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Bow Seat Creative Action for Conservation

Educator Innovation Award

A $500 award for teachers, including homeschool teachers, who bring Bow Seat's ocean and environment art and writing contest to a group of students.

Amount
$500 (Massachusetts nominees also eligible for a $750 Bay State Educator Award)
Can a for-profit school apply?
?Unclear: ask the funder
Deadline
Jul 1, 2027 (262 days left)
Who this fits
Private school · Microschool · Homeschool co‑opClassroom or homeschool teachers, youth program leaders and librarians whose students (ages 11-18) enter Bow Seat's Blue Planet Awareness Contest with them as adult sponsor.?Religious schools: not stated, ask the funder
New schools
Brand-new schools can apply
Where
National: schools in any US state
Last checked
Oct 10, 2026on bowseat.org
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Unconfirmed: check with the funder

We couldn’t confirm these on an official page. Treat them as open questions, not facts.

  • ?The page calls it both an award and a "$500 classroom grant"; whether the money goes to the teacher or the classroom is not spelled out.
  • ?Whether entering the contest is free was not checked on the contest page.
  • ?The page still mentions the 2024 contest in one line; the deadline shown is July 1, 2027.

How to apply

  1. Step 1: Have your students (ages 11-18) enter the 2027 Blue Planet Awareness Contest by June 7, 2027
  2. Step 2: Make sure you are listed as their adult sponsor
  3. Step 3: Fill in the nomination form by July 1, 2027

Funders change their requirements. Check the official page before you apply. Getting ready? See what funders usually ask for.

Who can apply

“Eligible nominees include classroom or homeschool teachers, youth program coordinators, librarians, or other educators who teach students in a group setting.”
In the funder’s own words, from bowseat.org, checked Oct 10, 2026.

Self-nominations are allowed. The nomination form asks how the nominee would use a $500 classroom grant. A two-time back-to-back winner must sit out one year. Students must submit to the contest (deadline June 7, 2027) and list the educator as their adult sponsor.

  • Your students (ages 11-18) enter the Blue Planet Awareness Contest
  • You are listed as their adult sponsor
  • Nomination form (self or colleague) describing how you used the contest
  • Optional: lesson plans, photos

Timing

Nominations are due July 1, 2027. Student contest entries are due June 7, 2027.

Not legal or tax advice. Whether your school should be for-profit or a nonprofit, or take on a loan, is a decision for your CPA or attorney. Always confirm the details on the funder’s own page before you apply.

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