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TitleDeadlineBeneficiary
American Civic Education Teacher Awards
These awards recognize exemplary teachers of civics and government.
02/16/2010Elementary School Teachers
High School Teachers
Middle School Teachers
Amgen Award for Science Teaching Excellence
The Amgen Award for Science Teaching Excellence (AASTE) is an annual awards program that recognizes extraordinary contributions by educators across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.
02/05/2010K-12 Teachers
Preschool/Kindergarten Teachers
Art: Teacher Institute Summer 2010
Fellowship opportunities for K-12 teachers to explore American art of the 18th and 19th centuries.
03/15/2010K-12 Teachers
Books: We the People Bookshelf
This grant offers books to encourage young people to read and understand great literature while exploring themes in American history.
01/29/2010K-12 Students
Bubble Wrap Competition for Young Inventors
Sponsored by Sealed Air Corporation and administered by The National Museum of Education, this contest encourages students to demonstrate creativity and ingenuity by creating an invention that incorporates Bubble Wrap cushioning.
03/03/2010Middle School Students
Character Education: Sprint Character Education Grant for K-12 Public Schools
The grant funds character education teacher training and curriculum as well as projects for service learning and leadership/mentor training.
02/05/2010Elementary Schools
High Schools
Middle Schools
Environment: 2010 Classroom Earth National High School Challenge
This program encourages teachers to incorporate environmental education into all subjects through innovative teaching strategies.
02/22/2010High School Teachers
Environment: Rachel Carson Sense of Wonder Contest
In honor of the late ecologist Rachel Carson, this contest invites youth to submit photos, essays, and poetry expressing a sense of wonder for the natural environment.
06/30/2010K-12 Students
Ezra Jack Keats Minigrants
Public school libraries and public libraries that host programs encouraging literacy and creativity in children can apply for an Ezra Jack Keats Minigrant of $500.
09/15/2010Elementary School Students
Elementary School Teachers
Elementary Schools
Preschool/Kindergarten Teachers
Fender Music Foundation Awards
Provides funding and resources for music programs at schools, music academies, and local and national music programs.
Elementary Schools
High Schools
K-12 Students
K-12 Teachers
Middle Schools
Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund
Financial assistance to sons and daughters of soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Guardsman who have been killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty.
07/31/2010College and University Students
High School Students
Fulbright: Distinguished Awards in Teaching
Study, do research, or team teach a semester abroad.
01/15/2010K-12 Teachers
Health: SNAP Recognition Program
School Network for Absenteeism Prevention (SNAP) is an initiative for middle schools promoting clean hands.
03/01/2010Middle School Students
Healthy Living School Grants
Cabot Creamery offers matching grants for supplies for exhibits, healthy snacks, printed materials, or whatever your project needs.
K-12 Teachers
Horace Mann-Abraham Lincoln Fellowship
In this program, educators study the life and legacy of America's 16th president. The Fellowship is open to any full-time teacher of Kindergarten through 12th grade of any discipline in the U.S.
02/12/2010K-12 Teachers
ING Unsung Heroes Award
Each year, one hundred educators are selected to receive $2,000 to help fund their innovative class projects.
04/30/2010K-12 Teachers
Nonprofit Education-related Organizations
Jan Stauber Grant
Introduce young people to Sherlock Holmes stories.
06/01/2010K-12 Teachers
Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams
InvenTeams are teams of high school students, teachers, and mentors that receive grants up to $10,000 each to invent technological solutions to real-world problems.
04/23/2010High School Students
High School Teachers
Listen To a Life Essay Contest
Get students thinking about their life goals and building closer connections across generations through this contest.
03/29/2010K-12 Students
Math & Science: Presidential Awards for Excellence in Teaching
Nominate outstanding elementary, grades K-6, mathematics and science teachers.
04/01/2010Elementary School Teachers
Math Mentoring Using Actuaries in the Teaching
This grant is awarded to public and private schools that agree to set up a mentoring project that involves actuaries in the teaching of mathematics.
Colleges and Universities
High Schools
Middle Schools
Mom Congress: Nominate a Mom To Send To Washington
Nominate a mom who has made a difference in the fight for better schools and she may be selected to attend the first Mom Congress on Education and Learning in Washington, D.C.
03/15/2010Parents
NEA Friend of Education Award
NEA's highest honor is bestowed on an individual or organization whose leadership significantly benefits education on a national scale.
04/02/2010Colleges and Universities
Community Colleges
Nonprofit Education-related Organizations
NEA Urban Education Community Collaborative Grants
Grant money is to help local urban affiliates build or enhance relationships with parental, political, business, religious, and community groups through collaborative projects.
02/01/2010Local NEA Association
NEA Urban Grants
Each year, NEA awards 25 Urban Grants in the amount of $5,000 each to local affiliates to help in the development of education reform leadership programs for preK-12/graduate school faculty and education support professionals.
09/30/2010Local NEA Association