Funding Alert: Education


ACCESS GROUP CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND POLICY ANALYSIS

The Center conducts research and provides grants that address some of the most critical issues facing legal education today, including access to legal education for students from diverse backgrounds; the affordability and financing options for students pursuing legal education, and the value and relevance of legal education. The Center’s primary activities include strategic research and policy analysis, actionable data, and outcome-driven grantmaking. [More...]

ACCESSLEX INSTITUTE

The Institute seeks to foster broad-based access to quality legal education for talented, purpose-driven students. It also works to maximize the value and affordability of a law degree through policy advocacy, research, and student-focused initiatives. [More...]

ACCESSLEX INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL EDUCATION EXCELLENCE

The Institute’s Unsolicited Grant Program supports new and innovative projects and research that advances its priorities of improving access, increasing affordability, and strengthening the value of legal education. Grants will be awarded for projects that directly improve or, in the case of research-oriented projects, develop data, facts, or conclusions that further the understanding of improving access to legal education for students from diverse backgrounds. [More...]

ACI FOUNDATION

The Foundation’s Concrete Research Council serves to promote progress, innovation and collaboration; supports research and scholarships; and also serves as an independent resource for thought leadership in the concrete industry. The Foundation supports the industry with grants in support of research projects that further the knowledge and sustainability of concrete materials, construction, and structures. [More...]

AIM HIGH

The Program, a philanthropic endeavor of the New York Life Foundation and administered by the Afterschool Alliance, supports out-of-school programs serving middle school youth nationwide. The Program seeks to help economically disadvantaged eighth-graders reach ninth-graders prepared to succeed in high school by supporting after-school, summer, and expanded learning programs. [More...]

AIRBORNE TEACHER TRUST FUND

The Fund provides support to elementary and middle school teachers from public and private schools for art and music programs in danger of being cut due to budget limitations. Teachers and their schools may apply for grants from $200 to $10000 to be used to implement their programs. [More...]

ALTERNATIVES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

The Foundation’s mission is to fund and promote the development, validation, and adoption of non-animal methods in biomedical research, product testing, and education. The Foundation’s Alternatives Research Grant Program funds significant research projects in three targeted areas: education, testing, and basic research. [More...]

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE

The Association’s Early Career Award for Public Engagement with Science recognizes early-career scientists and engineers who demonstrate excellence in contributing to public engagement with science activities. The Award defines public engagement activities as the individual’s active participation in efforts to engage with the public on science- and technology-related issues and promote meaningful dialogue between science and society. [More...]

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL LIBRARIANS

An annual program of the Association, sponsored by Follett Library Resources, the National School Library Program of the Year award honors school library programs that practice their commitment to meeting the needs of the changing school and library environment. The Award recognizes school library programs that ensure that the students and staff are effective users of ideas and information and empower learners to be critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers, and ethical users of information. [More...]

AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

The Society’s ACS Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences recognizes significant accomplishments by individuals who have stimulated or fostered the interest of women in chemistry, promoting their professional developments as chemists or chemical engineers. The award consists of $5,000 and a certificate. [More...]

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF BANKRUPTCY

The College awards funding for existing bankruptcy or consumer debtor programs, programs in development, and research projects to improve the delivery of pro bono bankruptcy services. Funding is also awarded to support organizations for broad educational purposes. [More...]

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS

The Organization’s Award for Creativity in Psychiatric Education recognizes a teaching program that demonstrates innovation in psychiatric education. The Award consists of a grant and a certificate. [More...]

AMERICAN COLLEGE OFTRIAL LAWYERS

The Organization’s Emil Gumpert Award honors the late Honorable Emil Gumpert, chancellor-founder of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Throughout his career, Gumpert substantially and effectively devoted himself to the administration of justice and the improvement of trial practice. [More...]

AMERICAN FLORAL ENDOWMENT

The Endowment is the philanthropic arm of the flower industry. The Endowment supports educational programs focused on attracting young people to the industry and educational endeavors to identify and solve industry needs and/or challenges. [More...]

AMERICAN HONDA FOUNDATION

Established in 1984 in conjunction with American Honda’s 25th anniversary in the United States, the Foundation supports projects nationwide in the areas of youth and scientific education, including the physical and life sciences, mathematics, and the environmental sciences. Grants are provided to K-12 schools, accredited higher education institutions, community colleges and vocational trade schools. [More...]

AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

The Association’s Beyond Words: The Dollar General School Library Relief Fund supports public school libraries in the communities served by Dollar General. The Fund provides grants of $5,000 to $15,000 to preK-12 public schools whose school library programs have been affected by a natural disaster, fire, or an act of terrorism. [More...]

AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY

The Society works to advance research and connect the diverse global mathematical community through publications, meetings, and conferences, MathSciNet, advocacy, and awareness programs. The Society’s Epsilon Fund Grants for Young Scholars Program awards grants of up to $15,000 in support of existing summer programs for mathematically talented high school students. [More...]

AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL ASSOCIATION

Founded in 1900 to promote the exchange of ideas among philosophers encourage creative and scholarly activity in philosophy, facilitate philosophers' professional work and teaching, and represent philosophy as a discipline, the Association currently promotes the discipline and profession of philosophy. The Berry Fund supports the Association's committee on public philosophy, which works to find and create opportunities to demonstrate the personal value and social usefulness of philosophy. [More...]

AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATION

The Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the mental health Association. Its Pre-College grant program is seeking proposals for programs that support the science and application of psychological science among talented high school students. [More...]

ANTIPODE FOUNDATION

The Foundation exists for the promotion and advancement of social scientific research, education, and scholarship in the field of radical and critical geography. The Foundation’s International Workshop Awards support radical geographers holding events that further radical analysis of geographical issue and engender the development of a new and better society. [More...]

ARNOLD P. GOLD FOUNDATION

The Foundation’s mission is to perpetuate the tradition of the caring doctor by emphasizing the importance of the relationship between the practitioner and the patient. The Foundation provides financial support for programs and projects that encourage compassionate and relationship-centered healthcare. [More...]

ARTHUR VINING DAVIS FOUNDATIONS

The Foundations support innovative professional development programs that strengthen teachers in grades 9-12 and their teaching. Special consideration will be given to projects in their early stages that address the concerns and problems of secondary education on a national level. [More...]

ARVINMERITOR

The Company is a major automotive supplier. Its charitable giving focuses on education and the communities in which its employees live and work. [More...]

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

The Association’s Bringing Theory into Practice Project, accepts proposals from colleges and universities in the United States for projects aimed at promoting the nexus of engaged learning, civic engagement, and psychosocial well-being among college and university students. The Project awards two grants: seminar grants and program development grants. [More...]

ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY RADIOLOGISTS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION

The Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the Association, which encourages excellence in radiological laboratory and clinical investigation; teaching and clinical practice; simulating an interest in academic radiology as a medical career; advancing radiology as a medical science; and representing academic radiology at a national level. The Foundation’s Ethics and Professionalism in Radiology Project grants are designed to improve patient care and safety, as well as promote social responsibility in medical care and practice. [More...]

BAILEY FAMILY FOUNDATION

The foundation's primary goal is to expand the availability and enhance the quality of postsecondary education. The foundation also conducts research directed toward improving the state of higher education and administers a scholarship program for high school seniors and college students. [More...]

BAY AND PAUL FOUNDATIONS

The Foundation’s primary funding focus is precollegiate school reform. Topics of interest include programs that empower students by promoting the practice of democracy in US schools; encouraging an ethic of environmental stewardship; integrating academic coursework with meaningful community service; and strengthening the developmentally critical role of the arts. [More...]

BRAITMAYER FOUNDATION

The Foundation supports innovative programs that improve the quality of pre-collegiate education. Grants are awarded to teacher education programs as well as K-12 schools. [More...]

BUBEL/AIKEN FOUNDATION

The Foundation, created by American Idol contestant, Clay Aiken, focuses on programs that help bridge the gap that exists between young people with special needs and the world around them. The Foundation also supports communities as they create environments of full inclusion where opportunities exist, barriers break, and doors open. [More...]

BUTLER-COOLEY EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARDS PROGRAM

Established in 2004, the Program is funded by a five-year grant from the John William Butler Foundation, Inc. It is named in honor of Leslie Bender Butler and Cindy Butler Cooley, who have collectively spent more than 50 years as active teachers, shaping and influencing the lives of children in their communities. [More...]

