Fall is a Time for Giving Back to My Online Community of Educators Fall is my favorite time of year and it is a time for giving back to the online community educators that I work with on a daily basis. Every Fall I try to create a comprehensive list of grant opportunities for educators and administrators. This grant list is my way to give back to the online community of educators who help me every day to extend my learning, but to also assist your efforts to make it through the school year with a few more golden opportunities and resources for your students. Here is once again the golden ticket of grant resources to share with all of you. Please share and distribute with your educational staff and good luck with writing and applying for some of the unique educational grant opportunities listed below! Naomi Harm Email: Naomi@naomiharm.org Twitter: nharm
$100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Global Innovation http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-award.html 6-12 Science and Math Grant: http://www.grantwrangler.com/GrantManager/templates/?a=2&z=0 Arts Teacher Fellowship (up to $5,000) http://www.surdna.org/what-we-fund/thriving-cultures/82.html Award for Reading and Technology ($1,000): http://www.reading.org/Resources/AwardsandGrants/teachers_presidential.aspx Barbara Bush Literacy Grants ( up to $65,000) http://www.barbarabushfoundation.com/site/c.jhLSK2PALmF/b.4344531/k.BD31/Home.htm Best dressed teacher contest: http://www.teachhub.com/best-dressed-teacher-contest Be the hero of your school and WIN a SAMCAM 860 for your school and $500 for your pocket! http://samsungk-12.com Beyond Words: the Dollar General School Library Relief Fund http://www.grantwrangler.com/GrantManager/templates/?a=376&z=52 CVS Community Grants (up to $5,000) http://info.cvscaremark.com/community/our-impact/community-grants Delta Education/Frey-Neo/CPO Science Education Awards for Excellence in Inquiry-based Science Teaching (up to $1500) http://www.nsta.org/about/awards.aspx#delta Distinguished Service to Science Education Awards (up to $500) http://www.nsta.org/about/awards.aspx#distservice
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Naomi Harm
Innovative Educator Consulting
http://www.naomiharm.org
Fall is a Time for Giving Back to My Online Community of Educators Earth Science Week Photo Contest ($300) http://www.earthsciweek.org/contests/photography/index.html Educator for a Day Grants (up to $5,000) http://www.waldenu.edu/Collegesand-Schools/College-of-Education-and-Leadership/33042.htm eInstruction Grant (up to $3500) http://www.einstruction.com/programs/edtech-conference/host-edtechconference Eleanor M. Johnson Award($1,000): http://www.reading.org/Resources/AwardsandGrants/teachers_johnson.aspx Ezra Jack Keats Library Minigrants (up to $500) http://www.ezra-jackkeats.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=103&Itemid=6IRA From Failure to Promise Grants (up to $1,000) http://www.fromfailuretopromise.com/K-12-Educator-s-Literacy-Grant.html Fuel up to Play 60 (up to $4,000) http://school.fueluptoplay60.com/funds/introduction.php Grants for Parents and Children ($500- $10,000 ) http://www.margaritaville.com/singing_change.html Grants for NonProfit Youth Programs($1,000-5,000): http://www.kindermorgan.com/community I Love MY Librarian Award (up to $5,000) http://www.ilovelibraries.org/lovemylibrarian/home.cfm Improving Community Ed Grant (up to $15,000-$250,000 ) http://www.mott.org/about/programs/pathwaysoutofpoverty/improvingcommunityeducation.aspx Jenny's Hereos (up to $25,000) http://www.jennysheroes.com JP Morgan Chase Grants: http://www.jpmorganchase.com/corporate/CorporateResponsibility/grant-programs.htm Literacy and Education Grants ($1,000- $10,000) http://www.buildabear.com/shopping/contents/content.jsp?catId=400002&id=700013 LCD Projector Giveaway http://www.teachhub.com/ed-tech-giveaway
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Naomi Harm
Innovative Educator Consulting
http://www.naomiharm.org
Fall is a Time for Giving Back to My Online Community of Educators Learning and Leadership Grants($2,000-$5,000): http://www.neafoundation.org/pages/educators/grant-programs/grant-application/learning-andleadership Lego Grants: http://www.legochildrensfund.org/Guidelines.html Reading Conference Grants: http://www.grantwrangler.com/GrantManager/templates/?a=203&z=52 Listen to an Essay Contest (up to $25,000) http://www.legacyproject.org/contests/ltal.html Magna (up to $4,000) http://www.asbj.com/MainMenuCategory/Supplements/MagnaAwards/WhatisMagna.aspx Making a Difference Award- Science (up to $2500) http://www.nsta.org/about/awards.aspx#dcat Mathematics, Science and Technology Education Grants ($500) https://www.firstenergycorp.com/community/education/grants/index.html Motorola Community Grants: http://responsibility.motorolasolutions.com/index.php/communityinvestment/?category=736 Music Grants ($500- $8000): http://www.mhopus.org/Apply National Science Teacher Association (NSTA) http://sendmyteacher.com/index.html Nila Banton Smith Award(1,000): http://www.reading.org/Resources/AwardsandGrants/teachers_smith_award.aspx Office Depot Foundation Grants ($50-10,000) http://www.officedepotfoundation.org/eligibility.asp Play With Your Produce Classroom Challenge (up to $1,000 ) http://www.produceforkids.org/teachers Project Learning Tree Grants: http://www.plt.org/cms/pages/21_22_18.html Robert H. Michel Special Project Grants ( $2500- $5000 ) http://www.dirksencenter.org/print_grants_specialprojects.htm Seeds for Education (up to $500) http://www.for-wild.org/seedmony.html
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Naomi Harm
Innovative Educator Consulting
http://www.naomiharm.org
Fall is a Time for Giving Back to My Online Community of Educators Shell Science Teaching Award(up to $10,000): http://www.grantwrangler.com/GrantManager/templates/?a=13&z=0 Siemens Competition STEM ($1,000- $100,000) http://siemens.collegeboard.org/?affiliateId=rdr&bannerId=siemens Shared Planet Youth Action Grants ($10,000-$30,000) http://www.starbucksfoundation.com/index.cfm?objectid=998EF1C41D09-317F-BBF7F71F7B681A12 Target Field Trip Grants: http://sites.target.com/site/en/company/page.jsp?contentId=WCMP04031880 Teach@15 Award to Improve Schools Technology (up to $1500) https://www.at15.com/contests_scholarships/teach Technology Grants for Rural Schools (up to $10,000) http://www.fred.org/tech.html Team America Rocket Challenge (up to $60,000) http://rocketcontest.org/contest_info.cfm The Frederick and Florence Bauder Endowment for the Support of Physics Teaching (up to $500) http://www.aapt.org/programs/grants/bauderfund.cfm The Victor C. Clark Youth Incentive Program (up to $1,000) http://www.arrl.org/the-victor-cclark-youth-incentive-program Walmart Store and Sam's Club Giving Program Guidelines http://walmartstores.com/CommunityGiving/8916.aspx Youth Garden Grants($500-$1,000) http://www.kidsgardening.org/grants/2012-youth-garden-grants-1 Veneer Technology Awards (up to $3,000): http://www.vernier.com/grants/nsta/ Verizon Literacy Grants: http://foundation.verizon.com/grant/guidelines.shtml Yearbook Advisor Award (up to $1,000): http://www.jpmorganchase.com/corporate/Corporate-Responsibility/grant-programs.htm U-Act Program ( $150- $2,500) http://www.redrobin.com/rrfoundation/uactprogram.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
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Naomi Harm
Innovative Educator Consulting
http://www.naomiharm.org