TEACHER RESOURCES

                              Grants and Fellowships for Teachers

The Motorola Innovation Generation Grants provide funds for initiatives that creatively foster a love of science early in life and show a new generation of inventors that careers involving science and math are important, challenging and possible. Priority will be given to programs that incorporate Motorola employees as volunteers.
Maximum Award: $250,000.
Eligibility: 501(c)3 organizations.
Deadline: June 15, 2008.
http://www.motorola.com/content.jsp-globalObjectId=8153

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Foundation Classroom Grants are awarded to encourage excellence in educating students about math, science, technology, and engineering.
Eligibility: current AIAA Educator Associate or AIAA Professional members actively engaged as K-12 classroom educators.
Maximum Award: $200.
Deadline: N/A.
http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=244

The Toyota USA Foundation is committed to improving the quality of education in grades K-12 and supports innovative programs that improve the teaching and learning of mathematics and science.
Deadline: N/A
http://www.toyota.com/about/community/education/index.html

The Earthwatch Institute offers educators fully-funded fellowships for hands-on learning with leading scientists doing field research and conservation on one of 130 projects around the world.
Maximum Award: fully-funded fellowship.
Eligibility: Elementary, middle, and high school educators and administrators of any discipline.
Deadline: Applications accepted on a rolling basis.
http://www.earthwatch.org

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Foundation Classroom Grants are awarded to encourage excellence in educating students about math, science, technology, and engineering.
Eligibility: current AIAA Educator Associate or AIAA Professional members actively engaged as K-12 classroom educators.
Maximum Award: $200.
Deadline: N/A.
http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=244

The Live Monarch Foundation Educator Outreach Program provides funding for teachers throughout the United States to enroll in the National Campaign to bring Monarch Butterflies into the classroom. This program provides education and materials to strengthen the Monarch's 3,000 mile migratory route within North America by creating self-sustaining butterfly gardens and refuges.
Maximum Award: n/a.
Eligibility: teachers and classrooms in areas on the monarch migratory route.
Deadline: rolling.
http://www.lmf-educator-award.com/index.html

Outdoor Classroom Grant Program--Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation, International Paper and National Geographic Explorer! classroom magazine have partnered to create an outdoor classroom grant program to provide schools with additional resources to improve their science curriculum by engaging students in hands-on experiences outside the traditional classroom.
Eligibility: K-12 public schools in the United States.
Deadline: varies. http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=pg&p=AboutLowes/outdoor/index.html

Toshiba America Foundation makes grants for projects in math and science designed by classroom teachers to improve instruction for students in grades K-12.
Eligibility: Grades K-12.
Deadline: Decisions about grants under $5,000 are made on a rolling basis and applications are accepted throughout the year.
http://www.taf.toshiba.com

Dow Awards--by the Dow Chemical Company--awards grants to support proposed initiatives concentrating on math and science, teacher training, and parental involvement for K-12 school districts. School districts and school boards nationwide, as well as programs that promote systemic education reform in math and science, are eligible to apply. Special attention is given to school districts around communities where Dow is located.
Application Deadline: Varies
http://www.dow.com/about/corp/social/gen_fund.htm

Reinventing Education Program, IBM's lead philanthropic program,  is now a $70 million grant initiative that forms the centerpiece of IBM's global commitment to education. IBM is contributing more than just money; they are dedicating their world-renowned researchers, educational consultants, and technology. 
http://www.ibm.com/ibm/ibmgives/grant/education/programs/reinventing/

Toshiba's Grade 7-12 Grant Program - The Toshiba America Foundation encourages programs with the potential to improve classroom teaching and learning of science, mathematics, and the science and mathematics of technology. Projects and proposals from individual or groups of classroom teachers in grade schools (7-12) will be considered for funding. 
Deadline: Decisions about small grants are made monthly, except March and September.
http://www.toshiba.com/about/taf/grant.html

Corning Foundation Grants develops and administers projects in support of educational, cultural,  and community organizations.  Corning's areas of involvement have included community service programs for students, curriculum enrichment, student scholarships, facility improvement, and instructional technology projects for the classroom. 
DEADLINE: ongoing.
http://www.corning.com/inside_corning/foundation.asp

The Lucent Global Science Scholars Program is an annual academic competition sponsored by the Lucent Technologies Foundation for students who demonstrate excellence in the sciences and plan to pursue a career in information and communications technologies. When an appropriate placement can be found, Global Science Scholars are offered internships at a Bell Labs or Lucent Technologies facility in their home country.
DEADLINE: N/A
http://www.iie.org/programs/lucent/

The Personnel Exchange provides travel funds for state or local elementary/secondary education agency staff to visit other education organizations in order to share knowledge about education data issues.
DEADLINE: rolling
http://nces.ed.gov/conferences/confinfo.asp?confid=60

ISTE HyperSIG offers a Multimedia Mania award, spotlighting original projects that reflect the collaborative efforts of teachers and students.
http://www.iste.org

The SMARTer Kids Foundation - The Connections Program equips North American and Canadian upper elementary school classes with leading-edge technology, promotes collaborative learning projects between schools, provides teacher training on the technology, and culminates with teachers and select students meeting for a fun-filled week in Calgary, Alberta. 
DEADLINE: N/A
http://www.smarterkids.org/k12/connections/index.asp