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International Grant Announcements | U.S. Grant Announcements
International Grant Announcements
Grant name: Melinda Gray Ardia Environmental Foundation Grants |
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Eligibility: All organizations in all countries | Deadline: Sep 27, 2008 |
Contact: http://www.mgaef.org |
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The foundation will award grants of up to $1,500 to K-12 environmental education projects. Educators who develop environmental curricula integrating field activities and classroom teaching and incorporate basic ecological principles and problem solving will be eligible. |
Grant name: World Space Week Educational Awards! |
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Eligibility: All schools in all countries | Deadline: Oct 4, 2008 |
Contact: http://www.worldspaceweek.org/educational_awards.html |
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To encourage teachers and students to participate in World Space Week (4 - 10 October 2008), World Space Week organizers have again approached sponsors to provide $500 teacher grants for the most creative use of space in the classroom during World Space Week 2008! How to apply: Photographs, student projects, media clippings and any other multimedia/scanned documentation should be emailed to teacherawards@worldspaceweek.org. Please mention your name, school, age, of your students, city, country and phone number. See Web site for more details. |
Grant name: Various grants and awards at EnvironmentAwards.net | |
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Eligibility: varies | Deadline: varies |
Contact: www.environmentawards.net |
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U.S. Grant Announcements
Grant name: Melinda Gray Ardia Environmental Foundation Grants |
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Eligibility: All organizations in all countries | Deadline: Sep 27, 2008 |
Contact: http://www.mgaef.org |
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The foundation will award grants of up to $1,500 to K-12 environmental education projects. Educators who develop environmental curricula integrating field activities and classroom teaching and incorporate basic ecological principles and problem solving will be eligible. |
Grant name: Kids in Need Foundation Grants |
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Eligibility: K-12 school teachers | Deadline: Sep 30, 2008 |
Contact: http://kidsinneed.net/grants/guidelines.php |
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The Kids in Need Foundation provides grants of between $100 and $500 for K-12 teachers who have innovative, meritorious ideas. Projects may qualify for funding if they make creative use of common teaching aids, approach the curriculum from an imaginative angle, or tie nontraditional concepts together for the purpose of illustrating commonalities. |
Grant name: Best Buy Te@ch Program | |
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Eligibility: U.S. Schools | Deadline: Sep 30, 2008 |
Contact: http://www.bestbuyinc.com/community_relations/teach_awards.htm |
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Best Buy Te@ch Program rewards K-12 schools for implementing successful, interactive programs using available technology. Projects must focus on kids using technology to learn a standards-based curriculum, rather than on teaching students to use technology that students aren't able to use hands-on. |
Grant name: World Space Week Educational Awards! |
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Eligibility: All schools in all countries | Deadline: Oct 4, 2008 |
Contact: http://www.worldspaceweek.org/educational_awards.html |
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To encourage teachers and students to participate in World Space Week (4 - 10 October 2008), World Space Week organizers have again approached sponsors to provide $500 teacher grants for the most creative use of space in the classroom during World Space Week 2008! How to apply: Photographs, student projects, media clippings and any other multimedia/scanned documentation should be emailed to teacherawards@worldspaceweek.org. Please mention your name, school, age, of your students, city, country and phone number. See Web site for more details. |
Grant name: The Weather Channel's "Forecast Earth Summit" Essay Contest |
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Eligibility: Continental U.S. students ages 14-17 countries | Deadline: Oct 19, 2008 |
Contact: https://www.forecastearthsummit.org/ |
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Each Contestant must submit an essay describing the entrant’s love for the Planet and what the entrant has done to keep it clean and green. Entry must be a previously unpublished, original, first person account with ownership rights held solely by the contestant. |
Ongoing
Grant name: Classroom Grants | |
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Eligibility: Public schools | Deadline: Ongoing: each December, February, May, August |
Contact: www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=216 |
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Funded by American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronauts (AIAA) Foundation, these grants are available to supplement the math, science or technology curriculum for K-12 teachers nationwide. Up to $200 per individual request is awarded, and each school is limited to up to $1,000 per calendar year. Program areas: Math, science/environmental, technology. |
Grant name: Waste Management Charitable Contributions program | |
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Eligibility: 501(c)3 charities and public organizations where support received will be used exclusively for public purposes | Deadline: Ongoing |
