How Your Gift Makes a Difference
NOLS Scholarship Program
Annually, more than 900 students who show real potential and an inability to attend a course without financial help are awarded a collective total of almost $2 million dollars in NOLS scholarships.
We believe everyone has a unique and valuable perspective and that inclusion is intrinsically connected to strong leadership. Scholarships allow us to reach a wider, more diverse audience, strengthening our programs from the ground up.
Sustainability and Wildland Protection
From advocating for the protection of wild places to passing on Leave No Trace wilderness ethics to our students, your gift helps protect our wild lands.
Research and Curriculum Development
Your gift supports a wide range of research and curriculum development from ensuring that standard rations meet students’ needs by tracking their metabolic output to collecting data on medical incidents in the field. These projects aren’t just for our benefit; we share information to help other wilderness and outdoor organizations as well.
Testimonials
Student Stories
How to Take the Mountains Home: A Gateway Scholar Reflects on Horsepacking
Rebeca Espinosa, a NOLS Gateway Scholar, set off on her Wilderness Horsepacking and learned to find satisfaction in the hard work of horsepacking.
When Urban Environments Go Wild: Wilderness Medicine in the Aftermath of Disaster
When Urban Environments Go Wild: Wilderness Medicine in the Aftermath of Disaster
