P. Buckley Moss Foundation for Children’s Education: Each year the Foundation for Children’s Education has made available five $1,000 grants to be awarded to educators who need money to further their program goals. The purpose is to aid and support teachers who wish to establish effective art learning tools to teach children with learning disabilities and other special needs.
Deadline: N/A
Maximum Grant: $1,000

General Grants

DonorsChoose: DonorsChoose enables teachers to post resource needs and it allows donors to browse and grant requests.
Deadline: N/A
Education Week: EdWeek offers a plethora of information concerning education grant opportunities.
Deadline: Various
Maximum Grant: Varies
Grant Wrangler: Grant Wrangler is a grant listing service offered by Nimble Press at no charge. It makes it easier for teachers to search for grants by subject area, grade level, or grant name. With more than $47 million in grants listed, Grant Wrangler's goal is to help more schools find funding for all areas of learning and growth for K-12 education. Search for the latest classroom and teacher grants or sign up for the monthly Grant Wrangler Bulletin on their website.
Deadline: Various
Maximum Grant: Varies
Institute of International Education: Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. has launched a NEW, fully-funded professional development program for teachers of grades 7-12 to Costa Rica. This is a unique opportunity for educators of all disciplines to visit Costa Rica, a small nation renowned for diversity and natural beauty, as well as for its efforts in cultural and environmental conservation. This year, the program is open to twenty secondary school classroom teachers, of all subjects, who teach full time in Arizona, California, Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin. To learn more access the program's website.
Deadline: Various
NEA Foundation: The National Education Association’s Foundation for the Improvement of Education offers numerous grants and awards for educators. The exhaustive list is on their website.
Deadline: Various
Maximum Grant: Varies
National Environmental Education Foundation: The NEEF offers High School Challenge Grants to teachers with at least three years of experience in order to broaden the ecological or environmental content of their curricula offerings or for a project that focuses on a particular ecological or environmental concern. They offer both Cross-Curricula Grants for an interdisciplinary or inter-grade opportunity and Single-Course Grants for teachers in any subject. All grants are part of their Classroom Earth initiative in partnership with the Weather Channel.
Deadline: Varies
Maximum Grant: Varies

History/Social Studies

American Immigration Law Foundation's Teacher Grant Program: The American Immigration Law Foundation will award grants nationwide for the 2008-2009 school year, of $100 to $500, to fund a limited number of K-12 grade level projects that provide education about immigrants and immigration. The Foundation seeks to fund activities that are innovative and supportive of AILF's mission of promoting the benefits of immigrants to our nation.Applications are limited to educators teaching in public or private primary, intermediate, and secondary level schools. Proposals that are classroom-based will receive strong consideration, and the Foundation encourages projects that can be replicated in other classrooms across the nation. Funds for field-trips will not be granted. Grants are non-renewable. AILF is always looking for innovative and creative ideas, this year focus will be emphasized on proposals that relate to the following categories: innovative use of technology, underrepresented minorities, community outreach and partnerships with community based organizations, and math and science.
Deadline: Various, generally two deadlines throughout the year
Maximum Grant: $500