CALVIN K. KAZANJIAN ECONOMICS FOUNDATION

The Foundation’s grantmaking focus is on the cause of promoting economic literacy. Education programs that address the issue of learning economics as well as finding the best way to teach the subject are of particular interest. [More...]

CAMILLE & HENRY DREYFUS FOUNDATION

The Foundation’s Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program supports research and teaching careers of talented young faculty in the chemical sciences at undergraduate institutions. The Program is open to academic institutions in the United States including those in the District of Columbia and the U.S. [More...]

CAMILLE AND HENRY DREYFUS FOUNDATION

The Foundation's Special Grant Program in the Chemical Sciences offers support to eligible institutions for projects that advance the science of chemistry in innovative ways. Examples include the increase of public understanding, and appreciation of the chemical sciences; environmental chemistry; innovative approaches to chemistry education at the graduate, undergraduate, and K-12 levels; and programs that help make chemistry careers more attractive, particularly to underrepresented groups. [More...]

CARMAX FOUNDATION

The Foundation earmarks money for national organizations that focus on auto safety and automotive technician training. Funding is also awarded to local Richmond, Va., programs dedicated to youth leadership, education, and community enrichment. [More...]

CEDAR TREE FOUNDATION

The Foundation was created by the late pediatrician and entrepreneur, Dr. David H. [More...]

CHARACTER EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP

The Partnership will again name 10 public and private schools and K-12 districts as National Schools of Character for their outstanding work in character education. The awards honor these “exemplars,” showcase their work, and help them to inspire and lead others. [More...]

CHARLES AND LYNN SCHUSTERMAN FOUNDATION

The Foundation has a deep commitment to providing young people with the knowledge, self-confidence, and experiences they need to better their lives and, in turn, become leaders in their communities, the Jewish world, and beyond. The Foundation is committed to acting on the Jewish imperative of tikkun olam (repairing the world). [More...]

CHARLES G. KOCH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

The Foundation is the philanthropic vehicle of one of the owners of Koch Industries. It focuses on a select number of programs that support social progress, well being, and long-term prosperity. [More...]

CHARLOTTE W. NEWCOMBE FOUNDATION

The Foundation, created in 1979 from a bequest from the estate of Charlotte W. Newcombe, supports students pursuing degrees in higher education. [More...]

CHS FOUNDATION

The philanthropic arm of the Fortune 500 Company, a food, grain, and energy company with a stewardship focus of building vibrant communities. The Foundation supports education and leadership programs that invest in the future of agriculture, cooperative business, and rural America. [More...]

COCA COLA FOUNDATION

The philanthropic arm of the soft-drink giant targets its funding toward education. It devotes much of its effort to developing partnership in three areas: higher education, classroom teaching and learning, and global education. [More...]

COLEMAN FOUNDATION

The Foundation funds educational institutions offering entrepreneurship education throughout the United States; organizations conducting cancer research and providing cancer care; and agencies providing services for individuals with developmental disabilities. Grants for the disabled are earmarked for programs that encourage self-development and independence including rehabilitative services and conductive education programming for children with motor disabilities. [More...]

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

The Company focuses its grantmaking on organizations concerned with young people and education. If an organization meets that requirement, it should send a request in writing, not to exceed two pages and include the organization’s goal, the specific purpose of the request, and certification of 501 (3) status. [More...]

CONSTELLATION

The energy Company's E2 Energy to Educate Program offers students in grades 6-12 and college opportunities to experience problem-solving today's and tomorrow's energy challenges. Grants support projects designed to enhance student' understanding of science and technology, and inspire them to think differently about energy. [More...]

CORNERSTONE ONDEMAND FOUNDATION

The Foundation support and strengthens the4 nonprofit sector by providing Cornerstone talent management software as well as capacity building programs and services to organizations domestically and abroad. The Foundation’s Impact Grant program provides a two-year donation of the Company’s learning management software and business consulting services to help selected nonprofits expand the reach and scale of their community education programs. [More...]

CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING

The Corporation’s American History and Civics Initiative supports projects that address critical shortfalls in middle and high school students’ knowledge of American history, the U.S. political system, and their roles as citizens. [More...]

COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

The Council’s International Affairs Fellowship Program offers unique opportunities for mid-career professionals focused on international relations. The Fellowship is designed to assist mid-career scholars and professionals in advancing their analytic capabilities and broadening their foreign policy experience. [More...]

DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES

The Company’s charitable program, Pathways to Financial Success, seeks to arm parents and children with the skills they need to succeed, preparing them for a brighter, more responsible financial future. Public high schools in the United States are invited to apply for a Pathway to Financial Success Grant to implement a financial program into the curriculum. [More...]

DOLE FOOD COMPANY

The Company's charitable contributions program provides support to hospitals, churches, schools, environmental programs, and social and cultural programs around the globe. Its charitable program is dedicated to bringing about positive change in the area of nutrition education. [More...]

DORR FOUNDATION

The Foundation’s founder, John V.N. Dorr, was responsible for the white painted lines found alongside of highways. [More...]

EARHART FOUNDATION

The Foundation concentrates its grantmaking on educational matters with an emphasis on disciplines from the social sciences and humanities such as economics, philosophy, international affairs, and government/politics. Experimental proposals in related areas are occasionally approved. [More...]

ECMC FOUNDATION

The Foundation is dedicated to informing public policy about improvements in programs that provide financial assistance to students and equal access to educational opportunity. Funds are awarded for scholarship programs, a college resource center, access to higher education programs, and research designed to support the Foundation’s mission. [More...]

EDITORIAL PROJECTS IN EDUCATION

The Organization, a nonprofit corporation based in Bethesda Md., is best known as the publisher of Education Week. The publication has served the nation’s pre-K-12 policymakers, educators, researchers, and other influencers with independent and highly respected journalism, research, data, and community. [More...]

EDNA MCCONNELL CLARK FOUNDATION

The Foundation invests in direct-service organizations that help economically disadvantaged young people in the United States who range in age from 9 to 24. Direct service organizations should help youth improve their educational skills and achievements; prepare for the world of work so they can find and hold jobs and achieve economic self-sufficiency; and avoid irresponsible and unproductive behaviors such as teen pregnancy and illegal activities. [More...]

EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OF AMERICA

The Foundation exists to improve individual lives and their surroundings through education and awareness. The Foundation’s goal is to better humanity and the world. [More...]

EDWARD E. FORD FOUNDATION

The Foundation, created by Edward E. Ford, the son of the founder of IBM, focuses its grantmaking solely on grants for independent secondary education only. [More...]

ELIZABETH HURLOCK BECKMAN AWARD TRUST

Gail McKnight Beckman created the Beckman award in memory of her mother, Dr. Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman, an educator, renowned author, and a pioneer in the field of psychology. [More...]

EMIL BUEHLER PERPETUAL TRUST

The Trust, established in 1984, provides funding to institutions, organizations, and foundation that carry forward the research and development of new and improved aircraft and promote the field of aviation science and technology. Buehler, an aviation visionary, architect, and engineer, shared the majesty and mystery of flight throughout his lifetime. [More...]

ENGINEERING INFORMATION FOUNDATION

Awards grants in three areas: educational and research programs that advance the availability and use of published information related to engineering and applied technologies; programs conducted by engineering educators that encourage girls, ninth grade and above, and women to consider and undertake careers in engineering; and projects that improve access to engineering information for students and faculty of educational institutions in developing countries. Projects should be innovative, with measurable results; promote significant and lasting change; be replicable; and have well-defined and specified methodologies. [More...]

ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PARTNERS

Chase, the U.S. consumer and commercial banking business of JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Enterprise Community Partners, announce the 2009 Chase Community Development Competition. [More...]

ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION

The Foundation was created by the American interactive entertainment software industry to support and provide opportunities that make a difference in the lives of America’s youth. It supports organizations that benefit American boys and girls between the ages of 7 and 18. [More...]

ETHICS AND EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM FOUNDATION

A fund of the Oklahoma-based Inasmuch Foundation, the Foundation’s mission is to invest in the future of journalism by building the ethics, skills, and opportunities needed to advance principled, probing news and information. Grantmaking is targeted toward journalism schools and other nonprofit media organizations, with special preference given to programs focusing on ethics and new media. [More...]

