PARTIAL LIST OF GRANTS FOR K-12 SCIENCE and MATH …



PARTIAL LIST OF GRANTS

FOR K-12 SCIENCE and MATH TEACHERS

Updated Oct. 2008 by Jane.Jackson@asu.edu. I suggest that you SAVE this list; prepare now, for next year. Proposal ideas are at the end of the document; several websites list projects that they've funded. E-mail me more funding sources, sample proposals, etc. to share with modelers. – Jane

It’s easiest and usually most effective to ask local agencies first.

Do you need funding to take a Modeling Workshop? You can contact a local service organization. Ask them to support you financially. For example, all of these organizations in cities nationwide have given scholarships to ASU: Kiwanis Club, Lions Club, Rotary, Elks, Fraternal Order of Eagles, Masons, Odd Fellows, Jaycees, Key Club, Knights of Columbus, Royal Order of Moose, American Legion, Sertoma, VFW. Also, PTAs. Many churches. (Women: Soroptimists, AAUW, PEO Sisterhood, Business & Professional Women, Job's Daughters, Lioness, Order of Eastern Star, Rebekah Lodge, VFW Ladies Auxilliary, sororities).

Tell them of your desire to be of service to your students and science colleagues by taking a Modeling Workshop and then sharing what you learn. Offer to give a 15-minute PowerPoint presentation on science & math education reform (use the PowerPoint on the High School modeling webpage, that Larry Dukerich wrote). End your presentation by asking for financial support.

Local utilities might fund you, especially electric utilities, since they are "physics companies".

A sample grant proposal for funds to take a modeling workshop, which you can adapt for your proposal, is at



in the section called "important information ..."

You can also ask local agencies for funds to buy lab supplies and instructional technology.

II. Funding agencies nationwide

ONGOING DEADLINES EACH YEAR:

TOSHIBA AMERICA Foundation offers grants for projects designed by U.S. K-12

classroom teachers to improve the quality of science and math education.

Grant requests of more than $5,000 are reviewed twice a year (deadlines

are Feb. 1 and Aug. 1).



PERIODIC DEADLINES:

The AMERICAN HONDA Foundation makes grants of $10,000 to $100,000

to K-12 schools, colleges, universities and trade schools that benefit youth and scientific education. ("Scientific Education" encompasses the physical and life sciences, math, and the environmental

sciences.) The Foundation seeks programs with the following characteristics: scientific, dreamful

(imaginative), creative, humanistic, youthful, innovative, and forward thinking. Visit



DEADLINE: APRIL 15, 2008

The JORDAN FUNDAMENTALS Grant Program awards $1 million annually to teachers across the United States who motivate and inspire students toward achieving excellence. The program is presented by the Jordan Brand, a division of Nike, Inc..

Applicants must be public school teachers or paraprofessionals working with students in grades one through twelve. At least 50 percent of the school's student population must be eligible for the free or reduced school-lunch program at the time of application.

The program makes grants in two categories:

* Innovation Grants: Grants averaging $2,500 each will be awarded to

individual teachers for projects that will impact classroom innovation and

improve instruction.

* Inspiration Grants: Winners of Innovation Grants may apply for an

Inspiration Grant. Grants totaling $10,000 will be awarded to teams of

teachers in support of scaling-up implementation of approaches developed

with Innovation Grants.

"Applicants must develop and implement an educational approach

that supports improved student academic achievement and/or

social/emotional/behavioral interventions through student engagement,

student teacher relationships, and/or building the capacity of teachers."



DEADLINE: MAY 1, 2008

The TURNAROUND MANAGEMENT Association, an international nonprofit

association dedicated to corporate renewal and turnaround management, is

accepting applications for the 2008 BUTLER-COOLEY Excellence in Teaching

Award, which recognizes teachers who have changed the lives of students

and communities in which they live.

The program, funded by the JOHN WM BUTLER Foundation, provides $5,000

cash stipends to each of three to five public or private school teachers

as well as travel and lodging expenses to TMA's 2008 Annual Convention

and 20th anniversary celebration in New Orleans, Louisiana, Oct 27-29, 2008.

Applicants must be licensed and active elementary or secondary school

teachers employed by accredited schools for at least five years. Teachers

may nominate themselves or be nominated by others.

Guidelines, application forms, and a list of previous winners at



MAY 31, 2008 DEADLINE:

The Hach Scientific Foundation selectively grants funds that support

high school chemistry teachers which enhance the learning of high school

chemistry students upwards to $1,500. High school chemistry teachers,

with wonderful ideas of transforming the learning in their classrooms,

from around the country, are welcome to apply. To apply, just fill out

the one page application form linked on this website page as well as a

one page proposal of your own.