Innovation

ING Unsung Heroes: Awards are given to K-12 educators pioneering new teaching methods and techniques that improve learning based on innovative methods, creativity, and ability to positively influence students. Each year, 100 finalists are selected to receive a $2,000 award, payable to both the winning teacher and his or her school. At least one award is granted in each of the 50 states, provided at least one qualified application was received from each state.
Deadline: April 30^th of every year
Maximum Grant: $25,000
InvenTeams Grants: Sponsored by Lemelson-MIT, InvenTeams is a national grant initiative that fosters inventiveness among high school students. InvenTeams asks high school students, teachers and mentors to collaboratively identify a problem that they want to solve, research the problem, and then develop a prototype invention as an in-class or extracurricular project. Teachers apply with students for grants of up to $10,000 to support each team's efforts.
Deadline: April of every year
Maximum Grant: $10,000
Jordan Fundamentals Grant Program: The Jordan Fundamentals Grant Program recognizes outstanding teaching and instructional creativity in public secondary schools that serve economically disadvantaged students. First to twelfth grade public school teachers or paraprofessionals in schools with at least 50% of the student body eligible for free or reduced lunch may apply by developing an original lesson plan or thematic unit that demonstrates high expectations for students. Up to 400 grants of $2,500 will be awarded each year. They may be used for resource materials, supplies, equipment, transportation, costs related to field trips, software, and other items required to implement and assess the proposed lesson or thematic unit.
Deadline: April of every year
Maximum Grant: $2,500
Kids in Need Foundation: This foundation awards over $100,000 in grants of $500 denominations to numerous teachers to fund creative classroom initiatives.
Deadline: September 30^th of every year
Maximum Grant: $500
NEA Student Achievement Grants: The grants aim to improve the academic achievement of students by engaging in critical thinking and problem solving. The work should also improve students’ habits of inquiry, self-directed learning, and critical reflection. Proposals for work resulting in low-income and minority student success with honors, advanced placement, or other challenging curricula are particularly encouraged.
Deadline: Various, generally three deadlines throughout the year
Maximum Grant: $5,000
Toshiba America Foundation: TAF offers grants of up to $1,000 for K-6 teachers, in public or private schools, for the creation of projects designed to improve instruction for students in grades 7-12. The Foundation strongly encourages projects planned and led by individual teachers or teams of teachers for their own classrooms. Many successful grantees have designed projects that tap into the natural curiosity of their students, enable students to frame their own scientific questions, and incorporate the expertise of community partners.
Deadline: Various
Maximum Grant: $1,000

Lifestyle

Impact Educator Grant: Trustmark awards $1,000 grants for teacher-created initiatives that implement programs promoting healthy living for students.
Deadline: Trustmark begins accepting applications in September of every year
Maximum Grant: $1,000
Lowe’s Toolbox for Education: A grant program provided by Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation that focuses on community-building and facility-enhancing (both indoor and outdoor) projects.
Deadline: October and February of every year
Maximum Grant: $5,000

Literature/Language

American Library Association: The ALA offers a variety of grants to school librarians, media professionals and teachers. A comprehensive list can be found on their website.
Deadline: Various
Maximum Grant: Varies
National Italian American Foundation Italian Language Study Grants: This is a matching grant program open to organizations, individuals, schools, and community groups that wish to launch or expand the teaching of Italian in their local public or private elementary, intermediate, or high schools. The grant money may be used to purchase teaching materials, pay teacher and/or teacher’s aide salaries, or towards any legitimate and academically sound activity that furthers the study of Italian in the school for one academic year. The language program may be held before, during or after school hours. Grants range from $500 to $2,000 per year.
Deadline: Various
Maximum Grant: Various

Math

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics: The NCTA offers a variety of grants especially for mathematics teachers.
Deadline: Various
Maximum Grant: Varies

Music

Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation: The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation supports music education and its many benefits through the donation of new and refurbished musical instruments to underserved school and community music programs and individual students nationwide. K-12 schools can apply for this grant. The foundation makes repairs to damaged instruments, distributes refurbished instruments and then purchases new instruments.
Deadline: Varies
Maximum Grant: Various
Music Is Revolution: The Music Is Revolution Foundation is a non-profit organization founded by musician and rock icon Michael Davis of the MC5 to provide $500 grants to public school teachers who incorporate music education into their curriculums. The grants are offered to teachers at all grade levels and in all subjects (not just to music teachers, but to teachers of any subject).
Deadline: January 15^th, April 15^th and October 15^th of every year
Maximum Grant: $500

Regional

Children for Children Grant: Children for Children provides resources to New York City schools and educators via grants and hands-on events and programs that invite students to focus on helping others and to focus on gaining personal skills, problem-solving skills, self-respect, character development and self discipline. To qualify for grants, schools must demonstrate evidence of leadership and progress. In the past, grants have ranged from $5,000 to $28,000 providing materials such as musical instruments, microscopes, libraries and much more.
Deadline: January of every year
Maximum Grant: $30,000

