Grant+Opportunities

[|Captain Planet Foundation: Grants for the Environment] The Captain Planet Foundation funds hands-on environmental projects for to encourage youth around the world to work individually and collectively to solve environmental problems in their neighborhoods and communities. Maximum award: $2,500. Eligibility: 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations, including schools. Deadline: December 31, 2010.

[|Honeywell: Educators at Space Academy Program] The Honeywell Educators at Space Academy Program funds five-day scholarships for middle school math and science teachers at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Recipients have 40 hours of intensive classroom, laboratory and training time, focusing on space science and space exploration, including participation in astronaut-style training and simulations and activities designed to promote life-long learning in a classroom setting. Maximum award: travel, accommodations, materials and five-day tuition. Eligibility: middle school (grades 6-8) science and math teachers. Deadline: December 31, 2010.

Toyota Tapestry Grants for Science teachers: key to Success in Winning a $10,000 Grant The Toyota TAPESTRY Grants for Science Teachers program, sponsored by Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. and administered by NSTA, is again offering grants to K–12 science teachers this academic year for innovative projects that enhance science education in the school and/or school district. Fifty large grants totaling $500,000 will be awarded. To apply for funding, qualified teachers must write a Toyota TAPESTRY proposal according to the proposal requirements. The deadline for the completion of the online application is 11:59 p.m. EST Tuesday, February 23, 2011. Recipients of Toyota TAPESTRY grants will be notified in April 2011. Non-recipients will be notified in June 2011.

On Wednesday, January 5, at 6:30 p.m. Eastern, two former TAPESTRY awardees (one of whom is a former TAPESTRY judge) will be leading a special interactive web seminar about the keys to writing a successful grant proposal. They will discuss ways to make projects stand out when the judging is done, common pitfalls that trip up teachers, and give participants lots of suggestions on how to get their grant proposal going or to wrap things up! Those interested in submitting a grant proposal are encouraged to participate. For more information about the Web seminar or to register for the event, visit the NSTA Learning Center.