• Scholarship funding will be provided only to those participants who have advance reservations; additional individuals are subject to full price.
• Funding is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Check back often, as offerings may change.
• Call 303.370.6000 for more information.

FREE MUSEUM ADMISSION

Through May 2013, Permanent Exhibitions/Self-Guided Visits will be FREE for school groups and organized youth groups. Excludes IMAX, planetarium, facilitated programs, and temporary exhibitions. Reservations are required.

HALF-PRICE PROGRAMS

At Your School

• Scholarships are available for schools where at least 50 percent of the students are eligible for the federal free and reduced lunch program. Learn more about our Assemblies, Classes, Labs, After School Programs, and Science Displays.

At the Museum

• Scholarships are available for schools where at least 50 percent of the students are eligible for the federal free and reduced lunch program. Learn more about our Facilitated Programs, Planetarium Shows, and Temporary Exhibitions.

FREE PROGRAMS

At Your School

• Scholarships are available for any school for our JeopEARTHy Assembly, Time Scene Investigation: Snowmass Village Assembly, Can You Dig It Class, and UnEarth Colorado Class. Sponsored by Anadarko Petroleum Corporation.

Distance Learning

• Experience, explore, and engage with the Museum without leaving your classroom through interactive video conferencing. Enjoy some of the Museum's classes right in your classroom, taught by professional Museum educators. Sponsored by Ameriprise Financial, Newmont Mining, and United Launch Alliance. Call 303.370.8298 for more information.

BUS FUEL FUND

The Bus Fuel Fund at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science offers field trip busing assistance to economically disadvantaged schools in Colorado. The funding covers bus transportation only (driver & fuel) and cannot be used for Museum admission. Schools are responsible for making their own transportation arrangements and paying for the bus. Restrictions apply.

• Scientific & Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) schools in Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Boulder, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson Counties are eligible for a reimbursement up to $150/per bus. It provides reimbursement for up to two buses per field trip.
• Colorado schools outside the SCFD are eligible for a reimbursement up to $250/per bus. It provides reimbursement for up to two buses per field trip.
  
  Eligibility
• In order to qualify for a Bus Fuel Fund reimbursement your school must have at least 50 percent of your students qualify for the free and reduced lunch program through the National School Lunch Program. Funding is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Schools must have a reservation to visit the Denver Museum of Nature & Science before applying for bus funding.
  
  How to Participate
• Schools must complete a Bus Fuel Fund application. Only completed forms will be accepted.
• You will be notified about the funding within two weeks after your application is received. A confirmation letter will be e-mailed, stating the maximum amount of bus funds that will be reimbursed after your field trip. If you have questions about your application, please contact Melinda.Arnold@dmns.org.

After Your Field Trip
To arrange for reimbursement after your field trip, please send a bus voucher or invoice and any other supporting documentation to the above contact information. IMPORTANT: If we do not receive this information within 60 days following your visit, funds will not be reimbursed.

A reimbursement check to the district or school will be dispersed after the field trip; checks will take two weeks to process. Bus reimbursements cannot exceed the price paid for the bus.

Questions? Please call 303.370.6365.

Support of the Bus Fuel Fund is provided by Anadarko Petroleum Corporation ● Sidney E. Frank Foundation ● Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado ● Virginia W. Hill Foundation ● Lockheed Martin Space Systems ● Museum Annual Fund Donors ● Newfield Exploration ● William D. Radichel Foundation ● Sexton Family Fund ● John Trueblood ● Welles Lehr Family Fund.