Awards & Grants
Below is a listing of awards and grants offered by organizations
other than CSTA. Click here to
view CSTA’s award and grant opportunities.
Last updated: July 17, 2008
Opportunities for Educators from the Entomological Foundation
ESA’s President’s Prizes for Outstanding Achievement
in Primary and Secondary Education recognizes outstanding
teachers who have gone beyond the traditional teaching methods
by using insects as educational tools. Recipients will receive:
- A $400 donation made payable to the winner's school to
purchase teaching materials to expand the use of insects
in the teaching curriculum;
- A $400 award to the winner for expenses associated with
travel required to present a paper or poster on the use
of insects in educational programs at a peer professional
venue of their choosing;
- Gratis registration to attend the Entomological Society
of America’s (ESA) Annual Meeting; and
- An $800 award to the winner for expenses associated with
travel, hotel arrangements, and other costs associated with
attending the ESA Annual Meeting.
Deadline: July 1, 2008.
Entomological Foundation offers mini-grants for curriculum
development efforts or workshops emphasizing the
uses of insects in K-12 educational settings.
Deadline: September 1, 2008.
For all awards see: http://www.entfdn.org/awards_scholar_fellow.php
NASA Spacelink Urban and Rural
Community Enrichment Program
NASA Spacelink Urban and Rural Community Enrichment Program
for grades 5-8. NASA URCEP specialists train core educators
as a team to conduct interdisciplinary aerospace activities
in school districts. Major activities include lectures, demonstrations,
and hands-on classroom activities that supplement the ongoing
curriculum.
Eligibility: Teachers of middle school students
from rural and urban communities.
Deadline: N/A.
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/for
educators/5-8/development/URCEP.html
Whale Tail Grants Program
The California Coastal Commission’s Whale Tail Grants Program
provides funding for coastal and marine education projects
that encourage people to value and take action to improve
the health of California’s coast, marine life, or watersheds
that connect with the coast. Educational coastal habitat restoration
and beach maintenance projects are also eligible. Applicants
may request any amount up to $50,000, and 25–50 percent of
the funding will be allocated in small grants below $10,000.
For more details, visit www.coastforyou.org.
Ocean Guardian Schools Program
Does your school have what it takes to help protect the ocean
for future generations? If so, become an Ocean Guardian School!
Your school in California can receive funds to promote ocean
conservation on school grounds or in the community. Up to
$100,000 is available, with funding ranging from $2,000-$6,000.
Find out more information on this new program at the California
Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Web site: http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/education/ocean_guardian/welcome.html.
Hasbro Programs for Children Grants
Hasbro Children Foundation grants to support the development
and/or expansion of programs for children.
Maximum Award: $500-$35,000.
Eligibility: Programs must provide direct
services to children under age 13. They must serve children
and families who are economically
disadvantaged. They must be innovative and provide a model
from which others can learn.
Deadline: N/A.
http://www.hasbro.org/default.cfm?page=grantmakingregional
The Melody Program of the Mr. Hollands Opus Foundation
The Melody program is designed to provide musical instruments
and instrument repairs to existing K-12 school music programs
that have no other source of financing to purchase additional
musical instruments and materials. Eligibility: schools that
meet the requirements outlined on the website.
Maximum Award: $500-$5,000.
Deadline: N/A.
http://www.mhopus.org/apply.htm
Captain Planet Foundation
The Captain Planet Foundation funds hands-on environmental
projects to encourage youth around the world to work individually
and collectively to solve environmental problems in their
neighborhoods and communities.
Maximum Award: $2500.
Eligibility: Schools and non-profits.
Deadlines: June 30, September 30, and December
31.
http://www.captainplanetfdn.org/aboutUs.html#policies_grant_guidelines
California B-WET Grants
The NOAA California Bay Watershed Education and Training
(B-WET) Program is announcing the availability of funds for
the 2009/2010 fiscal year. Priorities for funding are meaningful
watershed educational experiences for students (K-12) and
professional development for teachers (K-12). Eligible applicants
are K-through-12 public and independent schools and school
systems, institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations,
state or local government agencies,
and Indian tribal governments. Project start date: no sooner
than August 1, 2009. Funding amount: $2,000,000 for the San
Francisco, Monterey, and Santa Barbara watershed areas. Download
the complete funding announcement at: http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/news/bwet/welcome.html
or contact: Seaberry Nachbar, seaberry.nachbar@noaa.gov,
831-647-4204.
