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A Teacher's Guide to Fellowships and Awards both presents alternatives to traditional inservice training for pre-kindergarten through grade twelve teachers and supports and celebrates the professional development of those who work with young people. The awards recognize and honor teaching excellence, innovative classroom practice, and exceptional leadership. The guide is intended to help teachers find a combination of educational and personal experiences that contribute to increased competence and satisfaction. In addition, it provides a rich array of opportunities from which Massachusetts teachers may draw when designing their individual professional development plans for recertification. This Guide contains a total of 141 institutes, fellowships, and awards. The entries are organized by discipline or topic, and many of the entries include the name of past participants/recipients who have indicated an interest in sharing information. The institutes are either free, scholarship-assisted, or offer a stipend to participants. Most of the programs are offered each year, although the application dates and contacts for application information may change.

The "American Association of Grant Professionals" (A.A.G.P.) enhances the role of grant developers who work for public or private organizations. The association offers professional certifications, maintains a code of ethics, and promotes the public image of professional grant developers. It also enhances grant developers' relationships with funders and employers and advances educational opportunities.

The voice of America's libraries.

AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS is the nation's leading arts information clearinghouse, with a 40-year record of objective arts industry research. As the preeminent arts advocacy organization, it is dedicated to representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts. .

The Foundation's objective is to foster innovative artistic expression and the creative process by encouraging and supporting cultural organizations that in turn, directly or indirectly, support artists and their work. The Foundation values the contribution these organizations make to artists and audiences and to society as a whole by supporting, exhibiting and interpreting a broad spectrum of contemporary artistic practice. The Foundation is focused primarily on supporting work of a challenging and often experimental nature, while noting that the interpretation of those terms may vary from place to place and culture to culture. In this regard the Foundation encourages curatorial research leading to new scholarship in the field of contemporary art. The Foundation is committed to the precept that the arts are essential to an open, enlightened democracy. It therefore seeks to advance an inclusive cultural dialogue by providing resources to organizations that support artists reflecting a diverse society and by affirming that freedom of artistic expression is fundamental to such a society and must be vigorously protected. (See Arts, Culture and Society ) To advance these values, grants are awarded to not-for-profit organizations in the United States and occasionally abroad under specific Guidelines.

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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation places a major focus on helping to improve people’s lives through health and learning. We will continue to look for strategic opportunities to extend the benefits of modern science and technology to people around the world, especially where poverty serves as an obstacle to participating in these benefits. As in the past, we will invest in partnerships with individuals and organizations that bring experience, expertise and commitment to their own efforts to help people through better health and learning.

An agency of the U.S. Department of Labor.

Searchable database of most federal grant and assistance programs.

The Center for Community Support (CCS) provides a broad range of no-cost grant-writing services for Texas communities. Support is available to pursue funding for programs designed to improve the quality of life and promote safe and healthy lifestyles among the citizens of the state. In an effort to expand existing state resources, emphasis is placed on attracting new funds from federal and private sources. CCS provides faculty and students at Texas A&M University with an opportunity to share ideas and strategies with community-based organizations to address health, public safety, and education problems through projects at the community level.

Community of Science, Inc. (COS) is a network of Web sites for scholars, scientists, and R&D professionals. We take advantage of the economies of scale and efficiencies of the Web to deliver personalized services to members. Our services are geared to your business needs. We help you find funding, collaborate with colleagues, and promote your research. COS services include: COS Funding Opportunities is updated daily and contains detailed information for more than 16,000 available research grants worldwide.

Computers for Learning will place hundreds of thousands of computers in our Nation's classrooms and prepare our children to contribute and compete in the 21st century. The program is designed to donate surplus Federal computer equipment to schools and educational nonprofits, giving special consideration to those with the greatest need. The Computers for Learning website allows schools and educational nonprofits to register to request surplus Federal computer equipment. Federal agencies will then use the website to donate computers to schools and educational nonprofits based upon indications of need.

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Contains Texas A&M's curriculum for "Insects in the Classroom" for K-12 teachers.

US Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service's Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Program

The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education, produces the world’s premier database of journal and non-journal education literature. The ERIC online system provides the public with a centralized ERIC Web site for searching the ERIC bibliographic database of more than 1.1 million citations going back to 1966. More than 107,000 full-text non-journal documents (issued 1993-2004), previously available through fee-based services only, are now available for free. ERIC is moving forward with its modernization program, and has begun acquiring materials for addition to the database.

Education news online.

