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May 15, 2003
Grants, Contests & Awards
By Susan Brooks-Young
High school teachers who incorporate economics education into any content area are eligible for the NASDAQ National Teaching Awards. Five regional winners receive $10,000 each, and 20 regional semifinalists win $1,000 each. The Grand Prize of $25,000 includes the $10,000 regional prize. Interested teachers should submit lesson plans that promote student understanding of the principles of economics and economics literacy skills. The deadline for entries is July 31. Visit www.ncee.net/nasdaq for the entry form and other information.
The School Library Journal and the Greenwood Publishing Group recently announced a new Administrator of the Year Award. The award recognizes superintendents, principals, and assistant principals who have dynamic, creative relationships with school librarians. First prize is a $5,000 award. Second and third place winners receive between $2,000 and $3,000. The award money must be spent on library-related programs or resources, and winners will be highlighted in a cover story for the School Library Journal. To nominate a deserving administrator, visit www.slj.com. Nominations, which must be submitted online, are due by June 16.
Educators in the United States and Canada may apply for the Texas Instruments Keyboard Collaboration Grant Program. The grant allows schools to purchase keyboards for TI handheld devices at significantly reduced prices. Preference is given to proposals where two or more teachers work in collaboration, with at least one teacher using the equipment for a course other than mathematics. Teachers may apply for support in purchasing one of two different classroom packages. For specific details about the configuration for each package as well as a grant application form, check education.ti.com/us/product/accessory/keyboard/grant/grant.html. Applications are due June 1.
Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth grants, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, support programs for children that take place during or outside the school day and are meant to help students experience and participate in the arts. In 2002, the NEA awarded nearly 2,200 grants totaling more than $95 million. Grants range from $5,000 to $150,000, although most are $25,000 or less. Guidelines and application forms may be accessed at www.nea.gov/guide/GAP04/GAPindex.html. Applications are due June 16.
The Braitmayer Foundation is offering Education Grants to programs that emphasize curricular and school reform or professional development for teachers, particularly in the area of recruitment and retention of highly qualified new teachers. The grants range from $10,000 for smaller projects to $35,000 for larger projects. Grants are typically used as seed money, challenge grants, or to match other grants to the recipient organization. Letters of inquiry and some supporting documentation are due June 30. Selected applicants will be asked to submit full proposals by November 15. Visit www.braitmayerfoundation.org/guid.htm for more details.
When Paul Newman started his Newman's Own food business in 1982, he pledged to donate all his after-tax profits from product sales to fund youth, literacy, health, substance abuse, and education initiatives. Recent recipients of The Common Good Grants include a school for migrant children located in Florida and a program that supports troubled teens. Visit www.newmansown.com/5b1_grants.html for more information about funding your program through the Newman's Own Foundation. Applications may be submitted between April 1 and July 1.
Contest of the Month Win a handheld computer and a spot on Technology & Learning's masthead! Technology & Learning's Ed Tech Leader of the Year contest recognizes forward-thinking teachers, technology coordinators, and administrators who are using technology in innovative ways to improve education. The national winner will receive Palm's newly released Zire 71 handheld, Mobile Mentor Classroom Software Essential from Handmark, plus an opportunity to serve alongside the nation's top education technology leaders on T&L's advisory board. Deadline for entries is June 2. Visit www.techlearning.com/content/contest/etloy for an entry form.
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