Grants & Upcoming Events (Week of Feb. 13, 2017)
02/13/17
Upcoming K–12 Grants
Acer Extreme Classroom Tech Makeover
Sponsor: Acer
Award: $20,000 in Acer equipment (a classroom set of Acer Switch Alpha 12 two-in-one notebooks)
Number of Awards: 1
Application Deadline: March 31
SparkFun Community Partner Program
Sponsor: SparkFun
Award: STEM/STEAM-releated prize packages, event and team sponsorships and other types of support
Number of Awards: Varies
Application Deadline: Third Thursday of each month; awards announced on the last business day of each month
Magnet Schools Assistance Program Competition
Sponsor: United States Department of Education
Award: $12 million to $15 million over a period of three to five years
Number of Awards: 23 to 30
Application Deadline: April 11
Academic Enrichment Grants
Sponsor: McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation
Award: $30,000 maximum ($10,000 over three years)
Number of Awards: Not specified (five awarded last year)
Application Deadline: April 15
Teacher Development Grants
Sponsor: McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation
Award: $30,000 maximum ($10,000 over three years)
Number of Awards: Not specified (two awarded last year)
Application Deadline: April 15 (submissions open Jan. 15)
Siemens Possibility Grant (2017 Siemens STEM Day Sweepstakes)
Sponsor: Siemens Foundation
Award: $10,000
Number of Awards: 1
Application Deadline: April 28, 5 p.m. ET
Champion Creatively Alive Children Grant Program
Sponsor: Crayola and the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP)
Award: $2,500 plus $1,000 in Crayola gear
Number of Awards: Up to 20 major prizes, plus one Crayola Classpack for every applicant submitting by the early bird deadline
Application Deadline: June 23 (June 5 for early bird prize)
TAF Project-Based Learning Grants for Grades 6–12
Sponsor: Toshiba America Foundation
Award: Two categories: Up to $5,000 and more than $5,000
Number of Awards: Not specified
Application Deadline: Up to $5,000 awarded on a rolling basis; Aug. 1 deadline for applications for more than $5,000
Adopt a Classroom
Deadline: Ongoing
Brinker International Grants
Deadline: Ongoing
Brown Rudnick Community Grants
Deadline: Ongoing
Corning Foundation Grants
Deadline: Ongoing
DonorsChoose.org
Deadline: Ongoing
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Grants
Deadline: Ongoing
Award: No more than 10 percent of an organization's annual operating expenses or 25 percent of the total budget for the project being funded; awards have ranged from the hundreds to the millions of dollars.
Number of Awards: Varies
Qualification: Project should "directly serve or impact children living in urban poverty, particularly in the areas of education, family economic stability (including microfinance) and childhood health."
Naiku Innovative Teacher Grant
Deadline: Ongoing (approx. 10 awards per month)
Sony Grants for Education
Deadline: Ongoing (grants awarded on a rolling basis)
Call for Papers & Proposals
Construct3D 2017
Proposals Due:
Feb. 15
Proposal Submission URL
:
duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2gUZwr5cuhExudf
Event: May 5–7
Durham, NC (Duke University)
Innovative and Creative Education and Teaching International Conference
Proposals Due:
March 31, 2017 (one-page abstract)
Proposal Submission URL
:
icetic.net/online-abstract-submissions
Event: June 21–23
Badajoz, Spain
Submit calls for papers/proposals to
[email protected]
.
Upcoming Events
AASA National Conference on Education
March 2–4
New Orleans, LA
SXSWedu
March 6–9
Austin, TX
Clute International Conference on Education
March 12–16, 2017
San Diego, CA
CUE 2017 National Conference
March 15–18
Palm Springs, CA
NSTA 2017
March 30–April 2
Los Angeles
Blended and Personalized Learning Conference
March 31–April 1
Providence, RI
CoSN 2017
April 3–6
Chicago
ICEEEL 2017 : 19th International Conference on e-Education and e-Learning
April 24-25
Boston, MA
More events at thejournal.com
Construct3D 2017
May 5–7
Duke University (Durham, NC)
More events at thejournal.com