Proposal Due Date: 5:00 p.m. PST, October 6, 2008
Toshiba American Foundation
The mission of Toshiba America Foundation is to promote quality
science and mathematics education in U.S. schools. Grants
are made for programs and activities that improve teaching
and learning in science and mathematics, grades K-12. The
Foundation focuses its grant making on inquiry-based projects
designed by individual teachers, and small teams of teachers,
for use in their own classrooms. Grants range from $1,000
mini-grants for elementary teachers up to $25,000 for middle
and high schools. TAF is especially interested in supporting
projects designed by teachers for use in their own classrooms.
Hands-on science and projects that engage students in real
research questions are priorities.
For information about applying for a Toshiba grant, visit
www.taf.toshiba.com.
Deadline: Ongoing
Allen Foundation
The Allen Foundation supports educational nutrition programs,
with priority given to training programs for children and
young adults to improve their health and development.
Maximum Award: Past grants have ranged from
$2,000 to $1 million. Eligibility: Schools and school
districts should partner with local nonprofits to form nutrition
education programs.
Deadline: Ongoing.
http://www.allenfoundation.org/
Intel Model School
The Intel Model School Program provides equipment for a school
or district to enhance their technology by using advanced
technology. The Intel Model School Program identifies schools
that desire equipment or have a unique project to complete
by using Intel products, and can show the improvement in the
quality of the education experience for both the teacher and
the student by using high-end technology. Award:
Seeding of Intel equipment.
Eligibility: K-12 schools or school districts.
Deadline: Ongoing.
http://www.intel.com/modelschool
CA Fertilizer Foundation School Garden Grant Program
The Foundation will award at least twelve $1000 grants this
year (three per quarter) to support learning through gardening.
http://www.calfertilizer.org
Cosmic Lesson Competition
High School and Middle school teachers and their students
are invited to participate in a unique, year-long learning
adventure and the opportunity to win a Digital STARLAB Planetarium
system valued at $58, 000.
Using a team approach, participants will be challenged to
create a dynamic lesson using Starry Night software for ultimate
presentation in the Digital STARLAB Planetarium. Incorporating
outside images, video and data, teams will attempt to create
the most effective and impressive lesson possible. For details,
visit http://www.cosmiclesson.com.
Deadline: December 31, 2008.
Education World announces
the Grants for Educators
The program aims to help educators integrate technology into
the classroom. Forty grants will be awarded in $250 and $500
amounts. Currently only educators in the United States are
eligible. Recipients will be determined by a committee of
education specialists from around the nation and will be named
throughout the year. Those interested should complete the
online application, describing their proposed projects and
listing the expenses and expected results. Applications
may be completed at the Education World website at http://www.education-world.com/grants.
Space Explorers
Is currently coordinating a grant from NASA
which will be distributed on a congressional district basis.
Each state will get one sponsored "Mission" in each
congressional district, plus two more for senate seats. For
information, www.space-explorers.com.
SeaWorld/Busch Gardens Environmental Excellence Award
The Environmental Excellence Awards recognize the outstanding
efforts of students and teachers across the country who are
working at the grassroots level to protect and preserve the
environment. All schools grades K-12(not individuals) are
eligible to apply. Projects must be sponsored by a formally
recognized school group, such as a grade level, classroom,
or club. Eight project will be selected. Each winning group
will receive $10,000, an all-expenses paid trip for three
students and one adult leader to a SeaWorld or Busch Gardens
park for a special awards event. One outstanding environmental
educator/leader from among the winning groups will be recognized
with a $5000 award. Details and applications can be found
at http://www.SeaWorld.org/conservation-matters/eea/index.htm.
Application deadline: November 28, 2008
Presidential Awards for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching
(PAEMST)
The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and
Science Teaching (PAEMST) is the highest recognition that
a kindergarten through 12th-grade mathematics or science teacher
may receive for outstanding teaching in the United States.
Enacted by Congress in 1983, this program authorizes the President
to bestow up to 108 awards each year. The National Science
Foundation administers PAEMST on behalf of The White House
Office of Science and Technology Policy. Recipients of the
award receive the following:
* A citation signed by the President of the United States.
* A paid trip for two to Washington, D.C., to attend a weeklong series of recognition events and professional development opportunities.
* A $10,000 award from the National Science Foundation.
The 2009 PAEMST will be awarded to secondary science and math
teachers; applications will be available later this year.
Check the PAEMST webiste regularly for information and applications:
http://www.paemst.org/controllers/home.cfc?method=view.
CSTA Awards:
Applications for the 2009 Margaret Nicholson Distinguished
Service Award and the Future Science Teacher Award will be
available in January, 2009. Check back at that time: www.cascience.org/csta/programs_awards.asp.
NSTA Awards:
http://www.nsta.org/about/awards.aspx
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