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