Grants
TAPESTRY Grant
Source: Toyota TAPESTRY grant program, sponsored by Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. and administered by the National Science Teachers Association,
http://www.nsta.org/programs/tapestry/program.htm
Deadline: January 19, 2005.
Amount of Funding: 50 grants of up to $10,000 each and a minimum of 20 "mini-grants" of $2,500 each are available to K-12 teachers of science.
Goal of Grant: To recognize outstanding science teachers and give students hands-on exposure to science at an early age.
Eligibility: Open to K-12 teachers of science residing in the United States or U.S. territories or possessions. All middle and high school science teachers and elementary teachers who teach some science in the classroom are eligible. "Science teacher" is defined as anyone who spends at least 50% of his/her classroom time teaching science or teaches a minimum of two science classes per day. Elementary teachers who teach science in a self-contained classroom setting or as teaching specialists are eligible.
Improving Science and Mathematics Education, One Classroom at a Time
7-12 Classroom Teachers
Source: Toshiba America Foundation http://www.toshiba.com/taf/
Amount of Funding: Two types of grants are made: those under $5,000 and those over $5,000
Deadline: For grants under $5,000, there no deadline, grants are accepted throughout the year.
For grants over $5,000, deadlines are either February 1st or August 1st.
Goal of Grant: To enhance science and mathematics education
Eligibility: A 7-12 classroom teacher or a team of teachers at a public or private (non-profit) school.
SBC Foundation Awards GEAR UP Grants
SBC Foundation recently gave $5 million in Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) awards in its 13-state region, working through the NCCEP, the National Council for Community and Education Partnerships. See our GEAR UP article for more information.
Grant Opportunity Resources
We provide this site to help you locate grants, write proposals, recommend electronic and other resources; plus provide an assortment of useful tools. Check out our Meta Search Page, a compilation of various grant-focused search engines.
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