Outside Funding Sources
A List of Grants, Awards, Fellowships, and Scholarships
From time to time, the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching receives announcements of teaching grants that may be of interest to the ISU faculty. By posting such announcements in this space, we are not endorsing any particular granting organization or competition. We may have flyers or additional information about these and similar opportunities that meet your needs. For further information, contact the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching by email at celt@iastate.edu, or by phone at (515) 294-2906.
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The AT&T Foundation supports education programs that focus on the use of technology to enhance teaching and learning. Through the AT&T Learning Network as well as Invitational Grants, the AT&T Foundation concentrates on the role of technology in education and its capacity to connect students, teachers, classrooms, institutions and communities.
Visit their webxite for projects of national scope in Arts and Culture, Education, Health and Human Services, and International.
American Educational Research Association
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) Grants Program offers several fellowships and grants. The goals of this program are:
- To strengthen communications between the U.S. educational research community and government staff.
- To enhance the capability of the U.S. research community to use large-scale data bases to conduct studies that are relevant to educational policy and practice.
The AERA Grants Program funds AERA Fellows, Research Fellows, Research Grants, Dissertation Grants, and Evaluation Training Fellowships. For more information, visit the AERA Grants Program Homepage .
American Educational Research Association, 1230 Seventeenth Street NW, Washington D.C. 20036-3078 Phone:(202) 223-9485 Fax: (202) 775-1824
Grant Guide
Grants: The Robert Foster Cherry Award & The Robert Foster Cherry Chair for Distinguished Teaching Amount: 2 @ $12,5000; 1 @ $100,000 Deadline: mid-October
Baylor University is pleased to solicit nominations for two awards -- The Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teachers and The Robert Foster Cherry Chair for Distinguished Teaching. These awards are given in alternating years. The Award for Great Teachers will be selected in 1997 for the 1998 academic year. The Chair for Distinguished Teaching will be selected in 1998 for 1999. Both awards are made possible through the generosity of Mr. Robert Foster Cherry, a Baylor University alumnus. Nomination forms and related materials are due annually in mid-October. The nomination forms and additional information regarding the Robert Foster Cherry awards can be obtained by contacting the Robert Foster Cherry Awards Committee, Baylor University, 500 Speight St., PO Box 97412, Waco, TX 76798-7412, U.S.A. Phone (254) 710-2923 Fax (254) 710-3740, WWW http://www.baylor.edu/~Cherry_Awards/
Carnegie Corporation makes grants primarily to academic institutions and to national and regional nonprofit organizations for projects that have potential for national or international impact. Those that are too local in scope are likely to be turned down. Grants of more than $25,000 must be approved by the board of trustees upon the recommendation of program staff members. Those of $25,000 or less are made on the approval of the president and reported to the board.
There are no application forms. Grantseekers are asked to present a statement containing a description of the project's aims, amount of support required, duration, methods, personnel, and budget. Officers review the proposal in light of their knowledge of the field and in relation to the current program priorities. If they wish to pursue matters further, they may request a more developed proposal. Additional materials may be required, including a formal request from the head of the organization and a more precise budget.
There are no deadlines. The Corporation reviews requests at all times of the year. The staff tries to respond within four months of the receipt of the proposal.
For more information, see the Carnegie Corporation home page at http://www.carnegie.org/
The
Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)
Award: 1998 U.S. Professors of the Year Program Amount: four @ $5,000 each Deadline: June 2, 1998
Presented by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Directed by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. The goal of The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching U.S. Professors of the Year program is to increase awareness of the importance of undergraduate instruction at all types of higher education institutions. In recognizing faculty members for their achievements as undergraduate professors, the award gives institutions an opportunity to demonstrate to their local communities, alumni, students, parents, government officials, donors, and others the excellent instruction on their campuses. The award is an excellent way to boost morale on campus and provide role models for faculty and students. The primary characteristic the judges consider is an extraordinary dedication to undergraduate teaching, which should be demonstrated by excellence in the following areas:
- Impact on and involvement with undergraduate students;
- Scholarly approach to teaching;
- Service to undergraduate education in the institution, community, and profession; and
- Support from colleagues and current and former undergraduate students.
For more information and an entry form, visit the online brochure at http://www.case.org/awards/uspoy98.htm.
The Council on Foundations (http://www.cof.org) is a nonprofit membership association of grantmaking foundations and corporations. The Council's mission is to promote responsible and effective philanthropy. Members of the Council include more than 1,300 independent, operating, community, public and company-sponsored foundations, corporate giving programs and foundations in other countries. The Council's Home Page describes their breadth of services as well as links to foundations and other allied organizations on the Internet.
