Freeman Foote Field Trip Fund
The Freeman Foote Field Trip Fund supports Williams College science faculty in organizing immersive field trips, especially in Geosciences, to enhance experiential learning and course content.
Funder: Williams College : Faculty at Williams
Due Dates (Anticipated): December 2026 (priority deadline for classes, projected)
Funding Amounts: Single awards typically range from $2,000 to $30,000; annual competition, variable by year.
Summary: Supports Williams College science faculty in organizing field trips that enhance course content, with a focus on Geosciences and experiential learning.
Key Information: Preference for extended trips and Geosciences; open only to Williams College science faculty.
Description
The Freeman Foote Field Trip Fund is designed to support faculty-student field trips that directly enhance academic courses in the sciences at Williams College, with a particular emphasis on Geosciences. Established in 2007 in honor of Professor Freeman Foote, the fund encourages experiential learning by enabling trips that bring course material to life through direct engagement with fieldwork. The fund prioritizes proposals for extended trips involving significant travel and those that are well integrated into the course schedule, fostering deeper understanding of scientific concepts and methods.
