Deadline Grants
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IRA John Chorlton Manning Public School Service Award
Tue, Nov 25, 2008 Primary Topic Channel: Grants
The award is intended to encourage and support the improvement of public education by recognizing the importance of integrating teacher preparation, professional development, and related research with the work of public schools, classrooms, teachers, and students. [ Read More ]
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Key Change Grant
Tue, Nov 25, 2008 Primary Topic Channel: Grants
DoSomething.org and the GRAMMY Foundation have teamed up to give out $25,000 in community action grants to fund teen-led projects that use music to make a difference. This can be a project that has already started or a developing idea. All projects should be around the theme of using music to make a difference in the local and/or global community. [ Read More ]
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HHMI-NIH Research Scholars Program
Tue, Nov 11, 2008 Primary Topic Channel: Grants
The HHMI-NIH Research Scholars Program, also known as the Cloister Program, gives outstanding students at U.S. medical schools the opportunity to receive research training at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Students in good standing at U.S. medical, dental, and veterinary schools are eligible to apply to the program. Research Scholars spend nine months to a year on the NIH campus, conducting basic, translational, or applied biomedical research under the direct mentorship of senior NIH research scientists. [ Read More ]
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Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge (SPECA) Grants Program
Tue, Nov 11, 2008 Primary Topic Channel: Grants
This grant aims to enhance curricula in agricultural education; increase faculty teaching competencies; interest young people in pursuing higher education in order to prepare for scientific and professional careers in the food and agricultural sciences; promote the incorporation of agriscience and agribusiness subject matter into other instructional programs, particularly classes in science, business, and consumer education; facilitate joint initiatives by the grant recipient with other secondary schools, institutions of higher education that award an associate's degree, institutions of higher education that award a bachelor's degree, and nonprofit organizations supporting agriscience and agribusiness education, to maximize the development and use of resources, such as faculty, facilities, and equipment, to improve agriscience and agribusiness education; support other initiatives designed to meet local, state, regional, or national needs related to promoting excellence in agriscience and agribusiness education; and support current Agriculture in the Classroom programs for grades K-12. [ Read More ]
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Knowles Science Teaching Foundation Fellowships
Tue, Nov 11, 2008 Primary Topic Channel: Grants
KSTF Teaching Fellows are young men and women who have received a bachelor's or advanced degree in science, engineering, or mathematics and are committed to teaching high school science and/or mathematics in U.S. schools. The fellowship supports them professionally and financially for up to five years through a teacher preparation program to eligibility for tenure. [ Read More ]
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RGK Foundation Grants
Tue, Nov 11, 2008 Primary Topic Channel:
RGK Foundation awards grants in the broad areas of Education, Community, and Medicine/Health. The foundation's primary interests within Education include programs that focus on formal K-12 education (particularly mathematics, science, and reading), teacher development, literacy, and higher education. Although there are no geographic restrictions to the foundation's grant-making program, the foundation no longer accepts unsolicited requests for international agencies or programs. [ Read More ]
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Senior Urban Education Research Fellowships
Tue, Nov 11, 2008 Primary Topic Channel: Grants
The fellowship is designed to help fill a pressing need for research aimed at addressing some of the fundamental challenges facing urban school districts. Potential projects might fall into three broad categories: investigating and documenting important trends, developing and refining interventions, or examining the effects of a particular intervention on student achievement. The fellowship will place a particular emphasis on projects relevant to secondary school reform. [ Read More ]
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Hello Tomorrow Fund
Tue, Nov 11, 2008 Primary Topic Channel: Grants
The Avon Hello Tomorrow Fund is an initiative of Avon Products, Inc. with the goal to empower women and change our world by providing individuals with cash awards that will allow them to pursue an idea or project that empowers or supports women of all ages. [ Read More ]
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USA TODAY All-USA College Academic Team
Thu, Oct 30, 2008 Primary Topic Channel: Grants
This annual program honors full-time undergraduates who not only excel academically but also extend their intellectual abilities beyond the classroom to benefit society. Students named to the USA TODAY All-USA College Academic First Team will be featured in USA TODAY in March 2009 and will receive trophies and cash awards of $2,500. Students must be nominated by their schools and be willing to be presented in USA TODAY as a representative of all outstanding students. Schools may nominate as many students as they consider appropriate candidates for this award. [ Read More ]
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Unleash Your Locker Challenge
Tue, Oct 14, 2008 Primary Topic Channel: Grants
Submissions in the Unleash Your Locker Challenge, which asks entrants to describe their ideas, inventions, and innovations, are open to any category of innovation. Judging criteria will include four main parts: originality of concept, broad appeal, development of idea, and feasibility of implementation. All entries must include answers to questions posed on the online entry form and will require a full description of the invention/innovation, along with optional supporting images and documents (up to 3 uploads). The grand prize winner will receive a $500 prize and a one day expense-paid visit to an innovative company linked to the winner's passions and interests. The winner can be accompanied by an adult and the company will be selected after the competition is closed. The winner will also have an opportunity for a licensing agreement and patent if patentable through BKFK. [ Read More ]
