Palace Scholars | Tryon Palace

North Carolina’s Title I schools often face a cost barrier between their classrooms and multidisciplinary programs that enrich the traditional curriculum. The Palace Scholars Award Program was established in 2019 to offset the associated costs of a field trip including admission, substitute teacher fees, and transportation; making a visit to Tryon Palace and the North Carolina History Center more accessible.

Palace tours and costumed interpretation engage elementary through high school students with colonial history in a personal way. Students build their cultural and historical understanding of North Carolina’s heritage as they explore the site of the state’s first capitol.

Since the Palace Scholars Award Program’s creation, over 2,155 students, educators, and guardians from 19 Title I schools located in 14 different counties have benefitted from field trips funded by our generous donors!

To apply for the Palace Scholars Award Program, you can download this PDF to fill out and return or complete the questions below.

Palace Scholars

Teacher Name

School Name

School District

County

Phone Number

Email Address

Grade Level

Number of Students

Number of Teachers

Number of Substitute Teachers

Estimated Cost for Substitute Teachers

([Number of Substitute Teachers] x [Cost per Hour])

Number of Buses

Number of Round-Trip Miles

(Mileage is reimbursed up to $3.00 per mile.)

Estimated cost for Mileage

([Number of Buses] x [Mileage] x [Cost per Mile])

Number of Bus Drivers

(Maximum amount of $16 per hour will be reimbursed.)

Estimated Cost for Bus Drivers

([Number of Bus Drivers] x [Cost per Hour])

Total Funding Requested

(Sum of all estimated costs.)

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