Congrats to those who won a $25,000 travel credit plus 25 additional $1,000 scholarships for eligible student trips during the 2026-27 academic year.<\/p>\n
Congratulations to our Grand Prize winner ($25,000):<\/p>\n
Early County Middle School<\/strong><\/p>\n\tExplore Destinations(opens in new tab)<\/a>\n\tRedeem Scholarship(opens in new tab)<\/a>\n FieldTrip250 is a national initiative powered by Orange Sky Travel to help 25,000 students experience America’s 250th year where history happened. From Washington, D.C. to NYC to Yellowstone, we’re helping educators take learning beyond the classroom during the U.S. Semiquincentennial.<\/p>\n Help educators lead meaningful overnight trips during America’s 250th year and give students the chance to experience history where it happened.<\/p>\n A national educator contest awarding one $25,000 travel credit and 25 additional $1,000 scholarships for qualifying FieldTrip250 trips.<\/p>\n Travel credits apply to qualifying FieldTrip250 destination packages across 18 eligible destinations, including founding cities, national parks, American culture, and military history.<\/p>\n Orange Sky Travel is the exclusive travel provider for FieldTrip250 experiences, handling the planning, logistics, and support behind every qualifying trip.<\/p>\n 25 Scholarships<\/p>\n $25,000<\/p>\n This contest is now closed as of June 15, 2026.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Explore the four destination categories eligible for FieldTrip250 travel credits, from founding cities and cultural landmarks to national parks and military history sites.<\/p>\nView all destinations(opens in new tab)<\/a>\n We provide sample itineraries, eligible destination options, and trip planning support to help educators move from idea to action. When you’re ready, Orange Sky Travel coordinates qualifying FieldTrip250 trip packages.<\/p>\n FieldTrip250 exists to help 25,000 students experience America’s 250th year in person. The goal is simple: get more students standing where history happened and bring that learning back to school.<\/p>\n FieldTrip250 is a national educator initiative powered by Orange Sky Travel. Orange Sky is the exclusive travel provider for eligible FieldTrip250 experiences, helping schools turn this historic moment into real student travel.<\/p>\nWhy Orange Sky Travel<\/a> Contest is closed as of June 15, 2026. Congrats to those who won a $25,000 travel credit plus 25 additional $1,000 scholarships for eligible student trips during the 2026-27 academic year. Congratulations to our Grand Prize winner ($25,000): Early County Middle School Explore Destinations(opens in new tab) Redeem Scholarship(opens in new tab) What Is FieldTrip250?…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-412","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangeskytravel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangeskytravel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangeskytravel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangeskytravel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangeskytravel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=412"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/orangeskytravel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/412\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3472,"href":"https:\/\/orangeskytravel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/412\/revisions\/3472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangeskytravel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"OST](\"https:\/\/orangeskytravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/OST-250-logo.png\" "\\"OST"){kind=logo}
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\n\t\t\tTravel Scholarships ($1,000 each)\t<\/h3>\n\t
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