The "Education, Knowledge, and Religion" unit of the Ford Foundation supports research, graduate fellowships, social science training, and curriculum development in area and international studies, African-American studies, and women's and gender studies. Grants focus on education reform from kindergarten to high school, college, and Ph.D. studies. A new area of activity concerned with belief systems, values, and pluralism supports projects that explore ethical questions underlying many of the Foundation's major program areas. Staff are being recruited for work in the latter area. For more information check the Ford Foundation homepage online at http://www.fordfound.org/about/guideline.cfm or contact THE FORD FOUNDATION (Headquarters), 320 East 43rd Street, New York, NY 10017 USA Phone: (212) 573-5000 FAX: (212 599-4584
The Foundation Center (http://fdncenter.org/) is an independent nonprofit organization established by foundations to increase public understanding of the foundation field. The Center offers a wide range of services and resources including: orientations, training and outreach, computer searching, private foundation information, directories, books and periodicals, grantmaker files, bibliographic databases, and libraries. These are all described on the Center's Home Page which also includes links to foundations and other resources on the Internet.
The
George Lucas Educational Foundation
GLEF is a private operating foundation and does not offer grants but which does keep a list of grant making organizations.
Government Information Services/Education Funding Research Council
Government Information Services (GIS) and its sister organization, Education Funding Research Council (EFRC), have published newsletters and reference services to serve the needs of state and local governments, nonprofit organizations, education agencies, schools and special libraries (including government, academic, and corporate libraries) for over 25 years. GIS/EFRC became an affiliate of Thompson Publishing Group in 1997. The website is at http://www.grantsandfunding.com/
The Independent Sector (http://www.indepsec.org) is a national leadership forum, working to encourage philanthropy, volunteering, not-for-profit initiative and citizen action that help better serve people and communities. It is a coalition of 800 voluntary organizations, foundations, and corporate giving programs. Links to over 100 of its member organizations are available on the Independent Sector's Home Page. Additionally, the site provides information about the coalition's efforts in the area of nonprofit research, advocacy, and leadership.
The National Science Foundation funds research and education in science and engineering. It does this through grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements to more than 2000 colleges, universities, and other research and/or education institutions in all parts of the United States. The Foundation accounts for about 20% of federal support to academic institutions for basic research. For more infromation, visit http://www.nsf.gov/ or contact:
The National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, Virginia 22230, USA
Tel: 703-306-1234
FIRS: 800-877-8339 ~ TDD: 703-306-0090
National Institute on Educational Governance, Finance, Policy-Making, and Management
Grant: Field-Initiated Studies Grants
The FIS grants are grants for education research projects, including basic and applied research, inquiry with the purpose of applying tested knowledge gained to specific educational settings and problems, development, planning, surveys, assessments, evaluations, investigations, experiments, and demonstrations in the field of education and other fields related to education. Topics and methods of study are generated by the investigators, including teachers and other practitioners. Investigators are encouraged to disseminate information from their work through a wide variety of means, including research and practitioner journals, conference presentations, newspapers and magazines, and newsletters, as appropriate. A copy of the 1997 Field-Initiated Studies (FIS) grant application package is available on-line for your reference. A copy of the 1997 Field-Initiated Studies (FIS) grant application package is available on-line for your reference. For more information, contact Duc-Le To at (202) 219-2248 or by email at duc-le_to@ed.gov
The National Teaching & Learning Forum
The National Teaching & Learning Forum on-line edition--like the printed version--offers subscribers stimulating insight from colleagues eager to share new ways of helping students reach the highest levels of learning. Included is a list of Teaching and Learning Grant Opportunities
Office of Educational Research and Improvement
The Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) provides national leadership for educational research and statistics. OERI strives to promote excellence and equity in American education by:
- conducting research and demonstration projects funded through grants to help improve education
- collecting statistics on the status and progress of schools and education throughout the nation; and
- distributing information and providing technical assistance to those working to improve education.