EWING KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION

The Foundation’s Education and Entrepreneurship grants seek to foster “a society of economically independent individuals who are engaged citizens, contributing to the improvement of their communities.” The Foundation focuses its grantmaking on two areas: education and entrepreneurship. In its K-12 work, which is focused in the Kansas City area with an emphasis on the urban core, the Foundation strives to support a diverse group of schools that serve as proof points of high academic achievement among low-income youth. [More...]

EWING MARION KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION

The Foundation was established in the mid-1960s by the late entrepreneur and philanthropist, Ewing Marion Kauffman. The Foundation’s vision is to foster “a society of economically independent individuals who are engaged citizens, contributing the improvement of their communities.” The Foundation focuses its grantmaking on two areas: advancing entrepreneurship and improving the education of children and youth. [More...]

EXPLORAVISION

Sponsored by Toshiba and the National Science Teachers Association, the Program, now in its 15th year, encourages K-12 students of all interest, skill, and ability levels to create and explore a vision of future technology by combining their imaginations with the tools of science. As part of the Program, children work in groups of two, three, or four, simulating a real research and development team. [More...]

FINANCIAL INDUSTRY REGULATORY AUTHORITY INVESTOR EDUCATION FOUNDATION

The Foundation, formerly known as the NASD Investor Education Foundation, funds research and/or educational projects that support its mission of providing underserved Americans with the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary for financial success throughout life. For 2008, the Foundation’s priorities include new marketing and distribution channels for financial and investor education; helping Americans manage their finances and investments in retirement; meeting the financial and investor education needs of underserved audiences; and using behavioral finance to improve saving and investing. [More...]

FINRA INVESTOR EDUCATION FOUNDATION

FINRA is the acronym for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. The Foundation has launched its fifth general grant program. [More...]

FMA FOUNDATION

The Foundation’s manufacturing camp grants are awarded to nonprofits and educational institutions with overnight or day camps that instruct youth ages 12 to 16 about the technology aspects of careers in metal forming and manufacturing. The objective is to provide a positive, hands-on experience so youth will consider manufacturing as a future career option. [More...]

FOUNDATION FOR FINANCIAL LITERACY

The Foundation, an offshoot of the Arizona Foundation, supports programs that promote financial literacy and education throughout the world. Funding is given to private and public sector financial literacy and education programs and projects such as financial education in schools; grassroots and home programs; workshops; or other projects to teach financial education and to promote financial literacy and skills; and financial education projects through charitable organizations and agencies. [More...]

FRANCES R. DEWING FOUNDATION

Founded by one of the first women to earn a Ph.D. from Radcliffe College (one of the Seven Sisters institutions, which were the female equivalent to the Ivy League universities), the Foundation supports innovation in early childhood education. [More...]

FREEDOMS FOUNDATION

The Foundation is accepting nominations for the 2015 Leavey Awards. The Foundation recognizes outstanding teachers for their efforts to bring passion and creativity to their classrooms as they teach students about entrepreneurship and the free enterprise system. [More...]

FRENCH AMERICAN CULTURAL EXCHANGE

The Exchange’s Tournees Festival is designed to help bring contemporary French cinema to American college and university campuses. Exchange grants encourage schools to begin their own self-sustaining French film festivals. [More...]

FUND FOR TEACHERS

The Program provides educators, possessing a broad vision of what it means to teach and learn, the resources needed to pursue self-designated professional learning experiences. Grants are awarded for an unlimited number of projects, all designed to create enhanced learning environments for teachers, their students, and their school communities. [More...]

FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION

The Fund is accepting applications for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education – Special Focus Competition: Program for North American Mobility in Higher Education grants. The grants are designed to support the formation of educational consortia of American, Canadian, and Mexican institutions. [More...]

GE FOUNDATION

The Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the diversified Company. It is committed to serving the diverse communities in which employees call home and where it does business. [More...]

GEORGE I. ALDEN TRUST

The Trust supports independent colleges and universities with enrollments of 1,000 to 3,000 full-time traditional undergraduate students. In addition, funding is given to YMCAs in Massachusetts and educationally related organizations in the Worcester, Mass. [More...]

GETTY FOUNDATION

The Foundation’s Campus Heritage Grants program assists colleges and universities to manage and preserve the integrity of their significant historic buildings, sites, and landscapes. Projects that are eligible for funding are those that focus on campus-wide preservation initiatives. [More...]

GLENN W. BAILEY FOUNDATION

The Foundation invites applications for seed and continuation funding for organizations seeking program funding for STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education at all levels. The Foundation is interested in enhancing the excitement for STEM in the classroom by funding STEM subjects and activities related to implementing high-quality curriculum and activities and promoting and supporting students interested in STEM fields and careers. [More...]

GLOBAL SOCIALVENTURE COMPETITION

The Competition is a partnership of business schools in several world regions that provide aspiring entrepreneurs with mentoring, exposure and money in prizes to support their social ventures. Founded by MBA students at the University of California Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, the Competition invites teams of students from around the world to submit plans for entrepreneurial social ventures. [More...]

GLORIA BARRON PRIZE FOR YOUNG HEROES

The Prize is named for the mother of the children's author, T.A. Barron, who created a unique nature museum at the Colorado School for the Blind. [More...]

GOLDMAN SACHS FOUNDATION

Founded in 1999 with a $200 million donation from The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., the Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the global investment banking and securities firm. The Foundation’s mission is innovation and excellence in education. [More...]

GTECH

The Organization’s After School Advantage Program is a national community investment program providing nonprofit community agencies and public schools with state-of-the-art computer labs. The computer centers are designed to provide inner-city children aged 5 to 15 with a meaningful, yet fun, learning experience during the critical after-school hours, in a safe environment. [More...]

H.B. FULLER FOUNDATION

The Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the packaging and adhesives Company. The Foundation’s efforts are strategically focused on two areas: STEM education and leadership development for youth. [More...]

HARBOR FREIGHT TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS

Funded by the Smidt Foundation, whose namesake, Eric Smidt, founded the Company, the Foundation seeks to advance excellent skilled trades education United States public high schools. The Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence recognizes outstanding skilled trades teachers and programs in public high schools in the United States. [More...]

HARBOR FREIGHT TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS PRIZE FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE

The Prize, a program of The Smidt Foundation, is dedicated to advancing skilled trades in America. The Prize recognizes outstanding skilled trades teachers and programs in U.S. [More...]

HIDDEN VALLEY FOOD PRODUCTS COMPANY

The Company, a subsidiary of the Clorox Company, will award grants to elementary schools across the United States to support increased access to, and consumption of, fresh vegetables during lunch. The Love Your Veggies Nationwide School Lunch Campaign grant program was created to help schools implement a recent federally mandated local wellness policy that requires schools to develop and execute programs to improve their students’ overall health and nutrition. [More...]

HORACE MANN COMPANIES

The insurance Company and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum have partnered to offer 50 teachers a five-day fellowship to study the life and legacy of our 16th president. The fellowship is open to any full-time teacher in grades K-12 in any discipline in the United States except for residents of Kentucky, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, and Hawaii or anyone who has ever won a previous Horace Mann-Abraham Lincoln Fellowship. [More...]

HP (HEWLETT PACKARD)

The information technology Company’s Technology for Teaching grants are designed to support the innovative use of mobile technology in K-16 education. They’re also aimed at identifying K-12 public schools and two- and four-year colleges and universities that HP might support with future grants. [More...]

IDEA

The Organization’s mission is to improve learning in higher education through analytics, resources, and professional development. The Organization’s Impact Grants Program, seeks to promote new knowledge in higher education in the fields of teaching, learning, and campus climate. [More...]

IEEE FOUNDATION

The Foundation is the charitable arm of the technology innovation Organization. Proposals are invited from IEEE Organizational Units such as sections, regions, societies, affinity groups, student branches, and major boards, for projects that promote public understanding about how science and technology are being or could be used to address global challenges. [More...]

ING UNSUNG HEROES

The financial Company’s philanthropic Program annually recognizes K-12 educators in the United States for their innovative teaching methods, creative educational projects, and ability to positively influence the children they teach. Each year, 100 educators are selected to receive awards of $2,000 each to help fund their innovative classroom projects. [More...]

ING UNSUNG HEROES AWARD

The Award, created as a way for the financial services company to show its support for education, is given to K-12 educators pioneering new teaching methods and techniques that improve learning. Projects can either have been initiated or ones that applicants would like to pursue. [More...]

ING UNSUNG HEROES AWARD PROGRAM

The Program seeks to reward excellence in K-12 schools. Awards are given to educators employed by an accredited K-12 private or public school. [More...]

