Foundation grants and deadlines
The Foundation for Excellence in Teaching and Learning has grants available for classroom teachers and educational support professionals.
These grants are available only to members of Education Minnesota. As with any grant, you will need to file an application that outlines your need and what you hope to accomplish. The application process is simple.
Classroom Grants
Classroom Grants (pre-K-12 and higher education) between $500 and $3,000 are awarded to address particular needs for classroom innovations. Preference is given to projects that address the needs of diverse or at-risk students, involve partnerships and are replicable.
Applications are due Dec. 11, 2009, for the 2009-10 school year.
Some possibilities:
- Do you have a special program you would like to implement to help your students improve their reading or math scores?
- Is there a problem you would like to resolve by using action research strategies?
- What special needs can you address given the opportunity to collaborate and coordinate?
Educational Support Professional Grants
Professional Development Grants are dedicated to meet the professional development and training needs of education personnel.
Some possibilities:
- Team work training opportunities
- Technology training that integrates with curriculum
- Projects that build communications among education personnel
You may request up to $1,000 to acquire new skills and share them with colleagues.
Grant applications are due twice a school year: Nov. 1 and April 1. Awards will be announced by the end of December and May, respectively. This year's grants must be spent before the 2010-11 school year.
Impact Grants
These grants fund member-driven collaborative efforts to improve professional development. For more information, here are the guidelines and application (PDF format). Please contact Pat Reisenger, Foundation director, if you have questions.
Affinity Grants
This grant program is intended for non-profit organizations that provide services to our members. Two rounds of applications are accepted each year. For 2009-10, deadlines are Nov. 1, 2009, and April 2, 2010. Look at the guidelines for more information.
January 19, 2009