Science/Technology

A+ for Energy program: California and Texas K-12 teachers can apply for the BP A+ energy grants. The Program was developed by BP to recognize teachers for innovation and excellence in teaching energy and/or energy conservation in the classroom. BP will award up to $1.5 million in grants to K-12 California teachers for innovative classroom, after- school, extra-curricular, or summer activities focused on energy and/or energy conservation.
Deadline: Varies
Maximum Grant: $10,000
Air Force Association: The Educator Grant program is designed to promote aerospace education activities in classrooms from kindergarten through twelfth grades. The program encourages the development of innovative aerospace activities within the prescribed curriculum. The program also encourages establishing an active relationship between the school and the local Air Force Association organization.
Deadline: Various
Maximum Grant: Various
American Honda Foundation: Schools, along with other non-profit organizations, can apply to the foundation for the promotion of youth and scientific education.
Deadline: Various
Maximum Grant: $100,000
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics: The AIAA offers classroom grants of up to $200 for science and math programs. K-12 teachers who use science, math, or technology in the classroom can apply.
Deadline: Quarterly
Maximum Grant: $200
Digital Wish Grants: This website provides a list of grants that involve digital technology in various school subjects.
Deadline: Various
Maximum Grant: Various
Entomological Foundation: Mini-grants are available from the Entomological Foundation for curriculum development efforts or workshops emphasizing the uses of insects in K-12 educational settings.
Deadline: Varies
Maximum Grant: $2,100
Hearlihy/FTE Grant: In association with the Foundation for Technology Education, the International Technology Education Association announces the $2,000 Hearlihy/FTE Grant for a technology teacher at any grade level (K-12). Its purpose is to recognize and encourage the integration of a quality technology education program within the school curriculum.
Deadline: December 1^st of every year
Maximum Grant: $1,000
Hewlett-Packard Grants: The K-12 HP Technology for Teaching Grant Initiative is designed to support innovative and effective uses of technology in the classroom setting. In the 2006 selection process, some preference was given to schools that serve a large number of low-income students, relative to district or state free and reduced price lunch percentages, and to projects that included integration of mathematics and/or science curriculum. US schools can apply for grants if they are near a HP location.
Deadline: Varies
Maximum Grant: Items valued at $40,000
Melinda Gray Ardia Environmental Foundation: K-12 educators can apply for a grant of up to $1,500 to be used towards innovative environmental education. Projects should support curricula that empower and encourage students to become involved in solving environmental and social problems as informed decision makers through an emphasis on the application of basic ecological principles.
Deadline: Varies
Maximum Grant: $1,500
National Geographic in the Field: Teacher grants are given directly to educators to facilitate their work in promoting and increasing geographic literacy in the classroom, school, district, and/or community. Teacher grant applications are accepted from any current teacher or administrator in an accredited K-12 school within the United States and Canada. Projects that have outreach to urban areas are particularly encouraged.
Deadline: Various
Maximum Grant: Various
National Weather Association Sol Hirsch Fund Grants: Five hundred dollar grants are available annually from the NWA for K-12 teachers who help to improve meteorology education for their students. The selected teachers can use the funds to take an accredited course in atmospheric sciences, attend a relevant workshop or conference, or purchase scientific materials and equipment for the classroom.
Deadline: August 1^st of every year
Maximum Grant: $500
Toyota Tapestry Grants: Toyota Motor Sales Inc. and the National Science Teachers Association offer a minimum of 70 Toyota TAPESTRY Grants for K-12 science teachers to implement innovative student projects in environmental or physical sciences or in literacy and science. Fifty grants are worth up to $10,000 each; winners receive an expenses-paid trip to the NSTA national convention. At least 20 mini-grants of $2,500 each are also awarded.
Deadline: Varies
Maximum Grant: $10,000

