Classroom and Project Grants

Many teachers, administrators and parents write grant applications to help fund projects and resources for their classrooms. CityScience has launched a new service to help facilitate this process. The list below aggregates opportunities for classroom projects, after-school programs, summer time learning, field trips, Professional Development and community improvement projects.

Last Update: January, 24 2012

Receive Direct Donations

Fund your classroom project:
DonorsChoose connects donors to classrooms in need of materials.
http://www.donorschoose.org/

Classwish allows teachers to provide a list of needed classroom materials and connects these lists directly to donors.
http://www.classwish.org/teachers

Fund your environmental project:
ioby provides resources for environmental projects put together by the neighborhood based New York City communities.
http://ioby.org/

Win Contests and Grants

Deadline: February 17, 2012
Toolbox for Education Grant, Spring 2012 Cycle
Lowe’s
$2,000 - $5,000
Lowe’s will donate $5 million to schools for projects that have a permanent impact such as facility enhancement (both indoor and outdoor) as well as landscaping/clean up type projects. Projects that encourage parent involvement and build stronger community spirit will be favored. More than 1,000 different schools will benefit.
http://www.toolboxforeducation.com/index.html

Multiple Deadlines: February 1, May 1, August 1, and November 1, 2012
Grants for Youth Education and Science
American Honda Foundation
$20,000-$60,000 over one year period
The American Honda Foundation is looking to support educational organizations that focus on STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects. Grant proposals should be for projects that exhibit creativity, youthfulness, imagination and innovative, humanistic thinking.
http://www.changemakers.com/empathy

Deadline: February 29, 2012
Disney Friends for Change Grants
Youth Service America
$1,000
Disney Friends for Change Grants offer young change-makers an opportunity to receive a $1,000 grant to help make a lasting, positive change in the world. Youth ages 5-18 located in all 50 states and the District of Columbia are eligible to apply for a $1,000 grant.
http://www.ysa.org/grants/disney-friends-change-grants

Deadline: March 1, 2012
Outstanding Earth Science Teacher Award
National Association of Geoscience Teachers
$500
Outstanding Earth Science Teacher (OEST)awards are given for “exceptional contributions to the stimulation of interest in the Earth Sciences at the pre-college level.” Any teacher or other K-12 educator who covers a significant amount of earth science content with their students is eligible. Ten national finalists are selected, one from each NAGT regional section. Some sections also recognize state winners. Individuals may apply themselves or nominate a colleague for the award.
http://www.nagt.org/nagt/programs/oest.html

Deadline: March 1, 2012
Save the World Through Science and Engineering
The Kavli Foundation
$250 - $2,000
Students worldwide are invited to submit entries to the 2012 video contest, with cash awards and prizes for the top entries. Click here to learn more about the 2012 contest theme inspired by the NAE Grand Challenges. The best videos will be shown at the Festival Expo during April 27-29, 2012, where hundreds of thousands of science fans are expected to gather in Washington D.C. The first place winner will also receive a travel stipend to attend the expo and the contest awards ceremony hosted by Bill Nye.
http://www.schooltube.com/contests/2012-kavli-save-world-through-science-engineering/

Deadline: March 30, 2012
Activating Empathy: Transforming Schools To Teach What Matters
Ashoka Changemakers
$5,000-$10,000
Activating Empathy is a global collaborative competition to find the best ideas, programs, and learning-models from around the world that: Encourage social and emotional development; Unlock new ways of viewing problems, opening the door to a new world of potential solutions; Address bullying or aggression in ways that advance understanding of others’ perspectives; Promote community diversity and a respect for differences; Champion children as real-world problem solvers rather than simply bystanders.
http://www.changemakers.com/empathy

Deadline: April 15, 2012
Academic Enrichment Grants, Teacher Development Grants and Student Teaching Scholarships
McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation
Up to $10,000
The McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation partners with individuals to expand educational opportunities for America’s youth that inspire students by nurturing their curiosity about the world and their place in it. Funding includes scholarships that provide far more than just tuition and books; grants that benefit the lives of more than just those who receive them; and results that reach far beyond the classroom in which the projects are introduced.
http://www.mccartheydressman.org/

Deadline: April 30, 2012
ING Unsung Heroes
ING
$2,000 - $25,000
Unsung Heroes grants are given to K-12 educators utilizing new teaching methods and techniques that improve learning. Projects are judged on innovation, creativity and ability to positively influence the students. There are 100 finalists receiving $2,000 grants, and the top three are selected for additional awards of $25,000, $10,000, and $5,000.
http://ing.us/about-ing/citizenship/childrens-education/ing-unsung-heroes

