Are you looking for grants to help with the expense of teaching your students? Many teachers are operating on a shoestring and often have to dip into their own bank accounts to help pay classroom expenses. By obtaining a grant for materials and supplies, you might be able to ease the burden on yourself and offer your charges a better educational experience.
The Grant Wrangler has a good list of featured grants, as well as others you can find using the search function. Here are a few of the better ones listed:
- Early Childhood Reading Grants. These grants offer up to 3,000 to any program that helps students up to the age of nine learn to read. Granted by Target Stores, the deadline for this grant is May 31, 2009.
- PaperToolsPro is a fantastic program that helps high school students learn to write concise, interesting, and effective term papers. It is especially helpful when they move on to college, where they will be expected to have the skills to stand out from the crowd. You can get the online tool for free – but the deadline is June 1, 2009, so hurry!
- Are you looking to enhance your own skills and bring that new experience to the classroom? If you are in your second or third year of middle school or high school science teaching, you might be eligible for a one-year fellowship at the New Science Teacher Academy. The grant includes online classes, online mentoring, and all airfare and lodging for the National Science Teacher Association’s annual conference. The deadline to apply is June 30, 2009.
- The History Channel awards up to 10,000 dollars per grant every year in the Save Our History program for those who are interested in teaching, preserving, and understanding the history of their own communities. Imagine how your classroom could benefit! The deadline to apply is June 5, 2009.
There are numerous other grants just like this one. Over the coming weeks we will talk about where to find some of the more “obscure” grants that can help your classroom out more than you ever dreamed. Obtaining a grant just might be the best thing you do for your classroom – and for your career as a teacher.