Funding Opportunities and Awards
International Grant Announcements | U.S. Grant Announcements
International Grant Announcements
| Grant name: The SaveEarthGame | |
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| Eligibility: Part 1: all; Part 2: age 13 and up | Deadline: Part 1: 10 April 2009; Part 2: June 2009 |
| Contact: www.saveearthgame.org |
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IEEE invites you to create a game for players to use Earth Observations of our environment for solving issues of the world around us. Show how real-world events such a flooding or drought, changes in energy or climate affect the Earth and impact people. There are 2 components to the competition: 1.Suggest an idea for a computer game to show how using earth observations can make the world a better place. Focus areas might include Disasters, Health, Energy, Climate, Water, Weather, Ecosystems, Agriculture, and Biodiversity. Open to all ages. Deadline: 10 April 2009. |
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Ongoing
| 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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| Search for awards by keyword or browse by category. | |
U.S. Grant Announcements
May 2009
| Grant name: Department of Education Forecast of Funding | |
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| Eligibility: K-12 |
Deadline: 30 May 2009 - first round |
| Contact: topstars.strategies.org |
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| Top Stars is a contest open to U.S. formal (K-12, college) and informal educators who are invited to send in their best example of how they've used NASA Hubble Space Telescope for STEM education. Entries will be accepted from May 2009 through 2 January 2010, with entries selected for "TopStars" recognition and awards approximately every 2-3 months. Entries received by 30 May 2009 will be included in the first round of selections. | |
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Contest name: Win a Wireless Lab |
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| Eligibility: K-12 students | Deadline: 1 May 2009 |
| Contact: www.discoveryeducation.com/cdwg |
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| Through this contest, CDW-G and DIccovery Education will give K-12 schools across the United States the chance to win a 21st century classroom lab worth an estimated $45,000 complete with tablet or notebook computers and a wireless cart, interactive whiteboard, student response system, projector, printer, and document camera. The two companies also will provide on-site trainin g to all fine grand-prize winners. In addition to the hardware, Discovery Education will award a $5,000 digital media grant to the five grand-prize winning schools to help them more fully use the technology and engage students in learning. |
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| Grant name: 2009 Earth Day Photo Contest: Capture our Changing World |
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| Eligibility: U.S. Students Grades 5-8 |
Deadline: 9 May 2009 |
| Contact: http://www.strategies.org/education/index.aspx?sub=education&sub2=earthday&sub3=contest2009 |
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| During the week of Earth Day (April 22), be part of a unique national effort to capture our changing world. Anytime from Wednesday April 22 through Wednesday April 29, take a photograph of something that is changing in your local environment. It could be a change occurring in your backyard, outside your school, in a local park, or off in the distance toward the horizon. Then, research and write a scientific explanation (400 words or less) that answers the following questions: What is the change taking place in your photograph? What part or parts of the Earth system may be causing the change? Was the change expected? How might the change impact surrounding areas, including people? How might this picture look different in the future? Prizes include a digital camera and other digital items. Photographs will appear on the IGES Web site . |
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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. | |