Awards & Grants

Below is a listing of awards and grants offered by organizations other than CSTA. Click here to view CSTA’s award and grant opportunities.

Last updated: May 25, 2010

TEACHERS: Opportunities for you and your class can also be found on our Student Programs page: res_studentprograms.asp.

National Lab Day

National Lab Day is more than just a day. It's a nationwide initiative to build local communities of support that will foster ongoing collaborations among volunteers, students and educators. Volunteers, university students, scientists, engineers, other STEM professionals and, more broadly, members of the community are working together with educators and students to bring discovery-based science experiences to students in grades K-12. When an educator posts a project, our system will help them get the resources needed to bring that project to fruition. For more information or to submit a project visit http://www.nationallabday.org/.

ACS-Hach High School Chemistry Grant

The ACS-Hach High School Chemistry Grant is awarded to high school chemistry teachers seeking funds to support ideas that transform classroom learning, foster student development, and reveal the wonders of chemistry. Teachers can request up to $1,500 for their ideas.

Applications are accepted annually February 1 – April 1. All applicants will be notified of their status by June 15, 2010. Click here for an application and more information.

Presidential Awards for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching (PAEMST)

Nominations for secondary science teachers (grades 7-12) will be accepted in Fall 2010. http://www.paemst.org.
Application deadline: April 1, 2011

CSTA Margaret Nicholson Distinguished Service Award and CSTA Future Science Teacher Award

Nominations are now being accepted for these two prestigious awards, sponsored by CSTA. For more information and applications, see http://www.cascience.org/csta/programs_awards.asp.
Nomination deadline: May 17, 2010

Captain Planet Foundation

The Captain Planet Foundation funds hands-on environmental projects to encourage youth around the world to work individually and collectively to solve environmental problems in their neighborhoods and communities. Maximum Award: $2,500.
Eligibility: Schools and non-profits.
Deadlines: June 30, September 30, and December 31
http://www.captainplanetfdn.org/aboutUs.html#policies_grant_guidelines

Alliance for Climate Education

The Alliance for Climate Education (ACE), a new nonprofit based in Oakland, works to educate and empower high school students in the fight against climate change. Through dynamic assembly and classroom presentations, as well as grant and scholarship opportunities, ACE offers high school students and educators inspiring and meaningful ways to engage in this growing movement. ACE’s program presents current climate science to students through a brief, age-appropriate and entertaining assembly presentation as well as an interactive classroom presentation. ACE’s program is available at no cost to your school. ACE will also award a $20,000 grant to the two schools that demonstrate the strongest commitment to reducing their carbon footprint, amd will also award numerous $2,500 scholarships to students who demonstrate efforts in their personal lives, their schools, and their communities to positively impact the environment. Call (510) 251-5993 or email alisha.fowler@climateeducation.org if you are interested in learning more, or have any questions. You can also learn more by visiting: www.climateeducation.org.

Toshiba American Foundation

The mission of Toshiba America Foundation is to promote quality science and mathematics education in U.S. schools. Grants are made for programs and activities that improve teaching and learning in science and mathematics, grades K-12. The Foundation focuses its grant making on inquiry-based projects designed by individual teachers, and small teams of teachers, for use intheir own classrooms. Grants range from $1,000 mini-grants for elementary teachers up to $25,000 for middle and high schools. TAF is especially interested in supporting projects designed by teachers for use in their own classrooms. Hands-on science and projects that engage students in real research questions are priorities. For information about applying for a Toshiba grant, visit www.taf.toshiba.com.
Deadline: Ongoing

NASA Spacelink Urban and Rural Community Enrichment Program

NASA Spacelink Urban and Rural Community Enrichment Program for grades 5-8. NASA URCEP specialists train core educators as a team to conduct interdisciplinary aerospace activities in school districts. Major activities include lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on classroom ctivities that supplement the ongoing curriculum.
Eligibility: Teachers of middle school students from rural and urban communities.
Deadline: N/A.
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/for educators/5-8/development/URCEP.html

California Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Funding Opportunity

The Office of National Marine Sanctuaries announces the availability of funding for the California Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program. This grant opportunity is a competitively based program that supports existing environmental education programs, fosters the growth of new programs, and encourages the development of partnerships among environmental education programs throughout the San Francisco Bay, Monterey Bay, and Santa Barbara Channel watersheds. Projects support organizations that provide students "meaningful" watershed educational experiences and teachers professional development opportunities in the area of environmental education. For more information and to view the funding announcement, please visit the NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries website at http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/news/bwet.

Allen Foundation

The Allen Foundation supports educational nutrition programs, with priority given to training programs for children and young adults to improve their health and development.
Maximum Award: Past grants have ranged from $2,000 to $1 million. Eligibility: Schools and school districts should partner with local nonprofits to form nutrition education programs. Deadline: Ongoing.
http://www.allenfoundation.org/

Intel Model School

The Intel Model School Program provides equipment for a school or district to enhance their technology by using advanced technology. The Intel Model School Program identifies schools that desire equipment or have a unique project to complete by using Intel products, and can show the improvement in the quality of the education experience for both the teacher and the student by using high-end technology. Award: Seeding of Intel equipment.
Eligibility: K-12 schools or school districts.
Deadline: Ongoing.
http://www.intel.com/modelschool

CA Fertilizer Foundation School Garden Grant Program

The Foundation will award at least twelve $1000 grants this year (three per quarter) to support learning through gardening. http://www.calfertilizer.org

Ocean Guardian Schools Program

Does your school have what it takes to help protect the ocean for future generations? If so, become an Ocean Guardian School! Your school in California can receive funds to promote ocean conservation on school grounds or in the community. Up to $100,000 is available, with funding ranging from $2,000-$6,000. Find out more information on this new program at the California Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Web site: http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/education/ocean_guardian/welcome.html.

Hasbro Programs for Children Grants

Hasbro Children Foundation grants to support the development and/or expansion of programs for children. Maximum Award: $500-$35,000.
Eligibility: Programs must provide direct services to children under age 13. They must serve children and families who are economically disadvantaged. They must be innovative and provide a model from which others can learn.
Deadline: N/A.
http://www.hasbro.org/default.cfm?page=grantmakingregional

The Melody Program of the Mr. Hollands Opus Foundation

The Melody program is designed to provide musical instruments and instrument repairs to existing K-12 school music programs that have no other source of financing to purchase dditional musical instruments and materials. Eligibility: schools that meet the requirements outlined on the website.
Maximum Award: $500-$5,000. Deadline: N/A.
http://www.mhopus.org/apply.htm

Education World announces the Grants for Educators

The program aims to help educators integrate technology into the classroom. Forty grants will be awarded in $250 and $500 amounts. Currently only educators in the United States are eligible. Recipients will be determined by a committee of education specialists from around the nation and will be named throughout the year. Those interested should complete the online application, describing their proposed projects and listing the expenses and expected results. Applications may be completed at the Education World website at http://www.education-world.com/grants.

Space Explorers

Is currently coordinating a grant from NASA which will be distributed on a congressional district basis. Each state will get one sponsored "Mission" in each congressional district, plus two more for senate seats. For information, www.space-explorers.com.

CSTA Awards:

Nominations for the 2010 Margaret Nicholson Distinguished Service Award and the Future Science Teacher Award are now being accepted: www.cascience.org/csta/programs_awards.asp.

NSTA Awards:

http://www.nsta.org/about/awards.aspx