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Grants & Upcoming Events (Week of Sept. 25, 2017)

09/25/17

Upcoming K–12 Grants

Lowe's Small Toolbox for Education
Sponsor: Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation
Award: $2,000 to $5,000
Number of Awards: Maximum of 1,500
Application Deadline: Sept. 29
Project Learning Tree GreenWorks Grants
Sponsor: Project Learning Tree
Award: Two categories: Up to $1,000
Number of Awards: Not specified
Application Deadline: Sept. 30
E² Energy to Educate Program
Sponsor: Constellation Energy
Award: Two categories: $25,000 for grades 6–12, $50,000 for college and university
Number of Awards: Not specified (historically 12 to 17 per year)
Application Deadline: Oct. 1
TAF Project-Based Learning Grants for Grades K–5
Sponsor: Toshiba America Foundation
Award: Two categories: $1,000
Number of Awards: Not specified
Application Deadline: Oct. 1
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; Nov. 1 deadline for applications for more than $5,000
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: Ongoin: third Thursday of each month; awards announced on the last business day of each month
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

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Upcoming Events

Austin Game Conference
Sept. 21–22
Austin, TX
LearnLaunch Investor Summit and EDchannels (Two Events, Co-Located)
Sept. 25–26
Boston, MA
National Indian Education Association's 47th Annual Convention & Trade Show
Oct. 4–7
Orlando, FL
2017 Clute International Conference on Education Las Vegas (ICE)
Oct. 8–12
Las Vegas, NV
EDspaces
Oct. 25–27
Kansas City, MO
The Learning Counsel National Gathering
Nov. 1–3
Las Vegas
Live 360
Nov. 12–17
Orlando, FL
OLC Accelerate
Nov. 15–17
Orlando, FL
SIIA Education Business Forum
Dec. 5–6
Washington, DC
FETC
Jan. 23–26, 2018
Orlando, FL
TCEA Convention & Expo
Feb. 5–9, 2018
Austin, TX
CUE 2018 National Conference
March 14–17, 2018
Palm Springs, CA
OLC Innovate
April 18–20, 2018
Nashville, TN

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