Wonderfully Wild Scholarships
The Living Desert is pleased to offer a limited number of school field trip scholarships to Title One schools. These schools may also be eligible to receive a scholarship to cover admission and transportation costs.* This scholarship is highly competitive, with a limited number of awards available to the most compelling and well-articulated applications.
We are now accepting applications for field trips to the Zoo that will occur between October and December 2024. To qualify for the scholarship, all school field trips must be booked by November 30, 2024.
Coachella Valley Schools: Click here to apply
Non-Coachella Valley Schools: Click here to apply
Option 1: Admission assistance for students and adults/chaperones at a 1:10 ratio.
Option 2: Admission assistance for students and adults/chaperones at a 1:10 ratio, plus busing assistance.
*Please note, you can only apply for one scholarship option. If you are not selected for the option you choose, you will not be eligible for the other option. If not selected, you are eligible to reapply for the same option in a subsequent round.
Scholarship Timeline:
Round 1: August 12-23
Decision: August 30
Round 2: August 24-September 13
Decision: September 20
Round 3: September 14-October 4
Decision: October 11
Round 4: October 5-25
Decision: November 1