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3. Grants and Awards
Smarter Kids Foundation offers grants to equip schools that participate
in its connections program. The foundation equips these schools with
leading-edge technology, provides teacher training, and promotes collaborative
learning projects. This grant is for fifth- and sixth-grade students. The
deadline for applications is February 28, 2002. For more about this program,
click on the link.
http://www.smarterkids.org/k12/connections/index.asp
National Science Foundation (NSF) is offering a grant for Gender Equity
in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology. The program seeks to
broaden the participation of girls and young women in all fields of science,
mathematics, engineering, and technology (SMET) education by supporting
research, demonstration, and dissemination projects that will lead to change in
education policy and practice. The letter of intent is due by February 19, 2002.
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2001/nsf01130/nsf01130.htm
Toshiba America Foundation provides grants to improve the quality of
science and mathematics education in U.S. communities for students in Grades
7-12. The average award for a small project is slightly less than $4,000. For a
larger grant, the average is approximately $9,500. The foundation's total annual
grants budget is approximately $500,000.
http://www.toshiba.com/about/taf.html
AASL Collaborative School Library Media Award, a $2,500 award sponsored
by Sagebrush Corporation, recognizes and hopes to encourage collaboration and
partnerships between school library media specialists and teachers in meeting
educational goals through joint planning of a program, unit, or event in support
of the curriculum and using media center resources as outlined in Information
Power: Building Partnerships for Learning. Applicants must be AASL personal
members. The deadline is February 1, 2002.
http://www.ala.org/aasl/awards.html
Department of Education forecast of funding opportunities. This document
lists virtually every program and competition under which the department has
invited or expects to invite applications for new awards for FY 2002 and
provides actual or estimated deadline dates for the transmittal of applications
under these programs.
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OCFO/grants/forecast.html
National Semiconductor Contest. Does your school have great ideas about
integrating technology, but lacks the resources to make it happen? Apply today
to win a complete Thin Client solution with comprehensive training courtesy of
National Semiconductor, Wyse Technology, and Citrix Systems. Entries accepted
online for the Thin Client @ School™ Award January 7th - March 1st 2002.
http://www.national.com/appinfo/thinclient/contest/
Technology Grant News :The Winter 2002 issue of Technology Grant News is
now available. It is for nonprofits, towns & cities, libraries & museums and
schools & universities. This website will keep you abreast of new technology
funding opportunities for your program initiatives.
http://www.technologygrantnews.com/
Free educational DVDs are available with any purchase of a Toshiba DVD
player through November 2002. Customers can use the in-package coupons
redeemable for free and discounted educational programming on Cerebellum's
highly praised "Standard Deviants" line of educational DVDs.
http://www.toshiba.com/tacp/offers/offers_cerebellum.html
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