Education Bursary Fund

Making Nature Accessible To All

We strive to give everyone equal opportunity to learn and play in nature. The GCA Environmental Education Bursary Fund helps to reduce program, bus and camping-related costs for K-12 school groups, youth organizations and youth participants seeking financial aid to attend GCA programming.

FEE COVERAGE

Program Fees: Up to $12 per student per day.

Camping Fees: Up to 30% of costs.

Bus Fees: Available on request.

"*" indicates required fields

Name of organization (School, Group)*

Name of person applying on behalf of the group*

Title of person applying on behalf of the group*

Example: Grade 10 Science Teacher

Phone*

Email*

Mailing address

Street Address Address Line 2 City Province Postal Code Country

Arrival Date Requested*

Departure Date Requested*

Program requested*

Please select your program from the dropdown menu below.

Please tell us about your group. Why do you need financial assistance?*

Example: Cedar School is an inner-city, elementary school that has been operating in Vancouver since 1992.

Will you charge any fees to your students, or do any additional fundraising? If yes, please specify.*

Total bursary amount requested (CAD)

You are eligible for up to 30% coverage for program fees and camping fees.

Please provide a budget for your trip. Scroll down to see sample budget.*

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Sample Budget

For a 3 day program and 2 night stay at the Millard Learning Centre

TOTAL FEES:

Program Fees ($32/student per day, includes 5 adults)
Frontcountry Camping Fees ($350/night)
GCA Bus Fees ($300 roundtrip)

BURSARY AVAILABLE:

Program Fee Bursary (up to $12/student per day)
Camping Fee Bursary (up to 30%)
Bus Fee Bursary (on request).

BURSARIED TRIP COST = TOTAL FEES – BURSARY

Sample Fees

TOTAL FEES:

$32/student x 20 students x 3 days = $1,920
$350/night x 2 nights = $700
$300/round trip x 1 round trip = $300

$2,920 TOTAL FEES

BURSARY AVAILABLE:

$12/student x 20 students x 3 days = $720
$700 x 30% = $210
$300 x 10% = $30

$960 BURSARY AVAILABLE

$1,960 = $2,920 – $960

About Us

The Galiano Conservancy Association is a community-based non-profit society and registered charity that aims to protect, steward and restore Galiano Island ecosystems by creating a network of natural areas where a healthy environment, learning and a love of nature flourish.

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