Continuing Education and Professional Development Grants and Awards

Certification

General

Education Week: EdWeek offers a plethora of information concerning education grant opportunities.
Deadline: Various
Maximum Grant: Varies
Fund for Teachers Grants: K-12 teachers with a minimum of three years teaching experience as a full time teacher spending at least 50% of the time in a classroom or classroom-like setting, in an eligible area, can apply for this grant by designing a professional development experience. Eligible applicants may apply as an individual or as a team; the funding limit is $5,000 per person and $10,000 total per team of two or more. Applicants submit a written online proposal explaining how their experience will make them a better teacher and how the applicant’s improved skills or capacity will be implemented in the classroom, benefiting students, curricula and school. In addition, applicants should supply information as to how they will document experiences and describe, in narrative form, their proposed fellowship budget.
Deadline: Varies depending on state
Maximum Grant: $5,000 per person and $10,000 total per team
Horace Mann – Abraham Lincoln Fellowship: The fellowship will allow fifty full-time US teachers the opportunity to study the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln. It is open to all K-12 teachers of any discipline, but its curriculum is targeted towards educators of grades 4-12. The fellowship features a five-day institute in June and July 2009 at the ALPLM in Springfield, Illinois.
Deadline: Varies
Maximum Grant: N/A
National Association for Gifted Children A. Harry Passow Classroom Teacher Scholarship: The National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) annually awards the A. Harry Passow Classroom Teacher Scholarship to teachers of grades K-12 who have shown excellence in teaching gifted students, the ability to meet the needs of gifted students, and commitment to furthering the development of their teaching skills. The scholarship is designed to reimburse/defray the costs of continuing education for up to two eligible teachers currently teaching gifted students in a variety of educational settings ranging from a homogeneous or full-day special class to a heterogeneous classroom.
Deadline: EarlyApril of every year
Maximum Grant: $2,000
NEA Foundation: The National Education Association’s Foundation for the Improvement of Education offers numerous grants and awards for educators. The exhaustive list is on their website.
Deadline: Various
Maximum Grant: Varies
NEA Learning and Leadership Grants: Grants support public school teachers, public education support professionals, and/or faculty and staff in public institutions of higher education. There are grants awarded to individuals and grants awarded to teams of educators. Grants to individuals fund participation in high-quality professional development experiences, such as summer institutes or action research. Grants to groups fund collegial study, including study groups, action research, lesson study, or mentoring experiences for faculty or staff new to an assignment.
Deadline: Various, generally three deadlines throughout the year
Maximum Grant: $2,000 for Individuals, $5,000 for Groups
National Environmental Education Foundation: The NEEF offers a professional development grant for high school teachers of all subjects with at least two years of experience to participate in two online courses in environmental education. The online courses are provided by the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point and Environmental Education and Training Partnership (EETAP) and the costs are completed covered by the $1,600 grant. All grants are part of their Classroom Earth initiative in partnership with the Weather Channel.
Deadline: Varies
Maximum Grant: $1,600
National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation: This scholarship is for secondary and post-secondary restaurant and foodservice educators who want to complement classroom time with additional industry knowledge by participating in a "hands-on" work experience or attending one of the NRAEF Summer Institutes.
Deadline: Varies
Maximum Grant: $1,750

History/Literature

American Library Association: The ALA offers a variety of grants to school librarians, media professionals and teachers. A comprehensive list can be found on their website.
Deadline: Various
Maximum Grant: Varies
Horace Mann – Abraham Lincoln Fellowship: The fellowship will allow fifty full-time US teachers the opportunity to study the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln. It is open to all K-12 teachers of any discipline, but its curriculum is targeted towards educators of grades 4-12. The fellowship features a five-day institute in June and July 2009 at the ALPLM in Springfield, Illinois.
Deadline: Varies
Maximum Grant: N/A
International Reading Association: The International Reading Association offers various grants and fellowships for study of beginning reading, reading difficulties, literacy and instruction, and adult readers, among other subjects. These include the $6,000 Jeanne S. Chall Research Fellowship; Teacher as Researcher grants of up to $5,000; Elva Knight Research Grants of up to $10,000 each, awarded to IRA members for proposed research addressing new and significant questions; the $5,000 Nila Banton Smith Research Dissemination Support Grant for an IRA member to disseminate research; the $1,000 Helen M. Robinson Grant for a doctoral student or association member in the early stages of study; and travel grants to IRA conventions.
Deadline: Various
Maximum Grant: Varies
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation: Fellowships are awarded for graduate study of the U.S. Constitution. High school teachers of American history, American government, and social studies are eligible, as are college seniors and graduate students planning teaching careers in those subjects. Fellows from each state receive up to $24,000 to help pay for graduate study leading to a master’s degree in history, political science, or education. Both full- and part-time fellowships are available. Senior Fellowships are awarded to teachers who wish to undertake work for a graduate degree on a part-time basis through summer and evening classes. Senior Fellows have up to five years to complete their degree.
Deadline: Varies
Maximum Grant: $24,000