Contact: www.wastemanagement.com/WM/community/Giving.asp |
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At Waste Management, we strive to be a trusted and valued community partner and to positively impact our communities through resourceful and green business practices. The types of programs that Waste Management is most likely to support include:
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Grant name: Outdoor Classroom Grant Program | |
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Eligibility: K-12 public schools | Deadline: varies |
Contact: www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=pg&p=AboutLowes/outdoor/ |
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Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation, International Paper and National Geographic Explorer! classroom magazine have partnered to create an outdoor classroom grant program to provide schools with additional resources to improve their science curriculum by engaging students in hands-on experiences outside the traditional classroom. Maximum Award: $20,000 (to districts or schools with major outdoor classroom projects); $2000 to individual schools. |
Grant name: Department of Education Forecast of Funding | |
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Eligibility: | Deadline: |
Contact: www.ed.gov/fund/grant/find/edlite-forecast.html |
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This document lists virtually all programs and competitions under which the Department of Education has invited or expects to invite applications for new awards for FY 2005 and provides actual or estimated deadline dates for the transmittal of applications under these programs. The lists are in the form of charts -- organized according to the Department's principal program offices -- and includes previously announced programs and competitions, as well as those planned for announcement at a later date. Note: This document is advisory only and is not an official application notice of the Department of Education. They expect to provide regular updates to this document. |
Grant name: Fund for Teachers | |
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Eligibility: Teachers of pre-K through 12th grade, with 3 years full time teaching experience, at least half time teaching when grants are approved and made. | Deadline: varies by state |
Contact: www.fundforteachers.org/how.html |
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Fund for Teachers provides funds for direct grants to teachers to support summer learning opportunities of their own design. Maximum Award: $5,000. |
Grant name: Toshiba America Foundation | |
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Eligibility: Grades K-12 | Deadline: Decisions about grants under \$5,000 are made on a rolling basis and applications are accepted throughout the year. |
Contact: www.taf.toshiba.com |
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Toshiba America Foundation makes grants for projects in math and science designed by classroom teachers to improve instruction for students in grades K-12. Maximum Award: $5,000. |
Grant name: Best Buy Children's Foundation | |
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Eligibility: Public Schools | Deadline: Ongoing, beginning April 2005 |
Contact: communications.bestbuy.com/communityrelations/teach.asp |
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The Best Buy Children's Foundation supports programs that connect kids, technology and education. Best Buy's tech program was created to recognize and reward schools that are integrating interactive technology into the curriculum. Maximum Award: $2,500 Gift Card. |
Grant name: Best Buy Children's Foundation Grants, te\@ch Grants, and Store donations | |
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Eligibility: Public school, youth oriented, non-profits | Deadline: |
Contact: www.bestbuy.com |
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Funded by: Best Buy. Program areas: Technology. Several programs that involve students and technology. Please go to the website indicated below, go to the bottom of the page, and click on Community Relations. Also be aware that Best Buy gives locally through your nearest Best Buy store. Total amount: 1.5\% of pretax earnings. |
Grant name: Allen Foundation | |
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Eligibility: Schools and school districts should partner with local nonprofits to form nutrition education programs | Deadline: Ongoing |
Contact: www.allenfoundation.org |
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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. |
Grant name: Intel Model School | |
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Eligibility: K-12 schools or school districts | Deadline: Ongoing |
Contact: www.intel.com/modelschool |
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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. |
Grant name: International Paper Company Foundation Grants | |
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Eligibility: Nonprofit public 501(c)(3) charities and certain municipal, county, state, and federal entities in areas where the company has operations. | Deadline: Please contact the local facility for local submission deadlines and procedures. |
Contact: www.internationalpaper.com/Our%20Company/IP%20Giving/A_IP%20Foundation/Application_Guidelines.html |
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Grants will support programs in the areas of education, employee involvement, and community development. Education grants focus on career development for minorities, environmental education, and literacy. |