4 | The Funding Tree
Teachers
Opportunities for
Learning and Leadership Grants, Awards from $2,000 to $5,000. Deadline is February 1. Supports educators through grants to individuals to fund participation in high-quality professional development experiences; or grants to groups to fund collegial study.
Toshiba, Award up to $5,000. Deadline is February 1. Accepts applications for teachers who are passionate about making science and mathematics more engaging for their students.
Global Learning Fellowships, Award is 12 months of professional development and field study. Deadline is February 5. Provides educators the opportunity to lead the profession by acquiring the skills needed to integrate global competencies into their daily classroom instruction and contribute to the closing of the global achievement gap.
American Electric Power - Teacher Vision Grant, Award is $500. Deadline is February 23. Awards projects with an academic focus and a goal to improve student achievement. Priority will be given to projects that promote science, math, technology, electrical safety, the environment, and energy efficiency.
Erich and Hannah Sachs Foundation, Awards vary. Rolling Deadline. Strives to improve the quality of life for economically and educationally disadvantaged individuals and families. The foundation makes grants in the areas of education, after school programs, affordable daycare, health, counseling, job training, and low-income housing.
Fender Music Foundation, Awards are instruments and equipment. Rolling Deadline. Supports music programs within schools and/or the community. The instruments and equipment are lightly used or blemished and have been collected from manufacturers and retailers.
Literacy World Wide, Award is recognition. Rolling Deadline. Promotes literacy worldwide by improving the quality of reading instruction through the study of the reading process and teaching techniques.
Philanthropic Ventures Foundation, Awards vary. Rolling Deadline. Teachers can request funding for programs of their choice. Send in a one-page request on letterhead and hear back within 48 hours.
Summer Food Service Program, Awards vary. Rolling Deadline. Provides reimbursement for meals served to children who are on school vacation in areas where 50 percent of children qualify for free or reduced-price lunch meals.
“Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to
keep happy, and your joy
and you shall form
an invincible host
against difficulties.”
- Helen Keller