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NEA NFIE Learning and Leadership Grant – Due September 15 NFIE grants provide opportunities for teachers,
education support professionals, and higher education faculty and staff to engage in high-quality
professional development
and lead
their colleagues in professional growth. |
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Eleanor Roosevelt Fund Award – Due November 1 Honors an individual, project, organization, or institution for outstanding contributions to equity and education for women and girls. The award is given for a broad range of activities including classroom teaching, educational and research contributions, and legal and legislative work in equity for women and girls. |
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NEA NFIE Learning and Leadership Grant – Due February 1 NFIE
grants provide opportunities for teachers, education support professionals,
and higher education faculty and staff to engage in high-quality professional development and lead their colleagues in professional
growth. |
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Grant for the Enhancement of Geographic Literacy – due March 21 $2,500 to promote geography education in schools; enhance
the geographic knowledge of students at the classroom, district, or state
levels; encourage integrating geography into social studies curriculum. |
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May
Horace Mann Scholarship Program for Educators – Due: May 15 Public or
private K-university instructors planning to enter a two- or four-year
college or university. Applicants must
have been employed by a public or private school district for at least two
years. |
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NEA NFIE Learning and Leadership Grant – Due June 1 NFIE grants provide opportunities for teachers, education support professionals, and higher education faculty and staff to engage in high-quality professional development and lead their colleagues in professional growth. |
If you are interested
in any of these grants, please contact the grant office at jassel@kcmsd.net or x7462.
If you believe your idea does not match any of the
previously listed grants, call the grant office and we will try to research a
grant to match your project’s needs.
Horace Mann Scholarship for Educators
www.horacemann.com/edscholarship
Amount: One winner will receive $5,000 over four years, 15 recipients
will be awarded $1,000 each over two years, and 20 grant winners will each
receive one-time $500 awards
Due:
Who: Public or private K-university instructors planning to enter
a two- or four-year college or university.
Applicants must have been employed by a public or private school
district for at least two years.
Purpose: enables K-university instructors to continue their education
at two- and four-year universities and colleges nationwide.
Application
includes: 300 word essay: “In recent years, standardized test results have
become increasingly important. The
relationship between test results and school funding has caused some schools to
‘teach to the test’ in order to improve test scores. What is your opinion on ‘teaching to the
test’? Why?”; (Essays will be evaluated on creativity, content and mechanics
(grammar, spelling, punctuation) ) school and
community activities, and letters of recommendation (Secure and hold two letters of recommendation. Only
one may be from a fellow teacher or administrator. Neither can be from a
relative. We will notify scholarship
semifinalists and ask them to send their letters of recommendation. Please obtain
these now; semifinalists will be asked to submit them very quickly.)
Eligibility:
Grant seekers must be employed at their educational institution at the time of
application, and at the time the scholarship is awarded. If selected, teachers must begin attending
their selected college or university by the following spring; funds will be
paid to the school at the beginning of each academic semester. To remain eligible, each award winner must
maintain a “C” average.
Download
Application: www.horacemann.com/edscholarship/edscholarapp.jsp
Payment: Scholarships will be paid directly to the recipient’s college
or university for tuition, fees, or related expenses.
Notification: We will notify scholarship recipients on or about
Grant for the
Enhancement of Geographic Literacy
Web site: www.ncss.org/awards/grants.shtml
Amount: $2,500
Due:
Who: Individuals or groups in school districts, public institutions, or
universities
Purpose: promote geography education in schools, enhance the
geographic knowledge of students at the classroom, district, or state levels;
encourage integrating geography into social studies curriculum.
Application includes: Cover page
(including program title, applicant name, school name, address and phone, and
home address and phone), program proposal (Five pages, double spaced (maximum),
concise rationale statements, complete program description that highlights the
specific geography skills and knowledge that will be introduced or reinforced,
number of teachers and students served, specific criteria for and means of
evaluating program effectiveness, statement of potential program impact after
the first year, specific line-item budget for $2,500 program grant.) program
abstract (should contain a clear and concise statement of the program's
objective, briefly describe or summarize program activities, and identify the
populations served), vita or professional resume of applicant
Download Application:
http://www.ncss.org/awards/grants.shtml#geography
Reporting: The grant recipient
will be expected to participate in a one hour grant writing session at the NCSS
Annual Conference in which they will discuss their successful grant writing
process and in the year following grant implementation, the grant recipient
will be expected to participate in a one hour session at the NCSS Annual
Conference, in which they will report on the implementation of their project
and offer evidence of its success
Judged on: sound project rationale, specific plans for enhancing
geographic literacy, project feasibility, potential for replication, and
incorporation of the National Geography Standards as identified in Geography
for Life, the "Fundamental Themes in Geography", and appropriate
sections of Expectations of Excellence:
Curriculum Standards for Social Studies.
