Grants, Awards & Freebies
Grants, awards & freebies - May 22, 2008
May 22, 2008 4:15 PM
NYPPA-UFT student photo contest:
New York City public school teachers with students who excel in photography should encourage them to enter the first New York Press Photographers Association-UFT Photo Contest. The contest is open to students in grades 7-12. There are three categories for entries: People, Animals and Pictorials — which essentially is anything that doesn’t fit in the first two categories. There will be awards of $200 to the winners and two $100 honorable mention awards in each category. Entries are limited to 10 per person. Each photo should be submitted individually, using the JPEG format, via e-mail to studentcontest@nyppa.org. Each entry should indicate the category, a one-sentence description of the photo, the student’s name, grade, school and teacher’s name, and contact information. Giving the photo a title is optional. Images may be cropped and toned, and may be in color or black and white. But digital manipulations, such as by using Adobe Photoshop, are not permitted. Photos will be judged based on quality and content by a panel from the NYPPA and the UFT. Each entrant may win just one award per category. Awards will presented in July at the opening of the NYPPA’s annual exhibit at the Forbes Galleries in Manhattan, where the winning entries will be displayed. Winning photos will also be included in the 2008 NYPPA Photo Annual. Professionals are not permitted to enter. DEADLINE: May 31. CONTACT: With questions: bcotler@verizon.net. Web site: www.nyppa.org.
National Italian-American Foundation:
The foundation is awarding grants to schools and individuals concerned with the integration of Italian culture into the K–12 classroom. Schools, organizations, individuals and community groups can apply for grants ranging from $500 to $2,000 per school year. This is a matching grant; there must be proof of an additional funding. The money may be used to purchase teaching materials, pay teacher and/or teacher’s aide salaries or any legitimate and academically sound activity that furthers the study of Italian in the school. DEADLINE: May 30. CONTACT: www.niaf.org/grants/index.asp; e-mail: gspillane@niaf.org; Giuseppina Spillane at 1-202-939-3107.
Press Freedom awards:
The Newseum, the museum of news being planned for Washington, D.C., the Student Press Law Center and the National Scholastic Press Association, are accepting applications for the Courage in Student Journalism Awards. The awards recognize a middle or high school journalist and a media advisor or school administrator who stood up for the First Amendment. Two awards of $5,000 will be awarded: one for a student journalist and one for a media advisor or school administrator. The first award will be presented to a student journalist showing determination in lawfully exercising his or her First Amendment press rights. The second award will be presented to a student media advisor or school administrator demonstrating support, under difficult circumstances, for the First Amendment press rights of his or her school’s student media. DEADLINE: June 30. CONTACT: Barbara McCormack, Newseum, 1101 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22209; 1-703-284-3775; e-mail: bmccormack@freedomforum.org; Web site: www.splc.org/ csjaward.asp.
National High School Challenge:
The National Environmental Education Foundation, in partnership with the Weather Channel, is launching the National High School Challenge. The challenge comes as part of the foundation’s new program, classroom Earth, and seeks to enhance environmental education in high schools. The goal is to inspire students to care about environmental issues so that they have the necessary knowledge with which to make informed decisions about the way they live. Twenty five awards of $5,000 to $10,000 each are available to high school teachers. There are two different categories: course integration grants for teachers who want to support inclusion of environmental themes into a single course or across three or more courses; and professional development grants for teachers who want to learn more about environmental education and how to teach the environment in multiple subject areas and with engaging lessons. DEADLINE: June 20. CONTACT: Karen Heyes, National Environmental Education Foundation, 4301 Connecticut Ave., Suite 160, Washington, DC 20008; phone: 1-202-833-2933; e-mail: heys@neefusa.org; Web site: www.neefusa.org/programs/ce_grant.htm.
Baseball Tomorrow Fund:
The Baseball Tomorrow Fund was created by Major League Baseball as a way to promote baseball, as well as softball, to youth. The fund is interested in providing support for programs that seek to increase the number of youth who participate in softball and baseball teams, as well as improve the quality of softball and baseball youth programs. Nonprofits and schools with baseball and softball programs are eligible to apply for up to $50,000. The fund is interested in organizations that create new or innovative ways of expanding and improving baseball or softball programs; generate matching funds for programs; address programs for children aged 10–16; support existing programs which have demonstrated success in providing a quality baseball/softball experience for youth; and address opportunities for minorities and women. DEADLINE: July 1 and Oct. 1. CONTACT: Baseball Tomorrow Fund, 245 Park Ave., New York, NY 10167; e-mail: btf@mlb.com; Web site: www.mlb.com.
GoGirlGo! awards:
The Ambassador Team Awards, championed by Gatorade, recognize those who demonstrate community leadership by inspiring girls to get involved in sports and physical activities. Twenty teams will be awarded $2,500. Teams must select a captain to act as an ambassador and design a project to involve girls in sports. Projects must be original. Schools, amateurs, community and/or nonprofit-affiliated teams whose members are female and in grades 9–12 can apply. Examples of projects include: hosting a sports clinic, leading an after-school fitness/dance group or helping coach a girls’ Little League team. DEADLINE: July 18. CONTACT: Women’s Sports Foundation, c/o GoGirlGo! Ambassador Team Awards, Eisenhower Park, 1899 Hempstead Tkpe., Suite 400, East Meadow, NY 11554; Web site: http://GoGirlWorld.org/Ambassador.
Grants for Math and Science:
The Toshiba America Foundation makes grants for projects in math and science designed by classroom teachers to improve instruction for students in grades K–12. The maximum award is $10,000. DEADLINE: Decisions about grants under $5,000 (K–6: $1,000) are made on a rolling basis and applications are accepted throughout the year. DEADLINE: for large grants grades 7–12 is Aug. 1. CONTACT: www.toshiba.com.
Environmental Education award:
The Richard C. Bartlett Award honors teachers that are bringing environmental education into the curriculum and the community, not just teaching about environmental challenges but also engaging students in the solution. This annual award of $5,000 will be presented to an outstanding educator who has successfully integrated environmental education into his or her daily education programs. It will be given to an educator who can serve as an inspiration and model for others. Teachers of grades 5-12 are eligible for the award. Nominations are welcome from anyone involved with the nominee (parents, administrators, fellow teachers, students, etc.). Self-nominations will be accepted. Nominated teachers must have at least three years of teaching experience. DEADLINE: June 30. CONTACT: www.neefusa.org/bartlettaward.htm.
