McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center Field Trip Scholarship Application
  • McAuliffe Shepard Discovery Center

    McAuliffe Shepard Discovery Center

    School Field Trip Scholarship Application

  • This application is for the 2025-26 School Year

    Those who apply must be a public, private or charter school serving students in New Hampshire. The students population must have 40% or greater qualified for Free and Reduced Lunch programs.

    Deadline for applications is Friday, October 31st. Schools will be notified of award status within two weeks of application.

    The scholarship includes the following elements (either onsite at the Discovery Center or at your school as an outreach):

    Onsite:

    • Admission for up to 75 students and 8 chaperones
    • An educator demonstration (time permitting)
    • Time to explore the exhibit galleries
    • A planetarium show that will immerse your students in the topic of your choice—from the history of the space program to the constellations in our night sky!

    Our planetarium theater has space for up to 4 wheelchairs.

    Outreach:

    • Up to 3 - 1 hour educational programs, each for 25-40 students (depending on type of program selected), delivered at school by Discovery Center Educator.
    • Program topics include:
      • ISS: Living & Working In Space
      • Telescopes To Go
      • The Comet Show
      • Mini Paper Rockets
      • Traveling Planetarium
  • Would you prefer to bring students to the Discovery Center or have us bring an outreach program to your school instead?*
  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • Has your school visited the Discovery Center in the past three years?*
  • Do more than 40% of your students qualify for Free and Reduced lunch?*
  • If we were able to award you free programming, would providing transportation to/from the Discovery Center pose a significant obstacle to bringing your students?*
  • Requested Field Trip Date 1st Choice*
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  • Requested Field Trip Date 2nd Choice*
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  • Requested Field Trip Date 3rd Choice*
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  • Which of the following topics are you most interested in?*
  • How did you learn about this field trip opportunity?*
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