American Association of University Women (AAUW) Eleanor Roosevelt
Teacher Fellowships –
Professional Development for female public school teachers
Implement a classroom or school program promoting gender equality
with preference to the areas of math, science, and technology; promoting
long-term change in the classrooms, schools, and district.
Web site: http://www.aauw.org/fga/awards/erf.cfm
Amount: The award
includes an honorarium of $5,000 plus travel expenses to attend the AAUW
National Convention held
Due:
Who: an
individual, project, organization, or institution; while the award focuses on
education, the recipient need not be an educator
Purpose: Honors
for outstanding contributions to equity and education for women and girls. The
award is given for a broad range of activities including classroom teaching,
educational and research contributions, and legal and legislative work in
equity for women and girls.
Application includes:
Complete nominations must include an original, plus seven copies each, of the following: a nomination form; a 2-4 page narrative; and
supplemental materials to support the nominee, such as letters of
recommendation/commendation, press clippings, curriculum vitae, and other items
supporting the nominee. To be eligible
for the award, projects or activities must take place within the
Download
Application: http://www.aauw.org/fga/awards/ERF%20Nomination%20Form.doc
Reporting: The awardee will be notified by April 2005.
NEA NFIE Learning and Leadership Grant
Web site: http://nfie.org/programs/grantguides.htm
Amount: $2,000
for individuals and up to $5,000 for groups engaged in collegial study
Due: September
15 for February 15 notification; February 1 for June 15 notification; June 1
for November 15 notification
Who: public school teachers in grades K–12, public school
education support professionals (para-educators, school bus drivers,
maintenance and custodial staff, food services staff, school nurses and student
services workers, clerical and office assistants, school security officers, and
technicians), or higher education faculty and staff at public colleges
and universities.
Purpose: NFIE grants provide opportunities for teachers, education
support professionals, and higher education faculty and staff to engage in high-quality professional
development and lead their colleagues in
professional growth.
Application includes: Applicant Data Sheet, Race/Ethnicity Information, Letter
of Support, Narrative including: LEARNING & LEADERSHIP — Narrative
Questions:
1.
What do you propose to
learn? How, where, and when will that learning be accomplished? Please specify
any learning resources you plan to use and the time frame for your work.
2.
What is the need for
such professional development? Describe the way you and your colleagues
assessed the need, including the student work used in your process. How was
this assessment a collegial undertaking? How is this assessment related to your
school’s or institution’s improvement plan?
3.
How, when, and where
will you share what you have learned? Which of your colleagues will benefit
from this sharing and how?
4.
How will this
professional development change the method and content of your teaching or your
work as an education support professional? How will it change the practice of
your colleagues?
5.
How will the proposed
work improve student achievement, and how will you know?
6.
Provide a line-item
budget for the proposed work. Include any additional support (cash or in-kind)
that will be provided by other sources.
NOTE: Proposed activities for Learning & Leadership Grants
must be consistent with the recommendations in Teachers Take Charge of Their Learning: Transforming
Professional Development for Student Success (especially
Chapter Three, “Helping Teachers to Assume
Responsibility for Their Own Professional Development") and The
ESProfessionals: An Action Guide to Help You in Your Professional Development.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to read these reports. The
ESProfessionals: An Action Guide to Help You in Your Professional Development
is available from the National Education Association, ESP Quality,
Possible activities may
include: One-shot” professional growth experiences, such as
attending a national conference or engaging a professional speaker, are
discouraged. Decisions regarding the content of the professional growth
activities must be based upon an assessment of student work undertaken with
colleagues and must be integrated into the institutional planning process.
Grant funds may be used for fees, travel expenses, books, or other materials
that enable applicants to learn subject matter, instructional approaches, and
skills. Recipients are expected to exercise professional leadership by sharing
their new learning with their colleagues.
Selection Criteria:
- Proposed
learning is high quality (see Teachers Take Charge of Their
Learning: Transforming Professional Development for Student Success
or The
ESProfessionals: An Action Guide to Help You in Your Professional
Development)
- Proposed
learning is directly related to a clear and compelling student need
- Proposed
collegial sharing is interactive and sustained over time
- Proposed
learning is likely to improve applicant’s practice and student achievement
- Budget
is appropriate to the proposed learning and sharing
Download Application: http://www.nfie.org/grantfrm.pdf
Mail
original and 5 copies to: The NEA Foundation, Attn: Learning &
Leadership Grants, 1201 Sixteenth Street NW, Suite 416, Washington, DC
20036-3207