ING UNSUNG HEROES AWARDS PROGRAM

The Company invites K-12 educators to apply for funding for innovative classroom projects. Each year, the program selects 100 educators to receive grants of $2,000 to help fund innovative, effective projects that improve student learning. [More...]

ING UNSUNG HEROES PROGRAM

The insurance Company’s program annually recognizes K-12 educators in the United States for their innovative teaching methods, creativity, and ability to positively influence the children they teach. Begun in 1995, the program was a way for the Company to demonstrate its commitment to the education community. [More...]

ING UNSUNG HEROES PROGRAM/VOYA FOUNDATION

Formerly known as the ING Unsung Heroes Program, the financial services Company that created the program has now been renamed to Voya Financial. The Voya Foundation is the charitable giving arm of the Financial Services Company. [More...]

INTEL AND SCHOLASTIC SCHOOLS OF DISTINCTION AWARDS

Rewarding schools for programs that promote student achievement and innovation in education is the objective behind the Awards. The program is open to K-12 public, private, charter, parochial, Department of Defense, and Bureau of Indian Affairs schools. [More...]

INTEL FOUNDATION

The Corporation’s Schools of Distinction Awards honor U.S. K-12 schools that demonstrate excellence in math and science education through innovative teaching and learning curriculums. [More...]

INTEL SCHOOLS OF DISTINCTION AWARDS

The Program recognizes U.S. schools that implement innovative, replicable programs that inspire their students and lead to positive educational outcomes in the areas of math and science. [More...]

INTERACTIVE INTELLIGENCE FOUNDATION

The Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the tech Company, focuses its grantmaking on improving the life of at-risk youth. Grants are awarded to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) projects with a special emphasis on projects that promote technology education. [More...]

INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ETHICAL RESEARCH

The Foundation supports the development, validation, and implementation of innovative scientific methodologies designed to advance science and replace the use of animals in research, testing, and education. The Foundation’s Graduate Fellowship Program supports the development of alternatives to the use of animals in research, testing, and education. [More...]

INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH IN EXPERIENTIAL ECONOMICS

Founded in 1997 by a Nobel Prize winner in economics to support research and education in experimental economics, the Foundation's Small Grants Program promotes human betterment through experimental economics to improve the understanding of exchange systems. The Foundation sponsors participatory, hands-on, educational workshops; interdisciplinary academic discussions; and outreach programs for those outside the economics profession. [More...]

INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH IN EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS

The Foundation funds primary research in market and personal exchange systems. The Foundation sponsors participatory, hands-on, educational, workshops; interdisciplinary academic discussions; and outreach programs for those outside the economics profession. [More...]

INTSITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION

The Institute’s Scholar Rescue Fund provides fellowships of up to $25,000 along with individual health insurance, to established professors, researchers, and public intellectuals whose lives or careers are threatened in their home countries. The fellowships, which can be for an entire academic year, support temporary academic positions at universities, colleges, and research centers in safe locations anywhere in the world where scholars can continue their work unharmed. [More...]

INVESTOPEDIA

The Organization is the world’s leading source of financial content on the Web. It seeks to educate people to make smarter financial decisions. [More...]

JACK KENT COOKE FOUNDATION

The Foundation, created by the late billionaire, Jack Kent Cooke, focuses its grantmaking on education, specifically in three areas: youth education, college access, and community college transfer. Youth education grants support learning opportunities for high-achieving, low-to-moderate-income K-12 students. [More...]

JAMES S. KEMPER FOUNDATION

The Foundation promotes the liberal arts education as an ideal preparation for life and work especially in business and administrative careers. Funding is awarded to small liberal arts colleges to provide internships for undergraduate students and to strengthen the connection between education and business. [More...]

JAMES S. MCDONNELL FOUNDATION

The Foundation works to advance the quality of life in the United States through support for scientific and educational research with the potential to impact generations to come. The Foundation’s Teachers as Learners Program is aimed at understanding critical factors in the way teachers process and evaluate information, as well as those that drive changes in teacher attitudes, skills, and behaviors. [More...]

JAMS FOUNDATION

The Foundation is the nation's premier provider of commercial dispute resolution services. The Foundation's ACR Initiative for Students and Youth awards grants for conflict prevention and dispute resolution programs for K-12 students and for adults working with youth populations in ways that directly transfer conflict resolution education skills from adults to youth. [More...]

JETBLUE FOUNDATION

The philanthropic arm of the Airline, the Foundation is committed to supporting aviation-related education, and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) initiatives. The Foundation awards grants to qualifying educational organizations that are in a city where the airline currently flies (including both domestically and internationally); to educational organizations that sponsor educational STEM and/or certificate programs in aviation technology, aviation engineering, aviation operations, aviation maintenance, and/or sustainable and environmental programs in aviation. [More...]

JM FOUNDATION

The Foundation’s targets its grants toward projects and programs in education and research that foster market-based policy solutions; developing state and national organizations that promote free enterprise, entrepreneurship, and private initiative; and identifying and educating young leaders. Types of support include internships, matching/challenge grants, program grants, publications, research grants, seed grants, and technical assistance. [More...]

JOSEPH B. AND TOBY GITTLER PRIZE

The Prize, supported by an endowed fund at Brandeis University, recognizes outstanding and lasting scholarly contributions for racial, ethnic, and/or religious relations. The Prize, created by a late Brandeis professor, is hosted by the International Center for Ethics, Justice, and Public Life on behalf of the University's Office of the President. [More...]

JOSIAH MACY FOUNDATION

The Foundation’s primary interest is in the education of medical students. Funding priorities include projects to improve medical and health professional education in the context of the changing health care system; those that will increase diversity among health care professionals; projects that demonstrate or encourage ways to increase teamwork between and among health care professionals; and educational strategies to increase care for underserved populations. [More...]

JOSTENS FOUNDATION

The Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the Company that provides products, programs, and services helping people to celebrate important moments, recognize achievements, and build affiliations. The Foundation focuses its grantmaking on organizations that create strong communities and healthy families and children. [More...]

KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

The Center is seeking nominations for its 2014 Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teachers Awards. The Awards are a series of annual grants that recognize inspirational teachers in the United States. [More...]

LAURA BUSH 21ST CENTURY LIBRARIAN PROGRAM

The Program supports projects to recruit and educate the next generation of librarians, faculty, and library leaders; to conduct research on the library profession; and to support early career research. It also assists in the professional development of librarians and library staff including archivists. [More...]

LAURA BUSH FOUNDATION FOR AMERICA’S LIBRARIES

The Foundation provides funds to the neediest schools in the United states so that they can extend, update, and diversify the book and print collections in their libraries with the goal of encouraging students to develop a love of reading and learning. To address the devastation from the hurricanes and wildfires, the Foundation will dedicate its resources to the disaster-affected schools to rebuild their book collections. [More...]

LEAD2FEED WORLD HUNGER LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE

The Challenge, administered by the USA TODAY Charitable Foundation and the Lift a Life Foundation, with support from the Yum Foundation, encourages middle and high school students to develop leadership skills by starting a service-learning project that addresses hunger. Based on the book, Taking People with You, teams of students from public, private, and charter middle schools and high schools are required to work in teams as a way of learning how to lead. [More...]

LEARNING FOR JUSTICE EDUCATOR FUND

The Fund, a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center, is driven by a passion for social justice, a deep belief that education is the best way to realize this world, and a firm commitment to making sure that every student can learn and thrive. The Fund provides grants to educators who embrace and embed social justice, anti-bias, and anti-racist principles throughout their classrooms and schools. [More...]

LEXUS ECO CHALLENGE

The 2009 Lexus Eco Challenge, administered by Scholastic, is a nationwide educational program and contest that invites teams of five to 10 students and one teacher-advisor to define an environmental issue, and develop and implement a plan to address the issue. The Challenge is composed of three categories, each with its own application period. [More...]

LINCOLN FINANCIAL GROUP

The Financial Group invites submissions for its annual Lincoln’s Legacy Award, which recognizes and invests in nonprofits whose principles and programs advance President Abraham Lincoln’s legacy of freedom and opportunity through education. A $50,000 grant will be awarded to nonprofits whose programs aim to boost high school graduation rates and college preparedness through mentoring, tutoring, technology training, and college readiness programs. [More...]

LONGVIEW FOUNDATION

Founded in 1966, the Foundation supports K-12 education projects exclusively in the U.S. that build global perspectives in teachers and students. [More...]

