested in supporting our research directly. Together, we address a number of pressing environmental issues, including climate change, habitat loss and degradation, air and plastic pollution, endangered species, and urban resilience.

Through our partnerships, foundations have a meaningful influence, change lives, and contribute to critical environmental research.

Support Impactful Programs

Empowering the STEM Leaders of Tomorrow

To support a generation of motivated youth and usher in a new era of action, teachers need more high-quality professional development opportunities that offer genuine experience in science, and students need more opportunities to not just “learn” science but to actively participate in real science that has an impact. Earthwatch’s education programs fill these gaps for students and teachers from underserved schools.

The demand for our programs is extremely high. We routinely receive 10 to 20 times more applications than we have funded opportunities. With your support, we can expand and strengthen these programs, allowing more teachers and students to access these transformative experiences.

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Sustainable Cities and Communities

As the effects of climate change intensify across the globe, we must create healthy and sustainable cities and communities. Earthwatch is working to support the creation of green urban environments through a series of urban resiliency programs. By working with leading scientists, local communities, and partner organizations, Earthwatch partners with community members to collect critical environmental data related to green infrastructure, trees, water quality, temperature, and air quality. This data helps to answer relevant research questions and influence positive change.

By supporting these programs, your organization can make an impact on urban sustainability and local resilience to climate change.

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Research Sponsorship

Our citizen science-fueled research expeditions allow scientists to study and combat urgent environmental issues around the globe, including climate change, habitat loss, pollution, and loss of biodiversity. In nearly 30 countries, these projects inform real-world impacts through community outreach, policy changes, and conservation initiatives. Contributions from our volunteers do not fully cover the costs of running these programs, leaving us to fundraise the remaining amount.

With your support, we can ensure these leading scientists continue to collect essential data while providing an immersive education experience to the public, teens, students, and teachers. Your funding could contribute to the basic costs of running a research project, provide essential equipment upgrades, or could allow scientists to add a new avenue of research to their project.

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