In the spirit of Ritt Kellogg, Colorado College ’90, the Ritt Kellogg Memorial Fund helps Colorado College students promote imagination, challenge and personal growth in their own responsible and conscientious pursuit of wilderness expeditions and education. The purpose of the Fund is to support adventure and outdoor education thru wilderness expedition grants, training and environmental service and wilderness-related resources for Tutt Library. The Fund additionally supports the Ritt Kellogg Climbing Wall. The Fund is available only to students currently enrolled at Colorado College.
Education Grants

The Ritt Kellogg Memorial Fund provides education grants for technical training to support CC students in planning and executing responsible wilderness expeditions. Education grants are intended for those students who have either received a RKMF expedition grant or plan to apply for a grant in the near future. Funding would ideally be sought by an expedition team but is also available for individuals.

Contact the RKMF Program Director, Maura Hanning, at mhanning@rittkelloggfund.org to inquire about funding availability.

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Expedition Training Courses

Subsidized courses are offered to Ritt Kellogg grant applicants with funds that remain after expedition grants are awarded.  Each year the frequency and types of training courses vary. Currently there are no courses scheduled for Fall, 2008. As courses are offered they will be posted on this website and with the Director of Outdoor Education, Steve Crosby (719-227-8131, or steve.crosby@coloradocollege.edu)

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Wilderness First Responder

WFR certification is required for all Ritt Kellogg Memorial Fund applicants. Although the RKMF has sponsored a WFR course in the past, there will not be a sponsored WFR course for the 2008-2009 academic year. However, education grants may be sought for WFR training.

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Proposal Submissions

Proposals for 2009 Ritt Kellogg Fund Memorial Grants are due on January 5, 2009, the first day of Half-Block. A PDF of the proposal must be submitted to the RKMF Program Director at mhanning@rittkelloggfund.org and a hard-copy submitted to the Campus Activities Office. Grant decisions will be announced no later than March 11 , the end of Block VI.

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2008 Slide Shows

The 2008 RKMF Expeditions Slide Show will be held in McHugh Commons on Thursday, October 30 at 6:30 pm.

Grant Writing Q & A

A grant writing question and answer session will be led by Maura Hanning and Steve Crosby in McHugh Commons on Thursday, October 30 at 3:30 pm.

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