Classroom Grant
Sylvia Shugrue Award for Elementary School Teachers
Win $1,500 in cash and prizes
Available Funds/Award: Award includes $1,000 cash and $500 towards NSTA National Convention.
Opens: Aug. 28, 2013
Proposals Due: Nov. 30, 2013
Final Applications Due: Nov. 30, 2013
Recurring? Annually
Granting Organization: NSTA
Description: The NSTA “This award honors one elementary school teacher who has established (or is establishing) an interdisciplinary, inquiry-based lesson plan. The lesson plan will fully reference sources of information and any relevant National Science Education Standards and benchmarks found in the Atlas of Science Literacy.”
Requirements: Fill out an application with a narrative explaining the nominee's achievements in science teaching.
Eligibility: Full-time K-6 educators with at least five years of experience
Application Link: http://www.nsta.org/pdfs/awards/Shugrue.pdf
Additional Information Link: http://www.nsta.org/about/awards.aspx#shugrue