Grants, Awards & Freebies
Grants, awards & freebies - Sept. 25, 2008
Sep 25, 2008 10:50 AM
Field trip grants: Target will award 5,000 Field Trip Grants of up to $800 each during the 2008–09 school year. Grants can be used to visit the zoo, go backstage to a local theater, tour a museum and more. Applications are now available online. All educators can apply. DEADLINE: Nov. 1. CONTACT: www.target.com.
Learning & Leadership grants: The National Education Association is accepting applications for the Learning & Leadership Grants. Public school teachers, public education support professionals and/or faculty and staff in public institutions or higher education can apply for grants of $2,000 for individuals and $5,000 for groups in collegial study. Preference is given to teachers with fewer than seven years of experience in the profession and education support professionals. Grants to groups fund collegial study including study groups, action research, lesson study or mentoring experiences for faculty or staff new to an assignment. Tip: All professional development must improve practice, curriculum and student achievement. DEADLINE: Oct. 15. CONTACT: The NEA Foundation, Attn: Learning & Leadership Grants, 1201 Sixteenth St., N.W., Suite 416, Washington, DC 20036-3207; phone: 1-202-822-7840; Web site: www.neafoundation.org.
Bluegrass music: The International Bluegrass Association provides matching mini-grants to schools that wish to introduce bluegrass music through in-school educational programs. Matching grants of up to $200 are available for K–12 schools. Live ensemble demonstrations are encouraged, along with a brief overview of the history and pioneers of bluegrass music, the instruments used and their roles in band, and the vocal harmony structure used in bluegrass music and bluegrass music today. DEADLINE: Rolling. CONTACT: IBMA Bluegrass in Schools Committee, 2 Music Circle South, Suite 100, Nashville, TN 37203; phone: 1-615-256-3222; e-mail: info@ibma.org; Web site: www.ibma.org.
Register for supply needs: Gold Star Registry is a new online registry where teachers can post a wish list of supplemental classroom tools to enhance their learning environment and where parents and others can go to contribute. This service provides educators with access to 6,000 products from 16 leading education publishers. For more information, visit the Web site. CONTACT: www.goldstarregistry.com.
Reading lessons online: FreeReading.net has launched 300 new research-based lessons for reading intervention programs for grades K–3 online. The program includes lessons in vocabulary, comprehension, morphology and writing. A range of printable material accompanies the lessons, including content-neutral graphic organizers and templates to give teachers maximum flexibility. CONTACT: www.freereading.net.
Grants for music and art: The Airborne Teacher Trust Fund invites elementary and middle school teachers to submit proposals for art and music programs that their schools are unable to fund. The maximum award is $10,000. Teachers in both public and private elementary and middle schools can apply. DEADLINE: Oct. 31. CONTACT: www.airbonetrust.com/programoverview.aspx.
Science teaching awards: The Ciba Specialty Chemicals Exemplary Middle Level and High School Science Teaching Awards recognize teachers in one or more of the following areas: creativity using science teaching materials; design and use of innovative teaching plans and ideas; and development and implementation of department, school or school-community programs that improve science instruction and/or stimulate interest in science and the learning of science. Maximum award: $2,000, a one-year membership in the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and up to $500 to attend the NSTA National Conference on Science Education, March 19-22, 2009. Full-time classroom teachers can apply. DEADLINE: Nov. 30. CONTACT: Web site: www.nsta.org/ciba; e-mail: awards@nsta.org; mail original application to: Ciba Foundation Science Teaching Awards, NSTA, 1840 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22201-3000.
Technology awards: The Vernier Software & Technology/National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Tech Award recognizes innovative use of data-collection technology with a computer, graphing calculator, or handheld device in the science classroom. The maximum award is $3,000 broken down as follows: $1,000 in cash for the teacher, $1,000 in Vernier Products and up to $1,000 toward expenses to attend the 2009 NSTA National Conference on Science Education, March 19-22, 2009. Current teachers of science from kindergarten through collegecan apply. DEADLINE: Nov. 30. CONTACT: Web site: http://vernier.com/grants/nsta.html; e-mail: info@vernier.com; phone: 1-888-837-6437.
