Field Trip New Jersey helps school children in underserved communities across New Jersey connect classroom learning with real-life experiences by providing funding for school trips to arts and culture, historical landmarks, nature preserves, science institutions, and college campuses. Thanks to a generous grant from the Schumann Fund for New Jersey, Field Trip New Jersey funding will now also be available to all Essex County schools and other non-profit organizations serving Essex County that are current grantees of the Schumann Fund for New Jersey.
Applicants may apply for grants of up to $1,500 per academic year to cover costs for field trips.
Grant applications for field trips are being accepted on a rolling basis.
Who Can Apply?
1) All Essex County public, charter, and nonprofit private pre-K-12 schools with more than 65 percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunches and 2) other non-profit organizations serving Essex County that are current grantees of the Schumann Fund for New Jersey are eligible to apply.
How It Works
- Apply for funding by filling out a Schumann Fund – Field Trip NJ Application for Schools Serving Essex County Youth 2024-2025 form.
- Go on the field trip! Take pictures and ask students to document their experience in letters, drawings, photos, or poems. Keep your receipts!
- If awarded a grant, send us a note telling us about the experience and email it with the final field trip invoices to receive reimbursement to info@fieldtripnj.org. Invoices must be submitted at least 2 weeks before the field trip. If we do not receive a copy of the invoice at that time, you may forfeit the grant award.
- Submit invoices or receipts to receive reimbursement for field trip.
Field Trip Grant Details
- Total funding per field trip will not exceed $1,500 per academic year and must be used for field trip expenses only. An organization may submit an application for multiple trips as long as the request does not exceed $1,500 per academic year and the trips serve different teachers and students.
- Please note: invoices must be received within 60 days of the proposed trip or we may not be able to honor the reimbursement.
To access the login page for the application, click here.
To view a sample PDF application, click here.