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NEA Grants Grants & Opportunities
Teacher at Sea
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Teacher at Sea Program sends K–12 teachers aboard research ships for up to one month. The mission of the NOAA Teacher at Sea Program is to provide teachers hands-on, real-world research experience working at sea with worldrenowned NOAA scientists, thereby giving them unique insight into oceanic and atmospheric research crucial to the nation. The program provides a unique opportunity for kindergarten through college-level teachers to sail aboard NOAA research ships to work under the tutelage of scientists and crew. Applications are available online in the fall.
DEADLINE: Rolling
MEA Grants
MEA's Human, Civil Rights and Cultural Affairs Grants This MEA grant is to help local association members provide HCR leadership opportunities in their schools and communities.
Deadline: September 13, 2017
MEA's Members are Leaders Grants This MEA grant is to help local association members provide professional and educational leadership in their schools and communities.
Deadline: September 13, 2017
MEA's Leroy Lambert Political Action Grant This MEA grant is to facilitate the development and implementation of a local association political action program.:
Deadline: September 13, 2017
MEA Grants
Patty Scully, Winslow EA 2016 Global Learning Fellow
Pictured in Machu Picchu, Peru
This Could Be You!
The NEA Foundation Grants
The NEA Foundation awards grants of up to $5,000 exclusively to NEA members to enhance teaching and learning: • Student Achievement Grants support initiatives that improve academic achievement. • Learning & Leadership Grants support high-quality professional development. Active NEA members who are practicing K-12 public school teachers, education support professionals, and higher education faculty and staff at public colleges and universities may apply online. Preference is currently being given to projects that incorporate STEM and/or global learning, as well as projects with leads/partners that are education support professionals.
Deadlines are: February 1, June 1, and October 15.
The NEA Foundation Global Learning Fellowship
The NEA Foundation Global Learning Fellowship offers educators 12 months of professional development opportunities and a nine-day international field study to support educators as they cultivate global competence skills and build global lesson plans that are shared with educators around the world. Active NEA members who are current K-12 classroom teachers are eligible to apply. Teachers with 5 or more years of classroom experience will be given preference. By participating in the Global Learning Fellowship program, educators have an opportunity to lead the profession by acquiring the necessary skills to integrate global competence into their daily classroom instruction, advance pedagogy in their school and district, and prepare students to thrive.
