Update March 2021: Out of an abundance of care for the safety of our teachers and students, and in accordance with the most recent recommendations from the CDC, DonorsChoose will not support trip and visitor projects with in-person or travel components until at least early 2022. Check out our help center for more details.
You can still submit a virtual class trip or visitor project!
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We’re so excited you’re ready to create a project! Below are some guidelines to keep in mind when planning your trip or visitor project.
Timing:
- Events must take place during the current school year and within 2-8 months from the day you submit your project.
- If your trip or visitor has a deposit or payment due before the event date, use that date as your event date when submitting the project.
Project Cost:
- You’ll need to upload payment document(s) for the major costs of your project, such as the activity and transportation.
- Partial Cost Projects: You can submit a trip or visitor project for less than the total cost of your event as long as you can guarantee the remaining amount is being paid for by other means. Please include this information in your project essay so your donors and our team know that you only need partial funding.
- Trips only: For costs where a payment document is not available (e.g. food or souvenirs), we'll ask you or your school to agree to be reimbursed for those purchases. Learn more about reimbursements for fully funded projects.
Ineligible Items:
- Substitute teacher salaries, airline tickets not quoted by a trip provider, and prepaid costs prior to your project being fully funded are ineligible.