Partner-Led Workshop Mini-Grants

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology cordially invites Latin American and Caribbean organizations and groups to apply for a mini-grant to organize and facilitate workshops in your region for teachers, and for formal and informal educators. The mini-grant provides up to $2,000 US dollars, educational material and training. Workshop facilitators should be very familiar with our curricula (BirdSleuth International and/or Birds of My World) and/or regional Action Guides, Cornell Lab of Ornithology materials and online resources, as well as with our participatory-science projects. Ideally, workshop facilitators will have participated in one of our Lab-led workshops or online training, and have used our materials and resources in educational activities. We are especially interested in supporting organizations and groups that work with low-income, or underserved communities.

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology will consider applications that meet the following criteria:

• Facilitators should be part of a Latin American or Caribbean organization or group, and have an interest in outreach and educational activities focused on birdwatching, conservation, and bird participatory science in their region.
• Facilitators should have received our training and be very familiar with our materials and resources in educational settings.
• Facilitators and/or applying organizations or groups will be responsible for the organization and logistics of the workshop(s).
• Facilitators and/or applying organizations or groups will recruit workshop participants (teachers, formal or informal educators, environmental educators, community leaders, etc).