Grants & Upcoming Events (Week of March 6, 2017)
03/06/17
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
LIFT Prize 2017
Sponsor: Lumina Foundation
Award: $25,000
Number of Awards: 2
Application Deadline: April 9, 2017
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
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
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