Education / Funding for Educators

AAUW Eleanor Roosevelt Teacher Fellowships: Designed to provide professional development opportunities for women public school teachers; improve girls’ learning opportunities, especially in math, science, and technology; and promote equity and long-term change in classrooms, schools, and school systems. A range of program options allows flexible funding opportunities.
http://www.aauw.org/3000/fdnfelgra/ertf.html

Adams, John and Abigail, Fellowships in Parental Rights and Educational Freedom: Dedicated to the informed study of parental rights and educational freedoms. Participation is offered to a limited number of college seniors (by the fall of the current fellowship year) and graduate students who have an interest in researching these freedoms and who have shown promising scholarship in these or related fields.
http://www.adamsfellowship.org/

AERA Dissertation Grants Program: Research topics may cover a wide range of education-related issues. Priority will be given to research that addresses mathematics and literacy education and the education of poor, urban, or minority students. Additional topics may include cultural and linguistic diversity; alternative forms of educational assessment; school persistence; early childhood education; contextual factors (individual, curricular, and school related) in education; materials (curriculum) development; school reform; and the quality of educational institutions. Preference will be given to research that intersects theory and practice.
http://www.aera.net/grantsprogram/res_training/
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AERA Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program: Post-Doctoral Fellowships are available for researchers within 10 years of receiving a higher degree (Ph.D., Ed.D., or equivalent) who show potential or demonstrated capacity to perform educational research and who have teamed up with mentors who are established members of the education research community.
http://www.aera.net/grantsprogram/subweb/
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AERA Research Grants Program: Research topics may cover a wide range of education-related issues. Priority will be given to research that addresses mathematics and literacy education and the education of poor, urban, or minority students. Additional topics may include cultural and linguistic diversity; alternative forms of educational assessment; school persistence; early childhood education; contextual factors (individual, curricular, and school related) in education; materials (curriculum) development; school reform; and the quality of educational institutions. Preference will be given to research that intersects theory and practice in such areas.
http://www.aera.net/grantsprogram/res_training/
res_grants/RGFly.html

American Academy of Arts & Sciences: Fellowships are open to U.S. residents and permanent citizens whose Ph.D. or equivalent professional training has been completed with the past 10 years. Fellowships will be awarded to individuals who can demonstrate that their work promise will lead to substantial contribution to one of the major areas of the Academy's major program areas: Science, Technology, and Global Security; Social Policy & Education; and Humanities and Culture.
http://www.amacad.org/

Annenberg Foundation: Provides support for projects within its grant-making interests of education, culture, the arts, and community and civic life. It generally limits funding to programs likely to produce beneficent change on a large scale.
http://www.annenbergfoundation.org/

ASCI High School Science Teacher Summer Fellowship Program: Awards 10 high school science teachers with a $6,000 stipend to work in the laboratory of an ASCI sponsor, during which they receive instruction in state of the art techniques in the context of hands-on participation in a research project. In addition, teachers will attend workshops directed toward translating the summer research experience into effective classroom activities and to train teachers to become a training source for their peers.
http://www.doe.mass.edu/tgfa/research.html

Association for Women in Science (AWIS): Female students enrolled in a behavioral, life, physical, or social science or engineering program leading to a Ph.D. degree may apply.
http://www.awis.org/ed_foundation.html

Carnegie Corporation Early Childhood Education and Care: Intends to stimulate research, policy analysis, and public education needed to advance children's access to high-quality early education. Emphasis in grantmaking will be on financing, professional development, and consumer demand. In addition, the corporation is exploring effective approaches for linking early childhood education, literacy development, and improved instruction in the early grades.
http://www.carnegie.org/sub/program/education.html

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute: Opportunity to gain hands-on experience at the federal level in the public policy area of their choice through the General Public Policy Fellowship. All aspects of public policy are considered such as: issues affecting children and families, international affairs, economic development, education, housing, local government, etc. CHCI also aims to develop leaders in the areas of public health administration (Edward Royal Public Health Fellowship), telecommunications policy (Telecommunications Policy Fellowship) and corporate-public interest (Corporate Fellowship).
http://www.chci.org/

Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE): Alice L. Beeman Research Awards in Communications for Educational Advancement: Annual award to recognize an outstanding thesis or dissertation and an outstanding published scholarship on communications and education.
http://www.case.org/Content/AwardsScholarships/Display.cfm?CONTENTITEMID=3032

Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE): H.S. Warwick Research Awards in Alumni Relations for Educational Advancement: Encourages research in alumni relations, including such areas as volunteerism, alumni programming, alumni giving, advocacy, student alumni membership, and marketing. Theses, dissertations, and published scholarship must be helpful to educational advancement practitioners in devising strategies and tactics for accomplishing their work in alumni relations.
http://www.case.org/Content/AwardsScholarships/Display.cfm?CONTENTITEMID=3034

Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE): John Grenzebach Awards for Outstanding Research in Philanthropy for Education: Recognizes the work of established researchers and encourage young scholars to continue their work in advancement.
http://www.case.org/Content/AwardsScholarships/Display.cfm?CONTENTITEMID=3033

Early Childhood Educator Professional Development Program: Supports replicable, high-quality professional development programs to improve the knowledge and skills of early childhood educators who work in urban or rural high-poverty communities, and who serve children from low-income families. Programs supported must provide research-based training that will improve early childhood pedagogy and will further children's language and literacy skills to prevent them from encountering reading difficulties when they enter school.
http://fr.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=20020529a22

Echoing Green Foundation: The stipend serves as seed money to start a new public service organization or an independent project. The proposed project can be domestic or international. We do not limit our fields of interest, but support projects in all public service areas including, but not limited to, the environment, arts, education, health, youth service and development, civil and human rights, and community and economic development.
http://www.echoinggreen.org/

Foundation for Child Development: Seeks to support research or policy activities that develop strategies for building public support for children and families; leadership development activities that are linked to the programmatic focus of the foundation, including the identification and strengthening of effective voices on behalf of children and families; efforts to link New York City's higher education institutions, in particular their research, policy analysis, and professional education functions with city-based activities on behalf of children and families.
http://www.fcd-us.org/

Fulbright Scholarships: Give recent B.S./B.A. graduates, master’s and doctoral candidates, and young professionals and artists opportunities for personal development and international experience. Most grantees plan their own programs. Projects may include university coursework, independent library or field research, classes in a music conservatory or art school, special projects in the social or life sciences, or a combination. Teaching and business opportunities also available.
http://www.iie.org/Template.cfm?section=Fulbright1
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Gates Millennium Scholars: Established to provide outstanding African American, American Indian/Alaska Natives, Asian Pacific Islander Americans, and Hispanic American students with an opportunity to complete an undergraduate college education, in all discipline areas and a graduate education for those students pursuing studies in mathematics, science, engineering, education, or library science. The goal of GMS is to promote academic excellence and to provide an opportunity for thousands of outstanding students with significant financial need to reach their fullest potential.
http://www.gmsp.org/

Gates, Bill and Melinda Foundation: Scholarships for high school, undergraduate, post-baccalaureate, and graduate students.
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/education/scholarships/default.htm

Goldin Foundation for Excellence in Education: Recognizes and rewards those educators who have made outstanding contributions in their classrooms, schools and communities. The Foundation seeks to foster the respect for and appreciation of educators. Teachers, teachers’ aides, and representatives of the community, among others, are eligible for this award.
http://www.goldinfoundation.org/index.html

Jacqueline A. Ross Dissertation Award: The TOEFL program sponsors an annual award of $2,500 for completed doctoral dissertation research that makes a significant and original contribution to knowledge about and/or the use and development of second/foreign language tests and testing.
http://www.toefl.org/educator/edraward.html

Kellogg, W.K. Foundation: Supports healthy infant, child, and youth development by mobilizing, strengthening, and aligning systems that affect children’s learning. Goal is to mobilize youth, families, and communities to influence institutions and policies that impact learning and achievement for vulnerable children and youth, and to forge partnerships between education institutions and communities to promote learning, academic performance, and workforce preparation among vulnerable young people.
http://www.wkkf.org/Default.aspx?LanguageID=0

Language Acquisition and Instruction Awards: Submissions will be evaluated on the basis of the following: scholarly or professional significance to the field of second language/foreign language acquisition or instruction; originality and creativity; technical quality; quality of presentation.
http://www.toefl.org/educator/edtpolcoun.html

Mailman, A. L. Foundation: From organizations that work directly with children and families or with teachers and other frontline workers, we look for powerful, original, and fairly simple ideas and a strong plan for helping them take root and flourish in new places. From organizations engaged in research, policy analysis, advocacy, or other work that does not touch children directly, we look for likely strategic impact. We favor proposals that describe a plausible and practical chain of events leading to tangible results for children.
http://www.mailman.org/index.htm