The Educational Research Network is dedicated to providing easy access to the best print and electronic research information available in education. Up-to-date research on teaching, classroom management, psychology, testing, child development, and cognitive science can be found in our print piece, the archive of back issues and the links to other Web sites.

For over a quarter of a century, Educational Research Service has served as the nation's premier research and information source for education leaders. ERS was established in 1973 by four national associations of school administrators to fill a pressing need in education for an independent organization to provide reliable, unbiased information to local school districts. Today, ERS operates under the sponsorship of seven national associations of school administrators: American Association of School Administrators American Association of School Personnel Administrators Association of School Business Officials Council of Chief State School Officers National Association of Elementary School Principals National Association of Secondary School Principals National School Public Relations Association ERS does not receive any federal funding. Local school districts across the country provide the financial support to sustain ERS's program of services and resources. All ERS publications are produced by ERS staff members or nationally recognized experts in the field of study.

The Educator's Reference Desk builds on over a quarter century of experience providing high-quality resources and services to the education community. From the Information Institute of Syracuse, the people who created AskERIC, the Gateway to Educational Materials, and the Virtual Reference Desk, the Educator's Reference Desk brings you the resources you have come to depend on. 2,000+ lesson plans, 3,000+ links to online education information, and 200+ question archive responses.).

Eduhound: Everything for K-12 education.

Helping Over 6 Million Students Find Scholarships, Colleges and Jobs!

Quick link to US Department of Education recent grant announcements in the Federal Register.

Hundreds of education resources supported by agencies across the U.S. Federal government are now easier to find. Subjects include: Arts Educational technology Foreign languages Health and Safety Language arts Mathematics Physical education Science Social studies Vocational education

More than 70 agencies in the United States Federal Government produce statistics of interest to the public. The Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy maintains this site to provide easy access to the full range of statistics and information produced by these agencies for public use.

Search U.S. Government Information Servers using the The Center for Intelligent Information Retrieval/U.S. Business Advisor govbot database. You can also search view a list of predefined searches by category .

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Comprehensive information about private and corporate foundations. Contains links to foundation web sites and information about the Foundation Center's reference materials. A "must see" site for researching private funding sources.

This site allows organizations to electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all Federal grant-making agencies. Navigation of the site is simple. Use the colored tabs and links at the top of the screen to access primary sections of the site and links on the left side of the screen to access content within each section

Across our nation nonprofits are struggling to find the resources they need to meet the increasing demands of their missions. For many nonprofits these are truly tough times to find money and it may get worse before it gets better. This website has been created to help all nonprofits, with a definite leaning toward those involved in education, secure the funds they need to continue their important work. Our number one goal at GrantsAlert.com is to make life a little easier for those who devote their time to searching for and identifying new funding opportunities for their organizations. And we will strive to provide this information to you in a timely and concise manner.

For more than 30 years, TGCI has been the world's leading source of grantsmanship training and grant information. First offered in 1972 and continuously updated, TGCI’s Grantsmanship Training Program covers all aspects of researching grants, writing grant proposals and negotiating with funding sources. More than 90,000 nonprofit and government personnel have attended this demanding, five-day workshop, which now includes a full year of valuable membership services.

GrantSmart is an informational and interactive resource center for and about the nonprofit community. We have gathered data about private foundation activities that may be of interest to grantseekers, philanthropic organizations, and individual donors. We hope this helps to encourage informed decision-making and diversification in funding. This site is operated strictly on a nonprofit basis by Canyon Research, a private, operating foundation, with funding and support from the J.C. Downing Foundation.

Find the right funding fast with GrantStation's Find-a-Funder! Our powerful, targeted searches scan through thousands of funder profiles that include private foundations, corporate foundations, and corporate contribution programs. Also included are religious funders, association grant programs, and selected federal and state programs.

Extensive education, research, and government links

GuideStar is a searchable database of more than 620,000 nonprofit organizations in the United States.

HandsNet empowers organizations to integrate effective online communications strategies to strengthen their programs and policies for children, families and people in need.

Welcome to our Research Feature, in which we provide in-depth coverage of a current topic featured in the Harvard Education Letter. The Research Feature for July/August 2000 is on Teaching Writing.

The Healthy Youth Funding (HYFUND) database contains active information about funding opportunities for adolescent and school health programs. These funding opportunities are from federal agencies and the private sector. Each funding opportunity is carefully selected based on its relevance to adolescent health, or one or more of the eight components of a Coordinated School Health Program.

Innovation Network, Inc. (InnoNet) is a 501(c) 3 organization dedicated to enabling public and nonprofit organizations to better plan, execute, and evaluate their structure, operations and services. InnoNet provides two services: a search service for model programs and effective approaches to social services, and a participatory evaluation service. Both services are built on InnoNet’s core principles of participation, empowerment, ongoing learning, and continuous improvement. InnoNet conducts research, provides consultations, conducts trainings, workshops, and provides Internet technical assistance.

The Intel Innovation in Education effort is a global, multimillion dollar effort to help realize the possibilities of science and technology in education.

ISTE is a nonprofit professional organization with a worldwide membership of leaders and potential leaders in educational technology. We are dedicated to promoting appropriate uses of information technology to support and improve learning, teaching, and administration in K–12 education and teacher education. ISTE’s role is leadership—we provide our members with information, networking opportunities, and guidance as they face the challenge of incorporating computers, the Internet, and other new technologies into their schools. Home of the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) Project and the National Center for Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology (NCPT3), ISTE also represents and informs its membership regarding educational issues of national scope through ISTE–DC. We support a worldwide network of Affiliates and Special Interest Groups (SIGs), and we offer our members the latest information through our periodicals and journals.

Information for and about nonprofit organizations

The Knowledge Loom is a professional development resource for K-12 educators. The Education Alliance at Brown University maintains The Knowledge Loom Web site.

Every year, Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation awards $3 million to nonprofit organizations and K-12 public schools. Grants to public schools must be used for community-improvement initiatives, including building repairs or renovations, playground improvements, and landscaping or painting projects. The foundation also awards grants to public schools for education initiatives relating to the construction and trade industries. Grants range from $5,000 to $25,000; the application deadline is October 15.

The STARLAB system is a portable teaching environment that can be brought right into the classroom. It consists of an inflatable dome, a projector, projection cylinders, and optional accessories. Easy to store and transport, the system packs down into traveling cases and a duffel bag. In fact, the STARLAB system is so compact that it can be handled by one person and transported in the back of most small cars. Once unpacked, STARLAB can be set up in under ten minutes.

Math.com is dedicated to providing revolutionary ways for students, parents, teachers, and everyone to learn math. Combining educationally sound principles with proprietary technology, Math.com offers a unique experience that quickly guides the user to the solutions they need and the products they want. These solutions include assessment, on-demand modular courses that target key math concepts, 24/7 live online tutoring, and expert answers to math questions. In addition to solutions, Math.com offers exploratory and recreational introductions to the world of math that will lead to deeper understanding and enjoyment. The range of services, products and solutions offered makes Math.com the single source for all math needs. Math.com is a privately held company based in Los Angeles, California.

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To promote art education through Professional Development, Service, Advancement of Knowledge, and Leadership. NAEA isa non-profit, educational organization.

The National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) serves education leaders in middle level schools and high schools, including administrators, teachers, students, and others interested in education and the welfare of today's youth.

If you are seeking education finance information for elementary/secondary public or private education, this National Center for Education Statistics web site should help you.

An electronic catalog for conducting customized searches for National Center for Education Statistics publications and data products.

A National Endowment for the Arts online resource of Federal funding available for arts initiatives through national, state and local funding programs.

The National Endowment for the Humanities is an independent grant-making agency of the United States government dedicated to supporting research, education, and public programs in the humanities.

The National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts (NFAA) was founded in 1981 as a nonprofit arts organization. Its mission is to identify emerging artists and assist them at critical junctures in their educational and professional developments, and to raise appreciation for, and support of, the arts in American society. Each year thousands of talented high school seniors and other 17- and 18-year-old artists apply to the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts' Arts Recognition and Talent Search ® (ARTS) program. Simply applying provides the opportunity to qualify for $3 million in college scholarships; share in an award package valued up to $800,000 and perhaps be named a Presidential Scholar in the Arts. In all, almost 10% of all the ARTS program applicants receive some kind of award or recognition for their talent. The ARTS program, one of several NFAA programs available to artists developing their careers, identifies promising 17- and 18-year-old artists in the categories of Dance, Jazz, Film and Video, Music, Photography, Theater, Visual Arts, Voice, and Writing for scholarships and financial support toward their continued arts education. As a result of participating in the ARTS program, approximately 400 artists receive direct cash awards. Others are noted for their excellence through Merit Awards. More specifically, from the thousands of ARTS applicants, 125 of the most accomplished artists are chosen to participate in the final adjudication process known as ARTS Week, a series of performances, master classes, seminars and readings held each January in Miami, Florida. These 125 ARTS awardees invited to attend ARTS Week have the opportunity to earn cash awards of up to $3,000 each and be named a Presidential Scholar in the Arts. NFAA, through its ARTS program, is the sole recommending organization to the Presidential Scholars program sponsored by the White House.

NFIE provides grants and techical assistance to teachers to improve student learning in the nation's public schools. Includes the Jordan Fundamentals Grant Program.

Welcome to the National Gallery of Art's Web site. The Gallery's extensive collection of paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, and works on paper spans over 600 years of history from the Middle Ages to the present day. To discover more about the Gallery, its programs, and collections and exhibitions, select from one of these categories: General Information, The Collection, Exhibitions, Online Tours, Education, Programs & Events, Resources, and Gallery Shop. Or, choose from one of these features: Help, Feedback, Search, Site Map, and Highlights. All of these options appear either in the left margin or on the bottom of each page within this Web site.

The World's Largest Federally Funded Library Devoted Solely to Education. NLE is the federal government's main resource center for education information.

The National Science Foundation is an independent U.S. government agency responsible for promoting science and engineering through programs that invest over $3.3 billion per year in almost 20,000 research and education projects in science and engineering.

Promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all.

The National Society of Fund Raising Executives (NSFRE) is the professional association for individuals responsible for generating philanthropic support for a wide variety of not-for-profit, charitable organizations. Founded in 1960, NSFRE advances philanthropy through its more than 20,000 members in 154 chapters throughout North America.

US Department of Commerce service. A central source for government information.

Information about the federal technology grant program: "Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program"

Over the past 34 years, the Endowment has reached millions of Americans with projects and programs that preserve and study our cultural heritage, while providing a foundation for the future. RENEWING TEACHING Over the years, more than 20,000 high school teachers and nearly 30,000 college teachers have deepened their knowledge of the humanities through intensive summer study supported by NEH; it is estimated that more than 140,000 students benefit from these better-educated teachers in the first year alone.

Extensive network of links to Federal government information and services.

Resources and Links for Educational Technology

Learn about funding opportunities from OJJDP, other agencies within the Office of Justice Programs or the Federal Government, or in the private sector.

Public Broadcasting Service's web site

Searchable database of various funding opportunities for educators. Free registration required.

TRAM is a service initially developed by the Texas Research Administrators Group (TRAM). It contains a search engine for locating funding opportunities from many different agencies. The funding information is updated daily. TRAM also contains a set of grant application forms collected from various sources, as well as standard agreements for subcontracts, non-disclosures, licenses, and links to other servers related to research funding and administration.

dedicated to helping schools find every funding source available to them in the U.S. Our SCHOOL GRANT DATABASE is the largest anywhere. It contains over 100,000 grants worth over $6,000,000,000.

Your one stop site for K-12 grant opportunities.

ScienceDaily is one of the Internet's leading online magazines and Web portals devoted to science, technology, and medicine. The free,advertising-supported service brings you breaking news about the latest discoveries and hottest research projects in everything from astrophysics to zoology. For the past two years, ScienceDaily has been chosen by the editors of Popular Science magazine as one of the "Top 50 Web Sites."

The goal of Comprehensive School Reform is to encourage low peforming schools to adopt sound comprehensive school reform models

Educational resources and research

The certification board is organized into four broad areas: educator preparation, assessment and accountability, certification, and investigations and enforcement.

The Grant Alert, a project of the State Grants Team in the Governor's Office of Budget, Planning and Policy, is a compilation of information about current funding solicitations offered by federal, state and private grant funding resources. The Grant Alert is posted in Rich Text Format (readable by most word processors) twice weekly. Prior alerts remain listed for about two weeks before being removed

State of Texas' Web Site

Welcome to the leading architecture site on the web, the Great Buildings Online. This gateway to architecture around the world and across history documents a thousand buildings and hundreds of leading architects, with 3D models, photographic images and architectural drawings, commentaries, bibliographies, web links, and more, for famous designers and structures of all kinds.

This page has information concerning grants and contests. The indviduals behind techlearning.com are the producers of Technology & Learning magazine, SchoolTech Expo & Conference, and the Well Connected Educator Web site. We are journalists, former educators, parents, event planners, and supporters of advancing the integration of technology into schools and K-12 curricula.