LONGVIEW FOUNDATION FOR WORLD AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING

The Foundation supports K-12 education projects exclusively in the United States that build global perspectives in teachers and students. The Foundation focuses its grantmaking on programs that increase the global dimensions within K-12 education in the United States. [More...]

LOUIS CALDER FOUNDATION

The Foundation, established in 1951, seeks to promote the scholastic development of children and youth by improving elementary and secondary education. It strives to meet its goal through support to charter and parochial schools. [More...]

LOWES FOUNDATION

The Foundation’s Toolbox for Education grant program seeks ways to build better schools and communities. Grants are awarded to public K-12 schools and school parent-teacher groups associated with public schools throughout the United States that develop projects encouraging parent involvement and building a stronger community spirit. [More...]

LOWE’S CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

The Foundation, along with International Paper and its Foundation, and the National Geographic Explorer classroom magazine, are funding an Outdoor Classroom grant program for K-12 public schools seeking to develop outdoor learning environments. Learning environments can include butterfly gardens, small ponds, nature trails, and bird sanctuaries. [More...]

LOWE’S CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, INTERNATIONAL PAPER, AND NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORER!

Lowe’s, International Paper, and the National Geographic Explorer magazine have partnered to create an outdoor classroom grant program that will provide schools with additional resources to improve their science curriculum. The objective is to engage students in hands-on experiences outside the traditional classroom. [More...]

LUMINA FOUNDATION

The Foundation believes that education provides the basis for individual opportunity, economic vitality, and social stability. Its overarching goal is to increase the higher education attainment rate of the United States to 60 percent by 2025. [More...]

LUMINA FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION

The Foundation’s objective is to foster significant and lasting improvement in college access and success, particularly among traditionally underserved student groups. Grants are awarded for collaborative opportunities among multiple organizations and institutions to ensure comprehensive and lasting attention to students’ postsecondary preparation, enrollment, and attainment. [More...]

MCCARTHEY DRESSMAN EDUCATION FOUNDATION

Founded by two professors at the University of Illinois-Champaign, the Foundation serves as a catalyst in maximizing the skills and creativity of educators at the K-12 levels and in cultivating pioneering approaches to teaching that result in dynamic student learning. The Foundation awards three types of grants: academic enrichment, teacher development, and student teaching scholarships. [More...]

MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

The Association’s MLA Scholarship for Minority Students is awarded to a student who shows excellence in scholarship and potential for accomplishment in health sciences librarianship. Applicants must be members of a minority group, be entering a master’s program at an American Library Association-accredited graduate library school, or at the time of the scholarship have completed no more than one-half of the academic requirements of the graduate program; be a citizen of or have permanent residence in either the United States or Canada. [More...]

METLIFE FOUNDATION

The Foundation's Community College Excellence Award, administered by Jobs for the Future, celebrates and highlights the accomplishments of community colleges that are helping less-advantaged youth and adults succeed and advance. Successful applicants will show how they combine strong leadership, effective programming, and attention to outcomes to create and institutionalize improvement that meets the varied learning needs of harder-to-serve students. [More...]

MICHELSON 20MM FOUNDATION

The Foundation seeks to improve access to, affordability of, and efficacy in postsecondary education leading to meaningful careers. The Foundation’s Spark Grant Program seeks to introduce an innovative, just-in-time grantmaking process to fil urgent needs for education organizations that are well-aligned with the Foundation’s Key Target Outcomes. [More...]

NASDAQ EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

The Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the financial services Company. The Foundation’s grantmaking focus is education, specifically promoting learning about capital formation, financial markets, and entrepreneurship through innovative programs. [More...]

NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINERS’ ASSOCIATION RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION

The Foundation supports projects that advance the athletic training profession through research and education. Priority is given to projects that include a BOC-certified athletic trainer as an integral part of the project team. [More...]

NATIONAL BOOK FOUNDATION

The Foundation recognizes individuals and institutions that have developed innovative means of sparking and sustaining a lifelong love of reading. Through its Innovations in Reading Prize, applicants -- individuals, institutions or a partnership between the two -- are awarded $10,000 to acknowledge their work to generate excitement and a passionate engagement with books and literature. [More...]

NATIONAL COLLEGIATE INVENTORS AND INNOVATORS ALLIANCE

Colleges and universities in the United States who are members of the Alliance can apply for grants to support and strengthen invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship education through curricular development and the work of Advanced E-Teams. The Alliance makes grants in two categories: course and program grants and Advanced E-Team grants. [More...]

NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE SOCIAL STUDIES

The Council’s CiviConnections program is a three-year, teacher grant program funded by the federal Corporation for National and Community Service and the Council. Funded projects will connect local history inquiry with community service-learning activities. [More...]

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF MATHEMATICS

The Council’s Equity in Mathematics grants provide support to teachers to incorporate middle school classroom materials or lessons that will improve the achievement of student groups with records of underachievement. The grant is earmarked for a teacher or group of teachers currently teaching mathematics in grades six through eight. [More...]

NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION

The Association’s Foundation for the Improvement of Education supports a variety of efforts by teachers, education support professionals, and higher education faculty and staff to improve student learning in America’s public schools, colleges, and universities. The Foundation’s Student Achievement Grants provide funds to improve academic achievement. [More...]

NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION

The Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the Association. It is a public charity supported by contributions from educators’ dues, corporate sponsors, and others. [More...]

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR FINANCIAL EDUCATION

The Endowment’s mission is to improve the financial well being of all Americans. It funds innovative research and research-based development projects that make a profound contribution to the field of financial literacy. [More...]

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES

NEH’s Grants for Faculty Humanities Workshops support local and regional professional development programs for K-12 teachers and faculty at postsecondary institutions. The goal of the workshops is to provide faculty with the opportunity to engage in vigorous intellectual inquiry with visiting scholars on significant topics in the humanities. [More...]

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

The Society’s Participatory Science Program supports the development or innovative use of data-driven, technology powered tools that increase the understanding, preservation, and protection of the planet. Applicants should propose tools that support citizen science work, particularly data collection or data analysis, in ways that create learning experience for citizen scientists, including students. [More...]

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

The Institute, a division of the United States Department of Agriculture, is offering challenge grants to institutions of higher education. The grants are awarded to projects and programs that address five priority areas, the outcomes of a 2008 committee meeting. [More...]

NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR NURSING

Founded in 1893, the League was the first nursing organization in the United States and remains a premier organization for nurse faculty and leaders in nursing education. The League's Nursing Education Research Grants Program provides grants for research proposals for high quality studies that contribute to the development of the science of nursing education. [More...]

NATIONAL LEAGUE OF NURSING

The League’s Nursing Education Research grants program is designed to support high-quality studies that contribute to the development of the science of nursing education, promote diversity of research topics, and investigators who demonstrate rigor and innovative approaches to advance the field of nursing education research. Grants are awarded to support projects focused on building links between practice and education, developing more rigorous and robust research designs and evaluations protocols, and creating leadership opportunities for faculty and nursing education research scholars. [More...]

NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER FOR FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS AND STUDENTS IN TRANSITION

The Center is accepting applications for the Paul P. Fidler Research Grant for projects aimed at improving the experiences of college students transitioning into and through higher education. [More...]

NATIONAL SCHOOLS OF CHARACTER AWARDS

Each year, the Character Education Partnership recognizes 10 public and private K-12 schools and districts as National Schools of Character for their outstanding work in character education. Applicants must have been engaged in character education for a minimum of three full years, starting no later than December 2003 for the December 2007 awards. [More...]

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

The Foundation’s Ethics Education in Science and Engineering program accepts proposals for research and educational projects to improve ethics education in all of the science and engineering fields that NSF supports. Of particular interest are programs that are interdisciplinary or inter-institutional. [More...]

NATIONAL SCIENCE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

The Association is accepting entries for the Shell Science Lab Challenge. The Challenge invites middle and high school science teachers in grades 6-12 in the United States and Canada to illustrated replicable approaches to science lab instruction utilizing limited school and laboratory resources. [More...]

NEA FOUNDATION

The Foundation offers grants to improve the academic achievement of students in U.S. public schools and public higher education in any subject area(s). [More...]

NEA FOUNDATION FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION

The Foundation is accepting applications for its Learning and Leadership and Student Achievement grants. Learning and Leadership grants provide opportunities for teachers, education support professionals, and higher education faculty and staff to engage in high quality professional development and lead their colleagues in professional growth. [More...]

NEW YORK LIFE FOUNDATION

The Foundation’s Aim High grant Program supports out-of-school programs serving middle school youth nationwide. The Program, administered by Afterschool Alliance on behalf of the Foundation, aims to help economically disadvantaged eighth-graders reach ninth grade prepared to succeed in high school. [More...]

NEWSCHOOLS VENTURE FUNDS

The nonprofit Funds support and invest in promising entrepreneurs and teams of educators who want to reimagine learning and achieve outstanding results for schools, students, and educators. The Funds are also committed to helping students graduate high school prepared and inspired to achieve their most ambitious dreams and plans. [More...]

OPEN SOCIETY FOUNDATIONS

The Foundations announce a new initiative to support college debate programs around the world. Global Debates, a $20 million funding initiative seeks to engage young people in policy issues critical to their futures. [More...]

PATAGONIA

The outdoor retailing Company focuses its grantmaking on environmental activism. The Company commits either 1 percent of sales or 10 percent of its pre-tax profits, whichever is more, to grassroots environmental groups. [More...]

PLAN FOR SOCIAL EXCELLENCE

The Organization utilizes private funds to create or support innovative pilot projects in education. Of interest are programs that are fluid and responsive to the needs of individual schools and communities rather than those that attempt to address these needs through a systemwide process of reform. [More...]

PRECISION METALFORMING ASSOCIATION EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

The Foundation is accepting requests for funding from organizations and initiatives whose programs and services promote, enhance, and/or support the development of a metalforming workforce in the United States and Canada. The Foundation targets funds to education, training, career awareness, and public image initiatives that promote or enhance metalforming through a variety of workforce development programs and services. [More...]

PROCTER AND GAMBLE

The Company’s Higher Education Program focuses on improving communities where they can uniquely add value. Grants are awarded to regionally accredited two- or four-year U.S. [More...]

PROJECT LEAD THE WAY

The Organization provides transformative learning experiences for K-12 students, empowering them to develop in-demand, transportable skills through exploring real world challenges. The Organization is a series of modules, units, or courses available for elementary, middle, and high schools. [More...]

PROJECT LEARNING TREE

Project Learning Tree is a program of the American Forest Foundation. Its GreenWorks! [More...]

REIMAGINE EDUCATION CONFERENCE AND AWARDS

The Organization’s global competition rewards innovative approaches aimed at enhancing student learning outcomes and employability. It offers 16 “Oscars” of education and invites the winners to an international conference for all those seeking to shape the future of education. [More...]

RICHARD LOUNSBERY FOUNDATION

The Foundation seeks to enhance national strengths in science and technology through support of programs in the following areas: science and technology components of key U.S. policy issues; elementary and secondary science and math education; historical studies and contemporary assessments of key trends in the physical and biomedical sciences; and start-up assistance for establishing the infrastructure of research projects. [More...]

ROBERT R. MCCORMICK TRIBUNE FOUNDATION

The Foundation’s journalism program provides grants in several priority areas: news leadership, youth voices, free speech, and journalism education. Organizations and educational institutions with initiatives that support the program’s mission are invited to apply for funding. [More...]

ROSALYNN CARTER INSTITUTE FOR CAREGIVING

The Institute’s Rosalynn Carter Leadership in Caregiving Award, named for the former First Lady, recognizes leadership in implementing innovative partnerships between community agencies and caregiving researchers that bridge the gap between science and practice. Winning partnerships will clearly demonstrate dedication to developing effective evidence-based caregiver interventions that improve the health and well-being of caregivers and effectively reach into the target population. [More...]

RPM FOUNDATION

The Foundation is the educational arm of America’s Automotive Trust. The Foundation is dedicated to ensuring that skills necessary to preserve and restore collectible vehicles are not lost. [More...]

RUSSELL SAGE FOUNDATION

The Foundation, one of the oldest in the United States, was established for “the improvement of social and living conditions in the United States.” The Foundation now dedicates itself to strengthening the methods, data, knowledge, and theoretical core of the social sciences as a means of diagnosing social problems and improving social policies. It also collaborates with other foundations, grant agencies, and academic institutions in studies of social problems. [More...]

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA

The Company’s 2008 Hope for Education Contest supports K-12 schools throughout the United States by providing the latest technology products to assist in the educational process. To enter the Contest, students, teachers, or parents may submit a 100-word essay about how technology benefits and helps education. [More...]

SAVE OUR HISTORY

A Program of the History Channel and other partners, Save Our History is a national history education and preservation initiative that seeks to raise awareness and support for preserving local heritage. The grants program funds historic organizations’ preservation projects that are developed with local schools and youth groups. [More...]

SAXENA FAMILY FOUNDATION

The Foundation’s mission is to advance inventive and effective ways of promoting Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education in the United states and empowering young women so that they have equal rights later in life. Grantmaking is focused on improving the quality of life of women, children, and senior citizens. [More...]

SCRIPPS HOWARD FOUNDATION

The Foundation’s grants support journalism education, First Amendment causes, mid-career development for journalists, research, readership development, consumer education on media issues, international free press, professional organizations, workforce development, quality journalism teaching, diversity, ethics and other media-related programs. [More...]

SEARLE FREEDOM TRUST

The Trust was founded in 1998 to foster research and education on public policy issues that affect individual freedom and economic liberty. The Trust supports domestic public policy research and related activities in the following areas of interest: economic policy, regulation, administrative state, law and litigation, film and media, environment and health, education, social welfare, and philanthropy. [More...]

SEAWORLD/BUSCH GARDENS/FUJIFILM ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS

For working at the grassroots level to protect and preserve the environment, the Awards program provides school and community groups with a monetary award, national recognition, and some well deserved fun at one of the company’s amusement parks. Eight projects will be selected to each receive: $10,000 to benefit the award-winning project. [More...]

SIEMENS FOUNDATION

The Foundation, along with Discovery Education, and the National Science Teachers Association, have partnered for the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge. The Challenge gives students the opportunity, tools, and inspiration to become agents of environmental change. [More...]

SIEMENS WE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD CHALLENGE

The fifth annual Challenge funded by Siemens Foundation, Discovery Education, the National Science Teachers Association, and the College Board, invites teams of students and their adult advisors to tackle local, regional, and global environmental problems or issues and find replicable green solutions. Students in grades K-5 must tackle local problems; students in grades 6-8 are charged with tackling regional solutions. [More...]

SIGMA THETA TAU INTERNATIONAL

The Organization is an international community of nurses dedicated to advancing knowledge, teaching, learning, and service by cultivating practice, education, and research communities. The Organization's Joan K. [More...]

SIGMA XI

The Organization is a society of research scientists and engineers that rewards excellence in research and cooperation among scientists in all fields. The Organization provides undergraduate and graduate students with valuable educational experiences and financial support. [More...]

SIGMA XI SOCIETY

The scientific research honor Society, an organization of research scientists and engineers, rewards excellence in research and cooperation among scientists in all fields. The Society’s Grants-in-Aid of Research Program encourages close working relationships between students and mentors to promote scientific excellence and achievement through hands-on learning. [More...]

SILLERMAN CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF PHILANTHROPY

The Center’s Generous U Initiative is a national contest celebrating philanthropy and charitable giving on U.S. college campuses. [More...]

SMIDT FOUNDATION

The Foundation’s Harbor Freight Tools for Schools was established by Harbor Freight Tools founder Eric Smidt to support the advancement of skilled trades education in America. Believing that access to quality skilled trades education gives high school student pathways to graduation, opportunity, and good jobs, the Program aims to stimulate greater understanding, support, and investment by public entities and others in skilled trades education. [More...]

SPENCER FOUNDATION

The Foundation’s Conference Grants program provides support to scholars for small research conferences and focused symposia. The grants are intended to bring together researchers whose substantive knowledge, theoretical insight, and methodological expertise can be assembled in ways that build upon and advance best practices in education research. [More...]

SPIE

The Organization is an international society that works to advance an interdisciplinary approach to the science and application of light. The Organization awards grants in support of optics- and photonics-related educational outreach activities. [More...]

STAPLES FOUNDATION FOR LEARNING

The Foundation’s mission is “to teach, train, and inspire.” Grantmaking is targeted at organizations that provide educational opportunities and job skills for all people, with a special emphasis on disadvantaged youth. The Foundation considers educational funding to be an investment in the future of communities. [More...]

STATE FARM COMPANIES FOUNDATION

The Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the insurance company, is committed to education. Funding priorities include elementary and secondary schools that create service-learning programs and projects to improve teacher quality, K-12 public schools, systemic improvement, and teacher excellence. [More...]

STATLER FOUNDATION

Created from the estate of hotelier Ellsworth Statler following his death, the Foundation funds students enrolled in courses of study leading to degrees in the culinary arts and hotel/motel management. Grants are also awarded to universities for facilities as well as curriculum development of courses in hospitality management, building and renovations, equipment, endowment funds, professorships, scholarship funds, research, and program–related investments and loans. [More...]

SURDNA FOUNDATION

The Foundation’s Arts Teachers Fellowship supports the artistic revitalization of outstanding arts teachers in specialized public arts high schools. Under the program, fellows design individualized courses of study that provide both immersion in their own creative work and the opportunity to interact with other professional artists in their fields. [More...]

TEACHING TOLERANCE

The mission of the Project, a program of the Southern Poverty Law Center, is to help teachers and schools educate children and youth to be active participants in a diverse democracy. The Project’s Educator Grants support educators who embrace and embed anti-bias principles throughout their schools. [More...]

TEAGLE FOUNDATION

The Foundation’s charge is “to support and strengthen liberal arts education, which we see as the fundamental to meaningful work, effective citizenship, and a fulfilling life.” The Foundation’s Education in American Civic Life Initiative supports faculty-led efforts to prepare graduates to become informed and engaged participants in the civic life of their local, national, and global communities. Through the Initiative, the Foundation seeks ambitious projects that address gaps in the civic knowledge of undergraduates and prepares them for the intellectual demands of democratic participation. [More...]

THE 1954 PROJECT

The Project is a philanthropic initiative focused on embracing Black leadership in the education sector to fulfill the promise of education for all. Led by the Black community, in partnership with allies, the 1954 Project exists at the intersection of education, leadership, and giving. [More...]

THE ACTUARIAL FOUNDATION

The Foundation’s Advancing Student Achievement Program awards grants to schools and groups in the United States and Canada for viable mentoring programs that involve actuaries in the teaching of mathematics to children in private and public schools. The Foundation believes that bringing together actuaries and educators in local classroom environments will boost student interest in math. [More...]

THE BARNEY FAMILY FOUNDATION

Named for Stephen Barney, a portfolio liaison with American Century Mutual Funds, and his wife Lynne, the Foundation seeks to offer people and opportunity for a new beginning. The Foundation focuses its grantmaking on early childhood education (primarily in grades K-8) and health research (primarily cancer and Alzheimer's). [More...]

THE BRAITMAYER FOUNDATION

The Foundation’s primary funding interest is education. The Foundation is interested in funding proposals utilizing innovative practices in K-12 education throughout the United States. [More...]

THE BRINSON FOUNDATION

The Foundation is a privately funded philanthropic organization that provides an opportunity to focus on the family's common interests in encouraging personal initiative, advancing individual freedoms and liberties, and positively contributing to society in the areas of education and scientific research. The Foundation envisions a society that cares for all its members and endeavors to enhance individual self-worth and dignity. [More...]

THE CALVIN K. KAZANJIAN ECONOMICS FOUNDATION

The Foundation is a non-political education organization whose mission is to address the issue of economic illiteracy. The Foundation focuses on disseminating economic thinking and knowledge by all available means, producing materials, and conducting seminars and workshops that promote discussions and assist in the development of greater economic literacy. [More...]

THE CAMILLE AND HENRY DREYFUS FOUNDATION

The Foundation sponsors the American Chemical Society Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences. The Award recognizes significant accomplishments by individuals who have stimulated or fostered the interest of women in chemistry, promoting their professional developments as chemists or chemical engineers. [More...]

THE CAMILLE DREYFUS TEACHER-SCHOLAR AWARDS PROGRAM

The Program supports the basic research and teaching careers of talented young faculty in the chemical sciences. Based on institutional nominations, the Program provides discretionary funding to faculty at an early stage in their careers. [More...]

THE CHARLES AND HELEN SCHWAB FOUNDATION

The Foundation believes that every person has the potential and deserves the opportunity to lead a happy and productive life. The Foundation believes that education is the key to that. [More...]

THE COCA-COLA FOUNDATION

The Foundation focuses its grantmaking on three specific areas: higher education, classroom teaching and learning, and global education. Higher education grants support pipeline programs. [More...]

THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

The Corporation’s 2006 Learn and Serve America grant competition seeks high quality service-learning projects that engage students in community service projects linked to academic studies. The competition seeks to ensure that more disadvantaged youth are able to engage in service-learning. [More...]

THE DANA FOUNDATION

The Foundation’s Rural Initiative grants program funds arts educators in rural areas of the United States. Grants are awarded primarily for training for school arts educators (in-school arts specialists who teach performing arts in the public schools) and professional artists who teach pre-K-12 students in public schools. [More...]

THE DEAN WITTER FOUNDATION

The Foundation focuses its grantmaking on three areas: programs that launch and expand innovative K-12 public education initiatives; seminal opportunities to improve and extend environmental education; and wildlife conservation and restoration and projects in Northern California. The Foundation also makes grants to support research and higher education in finance. [More...]

THE EDWARD E. FORD FOUNDATION

The Foundation’s mission is to strengthen and support independent secondary schools serving grades 9-12. Independent secondary schools must hold membership in the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and be full active members of the association to be eligible for consideration. [More...]

THE ELLISON MEDICAL FOUNDATION

The Foundation supports basic biomedical research, with a current focus on understanding how humans and other organisms age, and on defining the fundamental mechanisms that prevent age-related diseases and disabilities. The Foundation’s conferences and workshops awards support the dissemination of information relevant to basic biological research that seeks to understand lifespan development processes and age-related diseases and disabilities. [More...]

THE FREDERICK C. GLOECKNER FOUNDATION

The Foundation focuses its grantmaking on research and educational projects on floriculture and related fields at universities, colleges, and Federal research institutions in the United States. Related fields include plant pathology, plant breeding, agricultural engineering, agricultural economics, entomology, and plant physiology related to floriculture and ornamental horticulture. [More...]

THE JM FOUNDATION

The Foundation was founded in 1924 to help integrate people with disabilities into all aspects of American life. Founder Jeremiah Milbank was an ardent champion of individual liberty, limited government, and free markets. [More...]

THE JOHN AND LAWRENCE GIACOLETTO FOUNDATION

The Foundation was named after two Iowa brothers who were life-long supporters of education, institutions of higher learning, and libraries. The brothers’ devotion to education, as well as their interest in the technical and cultural aspects of life, supports their desire for a better educated public. [More...]

THE JULIA CHILD FOUNDATION FOR GASTRONOMY AND THE CULINARY ARTS

The Foundation was created by the television chef as a grantmaking entity to support research in culinary history, scholarships for professional culinary training and internships in food writing as well as professional development and food literacy programs. While the Foundation identifies and selects its grant recipients, it is open to learning about new opportunities. [More...]

THE LATHAM FOUNDATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF HUMANE EDUCATION

Founded in 1918, the Foundation has worked to promote humane education, defined as "the use of education to nurture compassion and respect for living things." Aiming to teach kindness and respect for all living things, the Foundation works to help others by showing respect, compassion, and empathy toward animals, others, and all endeavors. The Foundation's mandate is to foster a deeper understanding of and sympathy with man's relations - the animals - who cannot speak for themselves; to inculcate the higher principles of humaneness upon which the unity and happiness of the world depend; to emphasize the spiritual fundamentals that lead to world friendship; and to promote the child's character through an understanding of universal kinship. [More...]

THE LOUIS CALDER FOUNDATION

The Foundation’s primary focus is on education reform. The Foundation supports academic programs throughout the country that offer families alternatives to underperforming schools. [More...]

THE MCCARTHEY DRESSMAN EDUCATION FOUNDATION

The Foundation’s mission is to serve as a catalyst in maximizing the skills and creativity of educators at the K-12 levels and in cultivating pioneering approaches to teaching that result in dynamic student learning. The Foundation sponsors proposals that enhance student learning and educational quality, paying particular attention to those that best serve the at-risk and under-funded including curriculum that excites and challenges; inquiry projects that promote reflection and growth; and after school programs that enrich and inspire. [More...]

THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION

The Foundation’s Student Achievement grants seek to improve the academic achievement of students in U.S. public schools and public higher education institutions in any subject area. [More...]

THE NEA FOUNDATION

The Organization’s Learning and Leadership grants support public school teachers, public education support professionals, and/or faculty and staff in public institutions of higher education for two purposes: individual and group. Grants for individuals fund participation in high-quality professional development experiences, such as summer institutes or action research. [More...]

THE SAXENA FAMILY FOUNDATION

The Foundation, founded in 2002, seeks to advance inventive and effective ways of promoting STEM (science, engineering, technology, and mathematics) education in the United States and empowering young women so that they have equal rights later in life. Women’s empowerment grants include economic empowerment, educational empowerment, and political empowerment through literacy programs, job and life-skills training. [More...]

THE SLOAN CONSORTIUM

The Consortium, originally funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, is an institutional and professional leadership organization dedicated to integrating online education into the mainstream of higher education. [More...]

THE SURDNA FOUNDATION

The Foundation’s Arts Teachers Fellowship Program supports the artistic revitalization of outstanding art teachers in specialized, public arts high schools. The program’s approach to professional development is designed to enhance the effectiveness of art teachers and directly benefit the students they teach. [More...]

THOMAS JEFFERSON FUND

The Fund, launched by the French Embassy in the United States and the FACE Foundation, supports new collaborations and the most innovative projects between promising young researchers in France and the U.S. (The FACE Foundation promotes artistic, literary, and educational exchange and collaboration between creative professionals from both the United States and France.) The Fund aims to foster forward-looking collaborative research in the fields of Humanities and Social Sciences, of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields, and of Science for Society that addresses the most pressing global challenges. [More...]

TOSHIBA AMERICA FOUNDATION

The Foundation contributes to the quality of science and mathematics education by investing in projects designed by classroom teachers to improve instruction for students in grades K-12. The Foundation funds two programs: K-6 and 7-12. [More...]

TOSHIBA AMERICAN FOUNDATION

The Foundation’s Classroom Innovators grants support teachers who are passionate about making science and mathematics more engaging for their students. Salaries, facility maintenance, textbooks, video production, audio-visual equipment, and education research will not be funded nor will computer hardware. [More...]

TOYOTA TAPESTRY GRANTS

The Program, a partnership between Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. and the National Science Teachers Foundation awards grants to K-12 science teachers for innovative projects that enhance science education in a school and/or school district. [More...]

TOYOTA U.S.A. FOUNDATION

The Foundation is committed to enhancing the quality of K-12 education by supporting innovative programs and building partnerships with organizations dedicated to improving the teaching and learning of mathematics, science, and environmental science. A high priority is placed on systemic math and science programs, which are broad in scope and incorporate interdisciplinary curriculum, “real world” classroom applications, and high student expectations. [More...]

TOYOTA USA FOUNDATION

The Foundation is committed to improving the quality of K-12 education by supporting innovative programs that improve the teaching and learning of mathematics and science. Of particular interest are those that are systematic and broad in scope and incorporate interdisciplinary curriculum, “real world” classroom applications, and high student expectations. [More...]

TRANFORMATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS FUND

Managed by SeaChange Capital Partners, a nonprofit with experience helping nonprofits navigate mergers and other forms of sustained collaboration, the Fund supports colleges and universities interested in exploring partnerships that could fundamentally improve how they operate and serve students - especially students of color, students from low-income families, and other underserved populations. Catalytic grants of up to $100,000 can be used to engage third-party technical assistance providers knowledgeable in law, finance, governance, fundraising, human resources, and other related fields. [More...]

TRANSFORMATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS FUND

The Fund is a new fund established by the ECMC Foundation and SeaChange Capital Partners along with additional founding support from Ascendium Education Group and the Kresge Foundation. It seeks to provide colleges and universities with support to explore student-centric partnerships and collaborations that could meaningfully transform how they operate and enhance their ability to provide reliable, high-quality educational opportunities for students. [More...]

TRIBAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM

TCUP, a program of the National Science Foundation, provides awards to tribal colleges and universities, Alaska Native-serving institutions, and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions. The Program’s objective is to promote high quality science (including sociology, psychology, anthropology, economics, statistics, and other social and behavioral sciences as well as natural science and education disciplines), technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, research, and outreach. [More...]

TURNAROUND MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION

The Association is dedicated to corporate renewal and turnaround management. Its Butler-Cooley Excellence in Teaching Award seeks to recognize outstanding elementary and secondary school teachers. [More...]

U.S.-JAPAN FOUNDATION

about each other’s society, culture, and country as well as learn to work together on issues of common concern. The Foundation focuses on K-12 education and throughout its history has been at the forefront of supporting teacher professional development projects that train U.S. [More...]

UNITED ENGINEERING FOUNDATION

The Foundation is the successor organization to the United Engineering Society, which was founded by Andrew Carnegie. The Foundation works to advance the engineering arts and sciences for the welfare of humanity. [More...]

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

The USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture announces its Higher Education Challenge Grants program: Agriculture Sciences Education. Funds from the program are targeted toward increasing the number and diversity of students who will pursue and complete a bachelor’s degree in food and agricultural sciences. [More...]

UNITED STATES-JAPAN FOUNDATION

The Foundation is accepting letters of intent for its Pre-College Education Program. Through the Program, the Foundation supports efforts to take advantage of new technology to bring Japanese and American teachers and students together. [More...]

USA FUNDS

The Company, a leading education-loan guarantor, will commit $1 million to provide financial assistance to college students in parts of four states affected by recent hurricanes. Eligible postsecondary institutions in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi that are eligible to participate in federal student financial aid programs authorized under Title IV and physically located and serving students in counties listed by FEMA in the “individual assistance” section of Major Disaster Declarations, are eligible to apply. [More...]

VOYA FOUNDATION

The Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the financial services Company. Grants are focused on financial resilience with the goal of ensuring youth are equipped with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) expertise and financial knowledge necessary to compete in the 212st century workforce as well as make smart financial decisions leading to a secure retirement. [More...]

VOYA UNSUNG HEROES

The Company’s Unsung Heroes program awards grants to K-12 educators nationwide with effective and innovative projects that improve student learning. Each project is judged on its innovative method, creativity, and ability to influence the students. [More...]

VOYA UNSUNG HEROES AWARDS PROGRAM

The Program, administered by Scholarship America, provides educators nationwide with grants to help fund their innovative class projects. Eligible applicants include full-time educators, teachers, principals, paraprofessionals, and classified staff with effective projects that improve student learning. [More...]

W.L.S. SPENCER FOUNDATION

The Foundation focuses its grantmaking on activities anywhere in the world that foster new and innovative ideas in education. Education grants support programs that are innovative and that motivate children to stay in school, do well academically, and continue their education beyond high school. [More...]

W.M. KECK FOUNDATION

The Foundation’s objective is to support outstanding science, engineering, and medical research, undergraduate education, and in Southern California, community services projects that will have a significant impact on solving complex issues and problems. The Foundation strives to fund endeavors that are distinctive and novel in their approach. [More...]

WENNER-GREN FOUNDATION FOR ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH

The Foundation is dedicated to all branches of anthropology and closely related disciplines concerned with human biological and cultural origins, development, and variation. The Foundation’s Conference and Workshop grants Program awards grants in support of events that foster the creation of an international community of research scholars in the anthropology and that advance significant and innovative anthropological research. [More...]

WHITING FOUNDATION

Created by a founding member of the Friends of the American Wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art who was also a member of the board of the magazine company, Crowell-Collier, the Foundation believes that the humanities are the bedrock of an education that prepares student for meaningful lives, work, and citizenship. The Foundation is concerned that too many young Americans lack opportunities to unlock the power of history, philosophy, and the study of literature and other arts, while the challenge of fostering deep engagement with these fields has only increased in classrooms upended the pandemic. [More...]

WILLIAM AND FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION

The Foundation’s education program is dedicated to improving education by expanding the reach of openly available educational resources, improving California’s educational policies, and by supporting “deeper learning.” Openly available educational resources grants strive to equalize access to knowledge for teachers and students around the globe. These grants do this through high-quality educational resources that reside in the public domain or carry a license that permits sharing and reuse, distribution, and revision. [More...]

YOUTH SERVICE AMERICA

The Organization, along with State Farm Insurance are looking for school administrators who want to create a culture of meaningful learning through service in their school or school district. Grants will be awarded to 20 K-12 public schools in the United States and the District of Columbia. [More...]



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