Idaho Potato Contest for Kids Watch a fun video and then play a cool memory game! You could win $10,000 – $5,000 for you and $5,000 for your favorite school!
Pest World for Kids Video Contest – Win $3,000
PestWorldForKids.org and the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) want to spread the word about the importance of protecting our health and property from household pests and we need your help! Using the Pest PSA lesson plan, students enrolled in grades 4-8 can create educational television public service announcements discussing the health risks posed by household pests.
Teachers must enter the contest on behalf of their students and schools no later than 12:00 p.m. EDT on 12/23/09. Files can be submitted online (files up to 100MB) or can be sent on CD or jump drive via U.S. postal mail. Please see our contest rules page for more details. The winning entry chosen by NPMA will receive a grand prize of $3,000 for their school’s science department.
In order to be considered for funding, proposals must:
• Promote understanding of environmental issues
• Focus on hands-on involvement
• Involve children and young adults 6-18 (elementary through high school)
• Promote interaction and cooperation within the group
• Help young people develop planning and problem solving skills
• Include adult supervision
• Commit to follow-up communication with the Foundation (specific requirements are explained once the grant has been awarded)
Ready to get inspired? Target will award 5,000 grants of up to $800 each for the upcoming school year. So put on your thinking caps and complete an application online anytime between now and Nov. 3, 2009. Only one submission per applicant, please.
As part of our commitment to education, we created the one-of-a-kind Target Field Trip Grants program. So far we’ve awarded 7,400 grants, totaling over $6 million, to educators in all 50 states. More than 729,000 students have explored the world outside the classroom with a Target Field Trip Grant!
Toolbox For Education.Com — Lowes Grant
The Fall 2009 cycle is now open. The deadline for submitting applications for this grant cycle is October 16, 2009. However, if 1500 applications are received before the application deadline, then the application process will close. To get started, click on the “How to Apply” link at the top of this page.
Everyone has been inspired by a great teacher. Exceptional teachers open our eyes to the world and provide us with the knowledge necessary to succeed.
My Teacher, My Hero strives to give thanks to inspirational teachers across the country and inspire new teachers to join the profession. We hope to help raise the status of teachers in our society and recognize the integral role that they play in shaping our future. With your help, we feel that we can shift our society’s perception of the teaching profession towards recognizing educators for the important role that they play. Further, we hope to inspire a generation of young, intelligent, and passionate people to take pride in their desire to teach.
Freezly answers the question “What’s free on the Internet?” Freezly aggregates giveaways found on Twitter so that you, the Internet user, can simply pick and try to win whatever giveaways interest you.
With hundreds of millions of web sites, it’s impossible for you to follow and read every single blog and web site to catch up on the hottest giveaways out there. Being avid Internet users, we stumbled upon many giveaways across the Internet and realized you can find lots of free items, from simple gift cards to computers, gadgets, etc. Basically everything.
Coloring Contest for College Savings
Tennessee Residents |
| Color Hootie, The Wise Old Owl Tennessee Coloring Sweepstakes to Encourage Families to Think About Education During College Savings Month With the goal of encouraging more Tennessee families to put their kids on the path to college, Tennessee Treasurer David H. Lillard, Jr. announced a statewide initiative intended to encourage families to think about education. The coloring sweepstakes is open to Tennessee children enrolled in kindergarten through 6th grade, and one random winner will receive $1,000 towards a Path2College 529 Plan. Click here to print the picture of Hootie the Wise Old Owl, who is on his path to college. Color Hootie, complete the registration information and return by 9/30/09. Click here to read the complete sweepstakes rules. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited.Governor Bredesen declares September College Savings Month
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Limeades for Learning from Sonic
Sonic is partnering with DonorsChoose.org to support public school teachers across the country. With your help, we can fund classroom projects and help teachers inspire their students to learn.
Your part is simple. Just order any drink* at Sonic during September, and you’ll be able to come back here and vote for your favorite teacher’s project. Sonic will donate more than a half a million dollars to the projects that receive the most votes.
TEACHERS: Have a great classroom project that needs funding?
Sign up and submit your project at DonorsChoose.org. Make sure to identify yourself as a Sonic teacher when registering. Be creative! Voting begins Aug. 31.
SIPPERS: During September, when you buy a drink at Sonic, you can head here to vote for your favorite teacher’s project. It’s never too early to start helping. Go to DonorsChoose.org to start helping now.
The State Farm Youth Advisory Board is calling on educators and school-based service-learning coordinators to submit applications for their service grants. Grants are awarded to groups who develop service-learning projects that address one of the following areas: natural and societal disaster preparedness; driver safety; accessing higher education/closing the achievement gap; financial education; and environmental responsibility.
The number of grants to be awarded will depend on the number and quality of requests received. Grant amounts will vary according to the nature of the proposal and availability of funds. However, at least one service-learning project will be funded in each of the thirteen State Farm zones which include the three provinces in Canada.
Captain Planet Foundation Grant
| In order to be considered for funding, proposals must:
• Promote understanding of environmental issues |
Tech Learning Magazine downloadable grant calendar link
You can go to the Tech & Learning web site and download a grant calendar with due dates for all applications.
Target offers grants to schools for field trips. If you have an idea for next year, check it out.
Grant Name:
Unsung Heroes Educational Awards
Funded by:
ING Financial Services
Description:
ING Unsung Heroes began as a way for ING to demonstrate its commitment to the education community. The awards are given to K-12 educators pioneering new teaching methods and techniques that improve learning. Each year, educators submit applications for an ING Unsung Heroes award by describing projects they have initiated or would like to pursue. Each project is judged on its 1) innovative methods; 2) creativity; and 3) ability to positively influence students. All K-12 education professionals, whether or not they are clients of ING, are eligible. Specifically, these individuals must be employed by an accredited K-12 public or private school located in the United States and be full-time educators, teachers, principals, paraprofessionals, or classified staff with effective projects that improve student learning.
Program Areas:
General Education, Professional Development
Recipients:
Public Schools, Private/Charter Schools
Proposal Deadline:
4/30/09
Average Amount:
$2,000.00 – $25,000.00
Telephone:
800-537-4180
Email:
ing@scholarshipamerica.org
Website:
http://www.ing-usa.com/us/aboutING/CorporateCitizenship/Education/INGUnsungHeroes/index.htm
