Educational Field Trip Funding

The Friends of Elk Island Society (FEIS), in support of it’s mandate to promote and support Elk Island National Park, is proud to announce the availability of contribution funding towards qualifying educational field trips conducted within Elk Island National Park.

The purpose of this funding is to encourage local educational institutions to conduct field trips within the Park that might otherwise not have been considered due to funding constraints.

The Society will provide a contribution of 50% of qualifying costs to a maximum of $200 for any one institution during the calendar year. A maximum of ten funding applications will be approved in any one calendar year. All funding will be granted at the discretion of the FEIS Board of Directors whose decision will be final.

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In order to arrange entry to Elk Island National Park at group rates please telephone the park (780) 992-2950.

For details of educational programs offered by Parks Canada please see the Parks Canada web site. Please note that early booking of Parks Canada interpretive programs is essential. Field trip funding provided by the FEIS is NOT conditional on participation in an interpretive event provided by Parks Canada.

Conditions

1. Applicants must be a bona fide educational institution based in the province of Alberta.
2. The group to be funded must comprise at least 5 students plus one supervisor who is an employee of the applying institution.
3. The group must purchase appropriate entry permits from Parks Canada prior to entry into the Park.
4. Funding applications must be submitted via the FEIS web site for conditional approval prior to the trip. Following this submission applicants will be contacted by email to confirm that funding has been conditionally approved or refused.
5. An institution will only be funded once in any one calendar year.
6. A maximum of 10 applications will be successful in any one calendar year.
7. Priority will be given to institutions not funded in previous years.
8. Successful applicants are encouraged to contribute towards the FEIS by way of a written report or similar material following the trip.
9. The following expenses will qualify for 50% funding to a maximum total of $200:
   1. Group entry to Elk Island National Park at applicable group rates.
   2. Reasonable transportation to and from Elk Island National Park (bus hire, mileage, etc.)
   3. Mileage will be assessed at $0.35 per kilometre.
10. Funding will be approved on the condition that after the field trip the applicant will supply to the FEIS the following supporting documentation.
    1. Parks Canada receipt for entry permit.
    2. Documentary evidence of transportation costs incurred during the trip.
    3. A signed letter on the institution’s headed paper authorising the funding application.
11. Funds will be remitted to the applicant within two months of receipt of the items specified in 10 above.

For further information email the Conservation, Research and Education committee chairman.

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