Would you like your students to visit the Sam Noble Museum but are concerned about funds? We offer a variety of funding opportunities to assist with transportation, admission and/or educational programs!
Fossil Fuel Fund (FFF)
The Fossil Fuel Fund is not currently accepting additional applications. Please check back at another time for new opportunities to apply.
The Sam Noble Museum Fossil Fuel Fund is designed to provide financial support for field trip expenses to educators and students. Expenses can include transportation, admission and program fees. Since implementation in 2007, the Fossil Fuel Fund has received support from President Boren, the Whitten-Newman Foundation, H.A. and Mary K. Chapman Charitable Trust, the Puterbaugh Foundation, the Walton Family Foundation, Inc., the Grand River Dam Authority and the Sam Noble Museum Board of Visitors.
Fossil Fuel Fund Information and Eligibility
- All educators (PreK-12) are eligible to apply on behalf of their schools.
- Schools must be located in Oklahoma. Only one application per school will be funded per school year (September-May.) If a school has been funded once in a school year, it will become eligible to apply again in the next school year. If more than one teacher at a school wishes to apply, it is strongly encouraged they communicate prior to applying and partner together to complete the application.
- If selected as a FFF recipient, the award will be applied to a one-day visit.
- Schools must provide invoices to the museum no later than 60 days after visit to receive reimbursement for transportation expenses.
Completed applications will be reviewed on a monthly basis. The application deadline is the 1st of each month (September – May). All applicants will be notified of their status by email no later than seven (7) days following the application deadline. If your school needs notification of selection status prior to that time, please contact us immediately after your completed application has been sent. Please note that FFF is designed to provide assistance to as many schools as possible, and as a result the awarded transportation may be a portion of the total requested amount. A completed application will include: 1) A complete online Fossil Fuel Fund application form (below) and 2) a letter from a school administrator that addresses the financial need of the school and the desired benefit of the field trip for students. Letters may be attached to the online form, or emailed to visitor.samnoblemuseum@ou.edu. If you have questions, please call Visitor Services at (405) 325-1008 or email us at visitor.samnoblemuseum@ou.edu.
Oklahoma Energy Resource Board (OERB)
The Sam Noble Museum is proud to be a museum partner of the OERB. Through the voluntary contributions of Oklahoma’s oil and natural gas producers and royalty owners, the OERB is committed to supporting education across the state by providing free teacher training, classroom materials, educational trips, and in-class presentations. For educators who have completed OERB’s teacher training, financial support is available for field trips. OERB school groups will also have access to curriculum-based educational programs, these classes are marked with the Oklahoma Oil & Natural Gas logo. To learn more and find out how you can participate in OERB’s free field trip program, visit OERB HomeRoom.
Target Field Trip Grants
Target field trip grants help give children unique, firsthand learning experiences by funding school trips to museums, historical sites and cultural organizations. For more information, visit their website.
