The board meets quarterly to review, select and award grants. Ronald McDonald House Charities, Attn. Awards vary, but many include cash and all-expense paid trips to NSTA's national convention. Check out the web page for a complete listing of awards with application details for each. There are also awards listed for students.
Deadlines vary by award.
Naturalists will write about observations they make and may submit illustrations to complement their writings. Two winners in each grade will receive bonds redeemable upon high school graduation. The dollar amount of the bonds varies with each grade level. There are additional writing and art awards programs for students in grades 7-12. Priority consideration will go to projects which use publicly available software and encourage the use of non-commercial WWW sites.