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New This Week!DonorsChoose.org just made the finals of the American Express Members Project. Please consider
voting for “Help 100,000 children thrive in the classroom.” 1. Log-in at the AmEx Members Project website Please tell all your friends! The Ultimate Prom Contest Win the Ultimate Prom contest is open to any high school in the U.S All that is needed are votes. The school with the most votes at the end of the contest will win $25,000 to use however they want – whether for their prom, grad night or donations. Deadline: November 15th, 2008 Ben & Jerry's Foundation The Mission of the Ben & Jerry's Foundation is to make the world a better place by empowering Ben & Jerry's employees to use available resources to support and encourage organizations that are working towards eliminating the underlying causes of environmental and social problems. Deadline: Year-round http://www.benjerry.com/foundation
Bill and Melinda Gates believe every life has equal value. In 2000, they created the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help reduce inequities in the United States and around the world. Deadline: N/A http://www.gatesfoundation.org/ForGrantSeekers National Library Week Grant The Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week grant will award $3,000 to a single U.S. library for the best public awareness campaign during National Library Week 2009. All types of libraries and library organizations are welcome to apply. Deadline: October 17, 2008 http://www.ala.org/ala/pio/natlibraryweek/nlwgrant.cfm Toshiba American Foundation Since 1999, TAF has offered grants of up to $1,000 for teachers of Kindergarten through six grade. Any K-6 teacher in a public or private (not-for-profit) school is eligible. Also, Toshiba America Foundation contributes to the quality of science and mathematics education by investing in projects designed by classroom teachers to improve instruction for grades 7-12. Deadline: October 1, 2008 (K-6) [7-12 Deadline is on a Rolling-basis] The NEA Foundation The NEA Foundation supports a variety of efforts by teachers, education support professionals, and higher education faculty and staff to improve student learning in the nation's public schools, colleges, and universities. Deadline: October 15, 2008 http://www.neafoundation.org
The country's premiere pre-college science competition, the Intel Science Talent Search (Intel STS), a program of Society for Science & the Public, brings together the 40 best and brightest young scientific minds in America to compete for $1.25 million in awards and scholarships. Deadline: November 19, 2008 http://www.intel.com/education/sts
Grants.gov is the federal government's online application system. It provides one central portal where organizations and individuals can electronically find and apply for more than $400 billion in federal grants. Grants.gov is the access point for more than 1,000 grant programs offered by the 26 federal agencies that make grants. Deadline: N/A
The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation is a private foundation based in Flint, Michigan. Grants from the Foundation are made in four different programs: Civil Society, Environment, Flint Area and Pathways Out of Poverty. Deadline: Year-round NEC Foundation of America People with disabilities are challenged every day by barriers to communication and to full participation in society. Their access to and interest in technology leads the way for all of society to make progress toward improved global communication and technology innovations. Grants support development, application and awareness of assistive technology. Of particular interest is Universal Design. Our interest includes the science and technology education of young people with disabilities which reflects our conviction that they themselves will lead society to overcome barriers to communication, be they barriers imposed by distance, time or physical condition. Deadline: Year-round Teacher Loan Forgiveness For a Stafford loan borrower to qualify for loan forgiveness of up to $17,500, the borrower must be employed full-time for five consecutive years as a highly qualified secondary school teacher of science or math or a highly qualified elementary or secondary school special education teacher. The increased amount of teacher loan forgiveness is only available to an individual who had no outstanding balance of principal or interest owing on any loan made, insured or guaranteed under Title IV of the HEA prior to October 1, 1998 and has borrowed eligible loans prior to October 1, 2005. Deadline: N/A http://www.ifap.ed.gov/dpcletters/GEN0414.html HotChalk is committed to making life easier for educators. Through the end of September, we’ll post practical tips you can put to use right away. Feel free to copy them for professional development sessions or post on your school or classroom homepage (with attribution, please, to HotChalk).Susan McLester
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