OERI offers a variety of services to customers through its library, institutes and program-specific offices. For further information, see http://www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/#OERI
Paul
G. Allen Virtual Education Foundation
Award: Outstanding Online Education Amount: $25,000 Deadline: April 24, 1998
Virtual Education, Real Money. The Paul G. Allen Virtual Education Foundation will soon be honoring the best and brightest in online course development. A panel of distance learning educators will be reviewing online courses for their creative use of technology, sound instructional design, and integration of active learning. If you are an educator or part of an instructional team at a school or college that has developed and implemented an innovative distance learning course, visit http://www.paulallen.com/foundations/ for eligibility and entrance requirements. Entries must be received by April 24, 1998. The winner will receive $25,000 towards the further development of online educational materials and services.
The Education program seeks to raise the performance of students at all levels of education, especially the capabilities of students to learn for understanding and to acquire the literacies needed for productive employment and effective citizenship in our increasingly complex society. While we seek to improve the quality of teaching and learning in all institutions, we are especially oriented toward schools and colleges that are serving high concentrations of disadvantaged students.
Visit the Pew Charitable Trusts web site (http://www.pewtrusts.com/) for information about the trusts, grant programs, application guidelines, and more. The Pew Charitable Trusts, 2005 Market Street, Suite 1700, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Telephone: (215) 575-9050
The Foundation has as its primary mission, by the intent of its founder, "to investigate ways in which education can be improved, around the world." To achieve this goal, the Foundation is committed to supporting high quality investigation of education through its research programs and to strengthening and renewing the educational research community through fellowship programs and related activities. The Foundation defines education broadly to include all the situations and institutions in which education proceeds, across the entire life span. An important expectation of the Foundation is that the activities it supports, taken together over the years, will contribute significantly to the enhancement of educational opportunity for all people.
The research programs, comprised of Major Research Grants, Small Research Grants, and Professional Development Research and Documentation Grants support work that shows promise of contributing new knowledge, understanding, and improvement of educational thought and practice. The fellowship programs support educational researchers at different stages of their professional careers, providing resources to both young and senior researchers to pursue concentrated intellectual activity. Practitioner Research Communication and Mentoring Grants seek to strengthen the effectiveness of teacher researchers and to clarify the uses of teacher research.
Information is available online at http://www.spencer.org/ For further information, contact: The Spencer Foundation, 900 North Michigan Avenue Suite 2800, Chicago, Illinois 60611 Phone: (312) 337-7000 FAX: (312) 337-0282
U.S. Department of Education: Funding Information
If you're interested in applying for a grant or contract, here's information you'll need to know. Department guidelines, regulations, and Federal Register documents are available here. http://www.ed.gov/funding.html
U.S. Department of Education: Grants Information
Information on grant and other programs at the Department, grant programs requesting applications, regulations for administering grant programs, and information for new grants seekers explaining the whats and hows of grants at the Department. Web address: http://gcs.ed.gov/grntinfo.htm
The Virtual Education Foundation
Grant: Outstanding Online Course Award Amount: $25,000 Deadline: April 24, 1998
The Paul G. Allen outstanding online course award recognizes creativity in the use of computer technology to provide rich educational content and experience in a distributed environment. Computers are a powerful tool. But they are only a tool that empowers. Actual education comes from the creative use of such a tool for sound educational purposes. Since it is teachers who pursue those purposes, and it is typically courses that embody a teacher's educational vision, the outstanding course award will be made to the teacher or instructional team responsible for the winning course. The award will support further development of online education through the purchase of equipment, training, creative services, and the like. For more information, visit http://www.paulallen.com/foundations/
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Grant: General Education in Research Universities Initiatives
The foundation supports initiatives in research universities to rethink and improve general education of lower-division undergraduates. proposals that focus on student outcomes, faculty incentives, teaching innovations, and especially the general education curriculum taken as a whole will be favored over those concerned only with curriculum design.
525 Middlefield Road, Suite 200, Menlo Park, California 94025. Telephone: (650) 329-1070. FAX: (650) 329-9342. Email: info@hewlett.org Note: Proposals not accepted via email or fax.
W.K. Kellogg Foundation Grants Database
The W. K. Kellogg Foundation is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to apply knowledge to solve the problems of people. Its founder W. K. Kellogg, the cereal industry pioneer, established the Foundation in 1930. Since its beginning the Foundation has continuously focused on building the capacity of individuals, communities, and institutions to solve their own problems. Kellogg Foundation funding in Higher Education focuses on: institutional transformation and change; linking the intellectual resources of colleges and universities to community needs; and adult continuing education. The Grants Database can be searched by theme, country and grantee. For more information, contact: W.K. Kellogg Foundation, One Michigan Avenue East, Battle Creek, Michigan 49017-4058 Phone: 616/968-1611 WWW http://www.wkkf.org/
