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| Myra Sadker Student and Teacher Awards These awards support educational equity efforts for students and teachers to advance social justice. Deadline: December 1. |
| Pay It Forward Mini-Grants Grants fund service-oriented projects identified by youth to perform to benefit their community. Deadlines: February 15 and September 15. |
| Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching Nominate outstanding elementary, grades K-6, mathematics and science teachers. Deadline: April 1, 2012. |
| President's Prizes for Outstanding Achievement in Education $1,600 in cash and awards goes to 2 teachers who demonstrate expanding the use of insects in their teaching curriculum. Deadline: July 1, 2012. |
| Professional Development Scholarship Emphasizing the History of Mathematics for Grades 6-12 Teachers This scholarship provides financial support for completing credited course work in the history of mathematics, creating and testing classroom activities, and preparing a professional development presentation to colleagues. Deadline: May 4, 2012. |
| Professional Development: International Travel for Educational Seminars Summer seminars to share best practices with educators in another country. Deadlines vary according to country. |
| Scholarship Awards: High School Essay Contest Students will address this question: Why is it important that we have news media that are independent of the government? Deadline: March 8, 2012. |
| Scholarship: National Geographic Student Expeditions This scholarship provides financial support for students seeking educational summer experiences who could otherwise not afford them. |
| Scholarship: Questbridge College Prep This grant is designed to level the playing field of college admissions by equipping high-achieving, low-income students to successfully apply to leading schools. |
| Scholarships: Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Awards Classical instrumentalists, vocalists, and composers (ages 8-18) who have not yet entered college may apply for the $10,000 awards. Deadlines: February 1, October 1, and December 1. |
| Science & Math: SWEPT--Summer Program for Teachers Summer programs in which elementary and secondary science and math teachers work with scientists. |
| Science Teacher Scholarships: New Science Teacher Academy Two hundred teachers will become Fellows in the 2012-2013 Academy, a cost-free program that offers online professional development activities along with face-to-face experiences. Deadline: August 1, 2012. |
| Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge This Challenge is an environmental sustainability competition for grades K-12. |
| Spirit of Innovation Challenge High school students use STEM skills to develop products of tomorrow. Deadline: November 11, 2011. |
| State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grants Grants of up to $1,000 will be awarded for service-learning projects conducted by K-12 public schools over the course of a semester. |
| Target Field Trip Grants Over 5,000 grants of up to $700 each will be awarded in January 2013. |
| Teacher at Sea Program Participants can be assigned a cruise for fisheries research, oceanographic and coastal research, or hydrographic survey. |
| Theatre: Touching Lives Through Theatre Grants These grants help create and support school theatre programs in qualifying middle and high schools. Deadline: June 30, 2012. |
| ThinkQuest Competition 2012 This competition challenges students to solve real-world problems with critical thinking, communication, and technology skills. Deadline: April 25, 2012. |
| Thomson Reuters Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award $1,000.00 (and other cash incentives) awarded to the teacher who demonstrates stand-out methods of teaching the information sciences and related applications of information technology. Deadline July 1, 2012. |
| Toyota Teacher of the Year The winning teacher's program will receive $20,000 and emphasis will be placed on parent engagement in the child's education. Deadline: February 1, 2012. |
