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Scholarships and Subsidies
The Minnesota Historical Society has a deep commitment to education. To increase access for students and teachers, we offer numerous scholarships and subsidies to help offset the costs of field trips, bus transportation, education programs, and teacher workshops.
If you have applied for scholarships in the past, the process has changed for the 2025-26 school year. We have moved to a universal application. You will fill out a single application to qualify for all of our available scholarship funds. Our team will assess your application and connect you with the best available funds to assist with offsetting field trip costs.
Did you reserve your field trip yet?
Submit a request before applying for scholarship funds.
Available funds
Admissions coverage
Federal Free and Reduced Lunch Discounts offer financial assistance to serve schools with 50% or more enrollment in Federal Free and Reduced Lunch programs (FFRL).
Dahlberg Scholarship offers financial assistance to offset the costs for 4th through 8th grade field trips.
Transportation coverage
Legacy Field Trip Support Fund offers financial assistance to offset transportation costs for schools with 25% or more enrollment in Federal Free and REduced Lunch programs (FFRL).
MacMillan Field Trip Grants Program helps to offset transportation, food, and lodging expenses to schools traveling from over 50 miles away to visit the metro area historic sites.
Both admissions and transportation coverage
Adelia Wilson Endowment covers all transportation and admission costs to schools visiting the Alexander Ramsey House.
McKnight Foundation Scholarship offers financial assistance to offset transportation costs and provides free admission to Mill City Museum for metro-area students. This scholarship is limited to visits completed in October through March.
How to apply
Fill out the application to qualify for all of our available scholarship funds. Our team will assess your application and connect you with the best available funds to assist with offsetting field trip costs.
Please gather the following information to apply:
- School name
- School address
- Primary contact name, email, and phone number
- Select which MNHS location you are visiting (one per visit date)
- Visit date
- Estimated student attendance
- Grade level(s)
- Booking confirmation number
- Federal Free and Reduce Lunch Rate (FFRL)
What to expect
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Booking and policies
Learn more about the process of booking your field trip on our Schedule Your Field Trip Page. Review MNHS cancellation and rescheduling policies on our Policies Page.
Questions?
Please contact our staff at fieldtrips@mnhs.org or 651-259-3400. All booking requests must be submitted through our Request Form.