Deadline: October 1, Annually
Toshiba American Foundation
Grants for Grades K - 5
$1000
Elementary schools from throughout the United States receive grants up to $1,000 for project-based learning in science and mathematics. K-5 grade teachers are invited to use Toshiba America Foundation’s short application form to describe a set of lessons or a hands-on project they would like to introduce in their own classrooms.
http://www.toshiba.com/taf/k5.jsp

Deadline: August 1, and February 1 Annually
Toshiba America Foundation
Grants for Grades 6-12
$500 - $40,000
The Toshiba America Foundation gives up to and over $5,000 to math and science teachers (grades 6-12) in public and private schools. Funds will be given to teachers who engage students in positive and challenging learning experiences. Past successful grantees have used their students’ natural curiosity and enabled them to frame their own scientific questions. Applications for less than $5,000 are accepted on a rolling basis. Applications for more than $5,000 are due at the above dates.
http://www.toshiba.com/taf/612.jsp

Deadline: Rolling (February 1, May 1, August 1, November 1 Annually)
American Honda Foundation Grants
American Honda Foundation
$20,000 - $75,000
The American Honda Foundation engages in grant making that reflects the basic tenets, beliefs and philosophies of Honda companies, which are characterized by the following qualities: imaginative, creative, youthful, forward-thinking, scientific, humanistic and innovative. AFH supports youth education with a specific focus on the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects in addition to the environment. To determine if your program/project meets the qualifications for consideration, the online application process begins with an Eligibility Quiz. Click here to start the quiz.
http://corporate.honda.com/america/philanthropy.aspx?id=ahf

Recurring Deadlines:January 15, May 31, September 30
Captain Planet Foundation Grant Program
Captain Planet Foundation
$500-$10,000
The Captain Planet Foundation primarily makes grants to U.S.-based schools and organizations with an annual operating budget of less than $3 million. Grants are made for activities that conform to the mission of the Captain Planet Foundation which is to: promote and support high-quality educational programs that enable children and youth to understand and appreciate our world through learning experiences that engage them in active, hands-on projects to improve the environment in their schools and communities.
http://captainplanetfoundation.org/apply-for-grants/

Deadline: February 6 - August 13, 2012
Community Impact Grants Program
Home Depot Fountation
$5,000
Grants are available to registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, public schools, or tax-exempt public service agencies in the U.S. that are using the power of volunteers to improve the physical health of their community. Grants are given in the form of The Home Depot gift cards for the purchase of tools, materials, or services.
http://www.homedepotfoundation.org/how-we-help/grants.html

Deadline: January 2013; Exact date TBD
Fund for Teachers Award
Fund for Teachers
$5,000 - $10,000
Fund for Teachers awards fellowships for self-designed professional growth to PreK-12 teachers who recognize the value of inquiry, the power of knowledge, and their ability to make a difference. The Fund for Teachers fellowship application becomes available online each October, with an application deadline in January. Awardees are notified in April and fellowships take place during the summer. New York City public schools affiliated with New Visions are eligible to apply. To check the new visions list, go here.
http://www.fundforteachers.org/apply.php

Deadline: Open
Green Ribbon Schools
U.S. Department of Education
On September 29, 2011, the U.S. Secretary of Education opened the pilot year of the Green Ribbon Schools award to recognize the highest performing green schools in the nation. The recognition award recognizes exemplary achievement in environmental impact, health and education. The standards and resources that the award relates advance the complementary aims of cutting schools’ costs, saving jobs; fostering health, wellness and productivity; providing a well-rounded education, increasing STEM skills, and ensuring students’ college and career preparedness.
http://www2.ed.gov/programs/green-ribbon-schools/index.html

Deadline: TBD
Vernier/NSTA Technology Awards
Vernier and NSTA
$3,000
The Vernier/NSTA Technology Awards promote the innovative use of data-collection technology using a computer, graphing calculator, or other handheld in the science classroom. We encourage you to apply for one of seven $3,000 awards.
http://www.vernier.com/grants/nsta/

Deadline: Open
Powered By Service Grants
Usher’s New Look, United Nations Foundation, Learn and Serve America
$1 million total for multiple grants
Powered By Service has two different grants, one to increase awareness and develop projects to prevent the spread of malaria in Africa, and one that can fund any service project from ending gang violence to increasing access to clean water.
http://www.poweredbyservice.org/

Tell Your Students

Garden Apprentice Program (GAP) at Brooklyn Botanical Gardents
This is a ten-month program that teaches teens about urban agriculture and the environment in a hands-on setting. The 2012 application will be posted this fall.
http://www.bbg.org/learn/gap/

 

 

 

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