Within a single year of an application's approval, the high school

chemistry teacher must submit one photo of the grant's help to your

classroom and a one paragraph statement of what the outreach program

does for our website. This allows us the opportunity to celebrate your

great work in chemistry education to the rest of the world.

Applications are due May 31, 2008.

Please send them to Hach Scientific Foundation, 6833 Antigua Drive, Fort

Collins, CO 80525, fax at (970) 223-3570,

or email them to Pat Smith at pmsmith@

For more information and the application, visit:



DEADLINES: JUNE 1, 2008 and NOV. 15, 2008 for grants up to $10,000.

The BRAITMAYER Foundation funds K-12 education throughout the United States. Of particular interest are curricular and school reform initiatives, and preparation of and professional development opportunities for teachers, particularly those which encourage people of high ability and diverse background to enter and remain in K-12 teaching.

(Also, requests from $10,000 to $35,000 are due by June 1 and may be followed by an invitation to submit a full proposal by Nov. 15, 2008.)



ONGOING DEADLINES.

RGK Foundation.

The foundation's primary interests in Education include programs that focus on formal K-12 education (particularly mathematics, science, and reading), teacher development, literacy,

and higher education. The average grant amount is $25,000. Most grants are awarded for a one-year period. Must submit an electronic letter of inquiry (LOI). The Grants Committee typically

meets three times each year to consider requests over $50,000 that have been recommended by staff for review. Grants Committee dates for 2009 are March 6, June 5, September 4, and December 4.

RGK Foundation will entertain one electronic LOI per organization in a 12-month period.

“Because the Foundation has limited financial resources, we are able to fund only a small percentage of qualified applicants. This means that many excellent projects, even ones that fall within our areas of interest, may not be funded.”

JANUARY 2009 DEADLINE:

TOYOTA TAPESTRY GRANTS: applications are available in Aug. 2008 at

.

In 2008, 50 large grants of up to $10,000 each and 20-32 mini-grants of

up to $2,500 are being awarded to K-12 teachers of science

in the United States. The categories are Physical Science,

Environmental Education, and Integrating Literacy and Science.

Must be innovative projects that enhance science education in the school

and/or school district.

JANUARY 2009 DEADLINE:

AAUW COMMUNITY ACTION Grants provide seed money to women, AAUW branches, AAUW state organizations, and local community-based nonprofit organizations for innovative programs or nondegree research projects that promote education and equity for women and girls. Recipients must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. $2000 to $5000 for one year; or $5000 to $10,000 for two years. Applications are available in August 2008. Highly competitive: only 20% of applications were funded in 2008.



JANUARY 2009 DEADLINE:

The EDS TECHNOLOGY GRANT Program helps teachers of children ages 6 through 18 and school librarians purchase information technology products and services that will improve their students' ability to learn. Each year, EDS offices worldwide sponsor and award $1,500 grants to teachers through a competitive application process. The grants are awarded to teachers and school librarians through their schools, and schools applying for a grant must be located within 50 miles of a sponsoring EDS team. (Ex. Phoenix, Sacramento, anywhere in Vermont)

Grants must be used to pay for technology products, training and services. EDS encourages teachers and school librarians to propose innovative classroom projects or student exercises. Applicants are asked to explain the innovative nature of their project, how they or their students will use the requested technology and how the technology will improve their students' ability to achieve curriculum objectives. Examples of qualified grant expenditures include computer software and hardware, multimedia equipment, Web-cams, CD-ROM libraries, scanners, modems, Internet access, technical training, specialize technology tools and equipment such as Robotics Kits and other classroom learning.



Electronic Data Systems Corporation, headquarters at Plano, Texas.

FEBRUARY DEADLINE:

The AMGEN AWARD for Science Teaching Excellence (AASTE) is an annual

awards program that recognizes extraordinary contributions by K-12

educators across the United States and Canada who are elevating the

level of science literacy through creativity in the classroom and

motivation of students. An independent panel of judges selects the

winners based on the following criteria: creativity of teaching

methods; effectiveness in the classroom; plans for the use of grant

money to improve science education resources in their schools;

submission of a science lesson plan showcasing innovative methods in

the classroom; and a plan for dissemination/sharing the lesson plan

with other teachers. 32 science teachers will be awarded an

unrestricted cash grant of $5,000, and their schools will receive a

restricted grant of $5,000 to be used to expand or enhance the

school's science program, purchase new science resources, or further

the professional development of their science teachers.

