Scholarship Information

A few organizations offer scholarships to attend FMNP classes. For information on these opportunities, please contact the organization directly. Opportunities are posted year-round and are always listed on this webpage.

FMNP Teacher Scholarship

The Florida Master Naturalist Program (FMNP) Teacher Scholarship is available to certified Florida teachers who are currently employed by a public or private K-12 school. Scholarships awarded will cover the entire cost of one FMNP core module or special topics course. Scholarships will be awarded semi-annually on a first-come first serve basis in each of the 8 geographic regions recognized by the program (regional boundaries can be viewed here). The number of scholarships awarded in each region each year will be dependent on funding.

Audubon of Southwest Florida

Audubon of Southwest Florida, through the Charles Foster Conservation Fund, offers $225 tuition scholarships for teachers and volunteer docents of environmental centers in southwest Florida to attend an FMNP Core Module class (Freshwater Wetlands, Coastal Systems or Upland Habitats). Each scholarship recipient is asked to complete a course-related special project which contributes to the mission of Audubon. For more information or instructions to apply, please visit: Audubon of Southwest Florida: Scholarships and Grants

Florida Native Plant Society Conradina Chapter

We are pleased to offer an annual scholarship opportunity to Conradina Chapter members to attend a Florida Master Naturalist Program (FMNP) module. New memberships are welcome in order to apply. To qualify, you must be a Conradina chapter member and reside in Brevard county. More information and an application will be posted here each year when the scholarship application process opens.

For more information, contact Michelle Provencal. For information on the Florida Native Plant Society Conradina Chapter, visit the FNPS Conradina Chapter website.

Friends of Pinellas Master Naturalists

FPMN Scholarship Criteria:

  • Pinellas County full time resident
  • Volunteering or working in the environmental field and showing interest to learn more
  • In a position to have a positive influence on others (spread the word of lessons learned)
  • Nominated by a Friends of Pinellas Master Naturalists member
  • Ability to fully participate in the class (time off from work, etc.)

Ideally, the candidate will be in a position to share learned experiences with a great number of people, i.e. have a large sphere of influence both youth and adult.

Qualified applicants will be selected during a random drawing at the Friends of Pinellas Master Naturalists Board Meeting on May 11 or June 8. Board meetings are open to members and are held on the second Wednesday of each month from 6:30p.m. to 8:30p.m. at Panera Bread in Bardmoor located at 10801 Starkey Road , Largo.

For information on the Friends of Pinellas Master Naturalists, visit the FPMN website.

Do you have an FMNP scholarship opportunity you'd like to advertise?

Email the FMNP Program Coordinator or call 239-658-3400. Thank you!