Science/Technology

Frontiers in Physiology Professional Development Fellowship: Sponsored by the American Physiological Society, this fellowship is a yearlong immersion into physiology and biomedical research for grade 6-12 science teachers. Awardees conduct research during the summer in the laboratory of a local APS researcher and explore teaching methods that integrate inquiry, equity, and the Internet. Fellows receive $8,500 in stipends, materials, and travel; they also present their research at the annual APS meeting.
Deadline: Varies
Maximum Grant: $8,500
Greer/FTE Grant: The purpose of this grant is to encourage professional development participation of classroom teachers and supervisors in Technology Education. The successful applicant will receive a check in the amount of $1,000 to offset the expenses of attending an International Technology Education Conference.
Deadline: December 1^st of every year
Maximum Grant: $1,000
Inspiration Software Inspired Teacher Scholarship for Visual Learning: Twenty-five K-12 educators who promote visual learning and the meaningful use of technology in the classroom are awarded $750 each for ongoing professional development in educational technology.
Deadline: Varies
Maximum Grant: $1,000
International Technology Education Association: The Maley/FTE Scholarship’s purpose is to support teachers in their preparation to increase the positive outcomes of technology education. Criteria include: (1) evidence of teaching success, (2) plans for action research, (3) recommendations, (4) plans for professional development, (5) the applicant's need.
Deadline: December 1^st of every year
Maximum Grant: $1,000
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics: The NCTA offers a variety of grants especially for mathematics teachers.
Deadline: Various
Maximum Grant: Varies
National Science Teachers Association: NSTA has numerous grants and award programs available for K-12 science teachers.
Deadline: Various
Maximum Grant: Varies
Wright Center for Science Education Fellowship: The Wright Center grants full-year Fellowships providing support for study and professional advancement to teachers of grades K-12, who have 5+ years of science teaching experience. Wright Fellowships are awarded to pre-college teachers, based anywhere in the world, whose significant innovations in their school's science curriculum have improved their students' understanding of science. Each Fellow receives a stipend of $45,000 in addition to a sum of up to $500 to be used for books, equipment, travel, and science education-related software, as well as a contribution of up to $2000 toward transportation/relocation costs. Faculty and health benefits are also included. Fellows are expected to be in residence from September through July at the main Tufts University campus in Medford, Massachusetts.
Deadline: February 1^st of every year
Maximum Grant: Items valued at $47,500, healthcare and travel expenses

Travel

Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program: This grant program offers 10- to 11-month staff positions at various federal agencies or congressional offices in Washington, D.C., including the Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, and NASA. Fellows receive a monthly stipend of $5,500, plus travel and moving expenses. Applicants are judged on excellence in math, science, and technology instruction; innovation; professional growth and leadership; communication skills; and knowledge of national, state, and local policies affecting education. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, have at least five years’ teaching experience, and be employed full time in science, mathematics, or technology classrooms at a public or private school.
Deadline: Varies
Maximum Grant: A monthly stipend of $6000.00 plus a $1000.00 monthly cost of living allowance. In addition, there is a moving/relocation allowance as well as a professional travel allowance.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Teacher Fellowship Program: This fellowship is opened to US educators in grades 7 – 12 who serve as leaders in Holocaust education for their schools, their communities and their professional organizations. These educators must show evidence of extensive knowledge of Holocaust history, successful teaching experience, and participation in community and professional organizations. Museum Teacher fellows will participate in a five-day, all-expense paid summer institute at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., designed to immerse participants in advanced historical and pedagogical issues. Following the summer institute, Teacher Fellows are expected to create and implement an outreach project in their schools, communities, or professional organizations.
Deadline: Varies
Maximum Grant: N/A

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