Other Grant Opportunities
For even more grant listings, visit the Office of Environmental Education's Grant page.
Invest in Teachers Grant
Teachers affect the growth and development of every citizen in the United States. However, North Carolina schools have been asked to return $58 million to the state, and as schools tighten their budgets, teacher professional development is often the first item cut. Thanks to a variety of partnerships, the LEARN NC Invest in Teachers Grant will award several grants ranging from $5,000 to $50,000, accompanied by an additional 50% match from the winning schools, so teachers will still receive the training and support they need to help their students succeed in the classroom and in life.
Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge
Teams of two to three students (in 6th, 7th or 8th grades) who work with a teacher or mentor can submit projects that identify an environmental issue within their communities, research it, develop a plan, collect and analyze data and share the results. Each student from the first place team will receive a $5,000 savings bond and the opportunity to appear on the network Planet Green. Various prizes will be awarded to the second and third place teams.
Classroom Earth National High School Challenge
To help provide teachers around the country with support for their innovative work to bring environmental education into the classroom, the National Environmental Education Foundation is launching the Classroom Earth National High School Challenge - an opportunity for up to 25 teachers to secure as much as $5,000 to $10,000 in funding to bring innovative environmental themes into their coursework. Visit www.neefusa.org to learn more and to download the application.
The Hach Scientific Foundation
is offering funding to chemistry teachers through its Outreach Program.. Grants up to $1500 will be awarded to support high school chemistry teachers who have creative ideas of transforming the learning in their classrooms. The application is a fairly straight forward, one page document that is due May 31, 2008. This opportunity was fostered through the relationship between the University of Rhode Island and The Hach Foundation but is available to all HS Chemistry teachers from around the country. Learn more about these high school chemistry grants as well as the pdf application.
Toyota Tapestry Grant
Winning the Toyota TAPESTRY grant was the highlight of my professional life,” said a recipient of the award. The new Toyota TAPESTRY 2008 online application is now available! For 2009 Toyota will be awarding 50 large grants, and a minimum of 20 mini-grants, totaling $550,000 in all to teachers who would like to implement an innovative science project in physical science, environmental science or integrating literacy & science. The program is open to middle and high school science teachers and elementary teachers who teach some science in the classroom. Please visit http://www.nsta.org/programs/tapestry for complete details on the grant program and the link so you may begin your proposal.
NC Beautiful Window of Opportunity Grant
You have a terrific idea about how to create student excitement about environmental stewardship and promote the protection of our natural environment. Let NC Beautiful help with financial support and encouragement as you develop your idea and become an environmental leader. Since 1999, NC Beautiful, a private, 501(c)3 nonprofit, has provided K-12 teachers, around the state, with resources to develop educational programming that enhances and supports ABC Initiatives and the NC Standard Course of Study. Through the Windows of Opportunity program, teachers are rewarded for their innovation and creativity as they promote these traits in their students, to improve their appreciation of the environment which in turn improves the beauty of our State. See our website for more info at www.NCBeautiful.org or e-mail our Programs Director, Mike Holland at Dr.Holland@NCBeautiful.org or call him at 336-376-9322 or Anna Mann at 919-828-3190.
Target Student Field Trip Grant Program
A philanthropic program of Target Corporation (http://www.target.com/ ), the Target Field Trip Grant program will award grants to schools across the United States for field trips. Grant-funded field trips may involve museum, environmental, or science projects; artistic and cultural experiences; and civics or community service projects. Grants may not be used for salaries or equipment. Up to 1,600 grants of up to $1,000 each will be awarded. Deadline: November 1
AAPT Physics Teacher Grants
The American Association of Physics Teachers High School Physics Teacher Grant will reward a proposal designed to result in better teaching practice, student understanding and interest, and increased class enrollment. The proposal may use a new teaching method or an adaptation of an existing idea. Maximum Award: $1,000. Eligibility: members of AAPT. Deadline: November 1.
Biotechnology Mini-Grants
Applications are now being accepted for the North Carolina Biotechnology Center’s 2006-2007 Mini-Grant Program. All proposals must be submitted electronically using the Biotechnology Center’s online submission process. Proposals must be received by 5 p.m. on January 24. The Biotechnology Education Mini-Grant Program offers awards of up to $6,000 to assist in the development and implementation of activities, programs, and courses for biotechnology education and training at the K-12 level. Any North Carolina non-profit institution may apply.
Awards for Innovative and Progressive Thinking in Education
The ING Unsung Heroes awards program recognizes innovative and progressive thinking in education. Maximum Award: $27,000. Eligibility: full-time educators, teachers, principals, paraprofessionals, and classified staff members with projects that improve student learning at K-12 public or private schools.
GreenWorks! Grants
GreenWorks! offers educators the opportunity to apply for grants to implement community action and service-learning projects. Applicants must be PLT (Project Learning Tree) trained and provide 50% of the funds for their project.
The Bauder Endowment for the Support of Physics Teaching
The Bauder Endowment for the Support of Physics Teaching The Frederick and Florence Bauder Endowment for the Support of Physics Teaching was established to support special activities in the area of physics teaching.
Activities that the grant can support include, but are not limited to:
- Providing grants for the development and distribution of innovative apparatus for physics teaching
- Providing funds to obtain and or build and support traveling exhibits of apparatus, up to $500 will fund local workshops for teachers that spread the use of demonstration and laboratory equipment
- Providing support for grant projects, provided the Bauder Fund recommends such projects and the AAPT Executive Board approves them.
Only AAPT members can apply. Applications must be received by July 1 for consideration at the Summer Meeting or December 1 for consideration at the Winter Meeting where the grants are awarded. Application materials are available online as PDF or can be requested from:
Programs Dept.
AAPT
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740-3845
E-mail: aapt-prog@aapt.org
Dominion Math/Science Grants
Grants Available to Schools in Northeast North Carolina
Up to $5,000 for K12 Math and/or Science
Applications due May 1
For complete information and to apply visit http://www.dom.com/about/education/grants/grants.jsp
Chemical Education Foundation Lesson Plan Competition
The Chemical Education Foundation (CEF) is holding a lesson plan competition for K-12 educators. Submitted plans must illustrate a topic in the following categories: Scientific Inquiry; Structure of Matter; and Safety and Recycling. Winners in each category receive $1000 and each runner up receives $500, in addition to having their plans published online. Entries must be postmarked by October 21.
Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision Awards
Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVisionchallenges teams of two to four students in the United States and Canada to research scientific principles and current technologies as the basis for designing innovative technologies that could exist in 20 years. A popular learning and motivational tool, many teachers use it as part of their science and technology curriculum.
Up to $240,000 in savings bonds will be awarded this year to student winners whose innovative ideas combine imagination with the tools of science. Toshiba laptop computers for schools and other prizes for students, teachers, and mentors will also be presented. Up to 32 winning students, their families, teachers and mentors will also receive a 5-day expenses paid trip to Washington, DC for a gala awards event. The deadline for the competition is in January. For more information or an application, visit www.cags.exploravision.org or e-mail exploravision@nsta.org.
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