The Texas Center for Educational Technology is housed in the College of Education's Academy for Research and Development at the University of North Texas.

The TCA has various grant programs.

Information on the Texas economy, education and more.

The Texas Department of Economic Development serves as a catalyst to build wealth by assisting its communities to create relationships and complete transactions that grow wealth as measured by increases in employment and other important indices.

Includes notices and descriptions of available grants and funding.

The Funding Information Center (FIC) was established in January 1990 to serve as a statewide clearinghouse for information on funding to support HIV/AIDS related programs. As mandated by the 1989 Human Immunodeficiency Virus Services Act, Texas Senate Bill 959, the FIC researched and disseminated HIV/AIDS-related funding information to the Texas public. The scope of FIC coverage has since expanded to include all public health interests and many social service issues. WhileHIV/AIDS is still a top priority, the Funding Information Center has recognized the need to provide funding information on all aspects of public health. From 1990 to 1996, the FIC helped Texas organizations bring at least $105.4 million in public and private funding to the state of Texas to support public health-related programs and service

Information about TEA's specific programs, grants, contacts, school statistics and more. For grants select "grant information" on home page.

Published weekly and posted on this site every Friday. First announcement of a state grant "Request for Application (or Proposal) will appear here. Choose "current issue", then download only the last section ("other announcements"). Requests for Applications will appear in that section. Once an announcement has appeared in the Texas Register, you should be able to request the application from the appropriate agency.

The Texas State Data Center was initiated in 1980 to establish a state level liaison to the U.S. Bureau of the Census for better dissemination of Texas census data. In the mid-1980's this program was expanded to meet a demand for more timely population estimates and projections for inter-censal years.

The Aspen Institute is a global forum for leaders. Through its seminar and policy programs, The Aspen Institue seeks to improve the conditions for human well-being by fostering enlightened, responsible leadership.

The AWIS is dedicated to achieving equity and full participation for women in science, mathematics, engineering and technology.

The Association of American Geographers (AAG) is a scientific and educational society founded in 1904. Its 6,500 members share interests in the theory, methods, and practice of geography, which they cultivate through the AAG's Annual Meeting, two scholarly journals (the Annals of the Association of American Geographers and The Professional Geographer), the monthly AAG Newsletter, and the activities of its nine Regional Divisions and 53 Specialty Groups. The AAG conducts educational and research projects that further its intere

The newspaper of the non-profit world.

Voluntary association, voluntary giving, and voluntary action directed toward public good are not only important to the nonprofit sector but are important dimensions of American society and of other societies around the world. The Indiana University Center on Philanthropy seeks to increase the understanding of philanthropy and improve its practice through research, teaching, and public service.The Center on Philanthropy is located on the campus of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), a major urban institution within the Indiana University system. The Center has academic and research programs on the IUPUI and the IU-Bloomington campuses.

Provides grants to schools

Grants Program for K-6 Science and Math Education 75 grants of up of $1,000 each will be made to for the purpose of encouraging hands-on teaching of science and mathematics. Application Deadline: Applications must be received by USPS mail or express delivery on or by 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, Monday, October 2, 2000. Project Timeline: Projects must occur some time between November 15, 2000 and May 15, 2001. Teacher/School Eligibility Any K-6 teacher in a public or private school is eligible. Grants will be awarded to the teacher's school and will be restricted for use by the teacher in his/her classroom. Not more than one application per teacher is allowed.

Information about and for charter schools.

"One Stop Shopping" for all the Department of Education's grant programs. Select "funding opportunities" on the home page or select specific programs listed.

THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves. THE DEPARTMENT INCLUDES MORE THAN 300 PROGRAMS, covering a wide spectrum of activities.

The Verizon Foundation was launched on July 3, 2000 to serve the non profit community on behalf of Verizon communications, America's Number One wireline and wireless company, with more than 60 million access lines and more than 24.5 million wireless subscribers. 83% of Americans have a more positive image of companies that support a cause they care about and nearly two-thirds of Americans, approximately 130 million consumers, report they would be likely to switch brands or retailers to one associated with a good cause, when price and quality are comparable. (Cone/Roper Trends Report 1999) The new Verizon Foundation will invest $70 Million in support of the communities we serve from Hawaii to Maine in 2000 -- making us one of the top ten largest corporate foundations in the United States. We support all qualified non profit organizations with a valid tax-exempt ID, 501(C)3 assisting communities in the United States. Applications are accepted online only.