Only available for teachers in California, Colorado, Kentucky,

Massachusetts, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Washington and

Canada (British Columbia and Ontario).

For more details and the application and guidelines, visit



FEBRUARY DEADLINE:

The Horace Mann Companies, a national multiline insurance company focusing

on educators' financial needs, invites K-12 educators across the United

States to apply for a Horace Mann Educator Scholarship. The scholarship

program will award a total of $30,000 toward the continuing collegiate

education of educators.

Horace Mann will award 36 scholarships: one $5,000 award payable over four

years, 15 $1,000 awards payable over two years, and 20 one-time $500 awards.

To be eligible, an applicant must be a K-12 educator with at least two

years of experience employed full- or part-time by a U.S. public or

private school district. Scholarship awards must be applied to tuition,

fees, or expenses for classes at a two- or four-year accredited college or university.

Winners will be determined by the quality of a 300-word essay and

involvement in school and community activities. The program is not open to

residents of Hawaii, New Jersey, and New York.



III. GRANT IDEAS FOR MODELERS

1. TOSHIBA AMERICA grants that modelers were awarded:

a) $3,160 for equipment that will enable chemistry students to plan and conduct more hands-on laboratory activities.

b) $5,000 to introduce a new method of physics instruction for 11th and 12 grade students.

[This method is Modeling Instruction.]

c) $3,580 for 30 physics students to study motion, acceleration, forces and friction by examining real world collisions and studying the physics of amusement park rides. Students will use motion detectors, accelerometers, force probes and other equipment to carry out their own data collection and analysis.

d) In 2004, Martina Norton, Erica Pontieaux, and Barbara Foerster were funded. "Toshiba thought it was wonderful that 3 teachers in 3 different states, teaching different subject matter, would work together to do something called "Modeling".

2. TOYOTA TAPESTRY; $10,000 grant: "... study fuel efficiencies and exhaust emissions on the two hydrogen/CNG cars currently owned by the high school. The ultimate goal is to develop a new concept hybrid vehicle which would run on electricity and hydrogen. This work is being carried out by members of his after school Science Research Club."

3. $50,000; American Honda. Middle school teachers in your school district receive summer and fall training sessions in using Modeling Instruction. Follow-up support is provided to the teachers throughout the school year, and tutoring support for students as recommended by the classroom teacher.

4. $40,000; American Honda. High school students and faculty spend 20 weeks during the school year leading middle school students through activities and experiments focused on STEM (science, technology, engineering, math). In addition, participants have the opportunity to attend a one-week summer STEM camp.

5. TURNAROUND MANAGEMENT: BUTLER-COOLEY $5000 AWARD: "---- uses real-world projects to inspire students to care for the earth’s environment and to engage them in independent learning. He founded the ---- program, whose student-centered service projects have given many students the sense of purpose and direction they were searching for."

6. TURNAROUND MANAGEMENT: BUTLER-COOLEY $5000 AWARD: "--- was convinced that kids would willingly tangle with the laws of Newton and Bernoulli if they could use their hands to do more than turn pages of a book. She proved it by giving science a new spin in class, and expanding on that theme after school with The Discovery Club.

In class, students got comfortable with the concepts of mass, weight, density and volume by mummifying a Cornish hen.... “Students have to have a reason for doing science: How does it connect to my real life?” The club, which initially attracted 50 students in 2001, now has more than three times that number monthly."

7. BRAITMAYER FOUNDATION:

a) $10,000 to a high school for professional development.

b) $10,000 to a high school for their Community Wind Power Project.

c) $10,000 for professional development in science for teachers in ten rural schools.

d) $10,000 to a university for recruitment initiative of science and math teachers.

d) $17,500 to establish a professional development network for teachers.

e) $33,500 to a school district for senior project initiative including professional development for all faculty.

8. AAUW COMMUNITY ACTION: provide math and science for low income girls.

9. EDS TECHNOLOGY GRANT: "A teacher will purchase LabPro Interface, data collectors, CBR motion detector sensors, and Graphical Analysis Software. With this software the middle school students will be able to work in the lab or in the classrooms by researching, collecting, and recording data in innovative ways. The students will also be able to manipulate the data in many different formats using the graphical analysis software. This grant will allow the class to conduct experiments which include comparisons of speed on various incline ramps, measuring the bounce of a ball and comparing the bounce height to the size or mass, and measuring the rate of descent for various objects."

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