Model Demonstration Projects for Children With Disabilities: This priority supports model demonstration projects that improve results and outcomes for children with disabilities. Projects must develop, implement, evaluate, and disseminate new or improved approaches for providing early intervention, special education, and related services to infants, toddlers, and children with disabilities and students with disabilities who are pursuing post-school employment, postsecondary education, or independent living goals.
http://fr.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=20020619a6

Muskie, Edmund S./Freedom Support Act Graduate Fellowship: Open to citizens from the following countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, or Uzbekistan. Provides fellowships to citizens of the countries listed above for graduate level programs in business administration, economics, education, environmental management and policy, international affairs, journalism and mass communications, law, library and information science, public administration, public health, and public policy.
http://www.soros.org/scholar/mfsa.html

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/ United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corporation: Harriet G. Jenkins Predoctoral Fellowship Program: Annual fellowship program to increase the number of women, minorities, and people with disabilities participating in math, science, engineering, and technology disciplines of interest to NASA. Fields of study include: Aeronautics/aerospace, astronomy, bioengineering, biology, chemistry, computer science, earth sciences, engineering, environmental sciences, life sciences, materials sciences, mathematics, meteorology, physical sciences, physics, and science education.
http://www.uncfsp.org/

National Catholic Educational Association Grants and Scholarships: Fr. Michael J. McGivney Memorial Fund for New Initiatives in Catholic Education: Provides grants to stimulate research and projects that reflect these characteristics: Addresses specific needs or concerns of Catholic education; new initiatives in Catholic education; and national impact.
http://www.ncea.org/finaid/index.asp

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (Including Women in Engineering and Computer and Information Science Awards): Offers recognition and three years of support for advanced study to approximately 900 outstanding graduate students in the mathematical, physical, biological, engineering, and behavioral and social sciences, including the history of science and the philosophy of science, and to research-based PhD degrees in science education.
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2003/nsf03050/nsf03050.htm

Ross, Jacqueline A. Dissertation Award: The TOEFL program sponsors an annual award of $2,500 for completed doctoral dissertation research that makes a significant and original contribution to knowledge about and/or the use and development of second/foreign language tests and testing.
http://www.toefl.org/educator/edraward.html

Short-Term Resident Fellowships Sponsored by The Newberry Library: Up to 15 fellowships are offered for individual research in any field appropriate to the Newberry's collections. Stipends of up to $800 per month, for a maximum of two months, are available. These fellowships are designed to provide people outside of the Chicago area with access to the Newberry libraries. Applicants must have a Ph.D. or have completed all requirements except the dissertation.
http://www.doe.mass.edu/tgfa/research.html

Small Grants for Doctoral Research in Second or Foreign Language Assessment: Graduate students registered in doctoral programs within or outside the U.S. leading to a degree with a specialization in second or foreign language assessment who have completed all course and examination requirements for the degree are eligible to apply for a grant. The student's dissertation proposal must have been approved by an appropriate committee at the candidate's university.
http://www.toefl.org/educator/edawddrla.html

Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowship Award: Although the dissertation topic must concern education, graduate study may be in any academic discipline or professional field. In the past, fellowships have been awarded to candidates in anthropology, architecture, art history, economics, education, history, linguistics, literature, philosophy, political science, public health, psychology, religion, and sociology, but eligibility is not restricted to these academic areas. Candidates should be interested in pursuing further research in education once the doctorate is attained.
http://www.spencer.org/programs/fellows/fellow_awards.htm

Strang, Ruth Research Award: For females pursuing a graduate degree in education.
http://www.free-4u.com/ruth_strang_research_award.htm

Title II, Part A: Improving Educator Quality: Helps Massachusetts school districts develop initiatives that prepare, train, recruit, and retain highly qualified educators so that all students can achieve high standards.
http://finance1.doe.mass.edu/grants/grants07/rfp/140.html

Title II, Part D: Enhancing Education Through Technology: Encourages high quality professional development that uses research-based instructional strategies to integrate technology effectively into the instruction.
http://finance1.doe.mass.edu/grants/grants07/rfp/160.html

U.S. Department of Education: General website for applying for grants for the purpose of strengthening teaching and learning in colleges, universities, and other postsecondary institutions.
http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml