2009 SeaWorld/Busch Gardens Environmental Excellence Awards

Recognition for Students and Teachers Working to Protect the Environment

The 2009 SeaWorld/Busch Gardens Environmental Excellence Awards recognize outstanding efforts of students and teachers who are working at the grassroots level across the country to protect and preserve the evnironment. This year, eight projects will be selected. Each winning group receives:

• $10,000 to benefit the project
• an all-expenses-paid trip for three students and one adult leader to an Anheuser-Busch theme park for a special awards event
• 100 T-shirts to share with school and community partners
• a trophy and certificate for every student and group leader participant

From the eight projects, one outstanding environmental educator/leader will be recognized and receive:

• a $5,000 award
• an all-expenses-paid trip for him or her and one guest to an Anheuser-Busch theme park for an awards event
• an all-expenses-paid trip to the 2008 National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) national conference
• a trophy and certificate

All schools (grades K–12) in the United States are eligible to apply. Projects must be sponsored by a formally recognized school group, such as a grade level, classroom, or club. Public, private, and licensed home schools are all eligible to apply. (Community-based projects, such as those managed and operated by community service organizations, public recreation centers, 4-H clubs, and other public, non-profit groups working to protect the environment at the grass-roots level are eligible as well.) Individual students (e.g., science fair projects) and previous award-winning projects are not eligible to apply.

All entries must be received by 5 p.m. on Friday, November 28, 2008. (Note that this is an awards program, not a grant. Project applications should be able to demonstrate significant accomplishments that have occurred prior to the entry deadline.) Visit www.seaworld.org to learn more.