Grants and Funding Opportunities

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Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching

in Subject: Science, Mathematics
Key Term: Technology, STEM, Science, Mathematics, Engineering

The Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) is the highest recognition that a kindergarten through 12th-grade mathematics or science teacher may receive for outstanding teaching in the United States. Winners receive a paid trip to Washington, D.C., and a $10,000 award from the National Science Foundation.

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05/02/2011

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Indonesia-U.S. Youth Leadership Exchange

in Subject: Science, Biology, Earth Science, Chemistry, Environmental Science
Topic: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Water, Climate, Urban Environments, Environmental Health, Energy, Pollution, Technology, Agriculture, STEM

The Indonesia-US Youth Leadership Exchange (IULX) offers high school students a practical, hands-on experience in environmental action planning and leadership development. This two-way exchange will focus on community activism to address local and regional environmental issues in the U.S. and Indonesia.The IULX initiative highlights young people as our future leaders and as valuable contributors to their communities.

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03/22/2011

Green Your School Challenge

in Subject: Science, Biology, Earth Science, Chemistry, Environmental Science
Topic: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Water, Urban Environments, Environmental Health, Energy, Pollution, Technology, Green Schools, STEM

HP and DoSomething.org know you have what it takes to protect the environment and fight climate change. Green your school this spring and you could win great prizes.

Here's how:

1. Find your school and register to get involved and see who else is participating.

Apply By:

04/01/2011

The Green Awards

in Subject: Science, Mathematics, Biology, Earth Science, Chemistry, Physics, Social Studies, Environmental Science
Topic: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Water, Climate, Urban Environments, Environmental Health, Energy, Pollution, Recycling, Technology, Agriculture, Geography, Green Schools, STEM

Members of the environmental community and Green Giant are recognizing individuals making a giant difference in communities across the country. The Green Giant Awards program celebrates and rewards smart environmental initiatives in four categories: green civic leader, green entrepeneur, green local organizer and green parent.

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03/06/2011

ING Unsung Heroes

Are you an educator with a class project that is short on funding but long on potential? Do you know a teacher looking for grant dollars? ING Unsung Heroes® could help you turn great ideas into reality for students.

For more than 10 years, and with $3.0 million in awarded grants, ING Unsung Heroes has proven to be an A+ program with educators. The program’s “alumni” have inspired success in the classroom and impacted countless numbers of students. Each year, 100 educators are selected to receive $2,000 to help fund their innovative class projects. Three of those are chosen to receive the top awards of an additional $5,000, $10,000 and $25,000.

Apply By:

05/30/2011

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ING Unsung Heroes

The Green Prize in Public Education

in Subject: The Arts, Economics, Social Studies, Science, Mathematics, Language Arts, Foreign Languages
Key Term: k-12 schools, green prize, environment
Topic: Service-learning, Green Schools, STEM

The National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF), with major support from the NEA Foundation and in partnership with EarthEcho International, will recognize and celebrate an outstanding K-12 public school that has successfully taken on the challenge of becoming a green school through the Green Prize in Public Education

Apply By:

02/15/2011

Ongoing:

Yes

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The Volvo Adventure

The competition is open to young people around the world aged between 13 and 16 years. Teams must consist of between two to five young people with one adult as supervisor. Projects can focus on any environmental subject that young people have found interesting and will be published on the Volvo Adventure website, where the best projects are selected for the international final - an all-expenses-paid trip to Sweden.

Apply By:

01/31/2011

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Thacher Environmental Research Contest

in Subject: Science, Biology, Earth Science, Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Science
Key Term: Geospatial Tools, GPS, Mapping, Science Research
Topic: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Climate, Environmental Health, Energy, Pollution, Technology, Geography, GIS, STEM

The 2011 Thacher Environmental Research Contest, sponsored by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, challenges high school students (grades 9-12) to conduct innovative research on our changing planet using the latest geospatial tools and data, which in recent years have become increasingly accessible to the public.

Apply By:

04/11/2011

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President's Environmental Youth Awards

in Subject: Environmental Science, Earth Science, Biology, Science
Topic: Government, Biodiversity, Environmental Health, Energy, Geography, Service-learning, Green Schools

Since 1971, the President of the United States has joined with EPA to recognize young people across the U.S. for protecting our nation’s air, water, land, and ecology. It is one of the most important ways EPA and the Administration demonstrate commitment to environmental stewardship efforts created and conducted by our nation’s young people.

Apply By:

12/31/2011

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Spirit of Innovation Awards

in Subject: Science, Earth Science, Environmental Science, Physics
Topic: Climate Change, Climate, Environmental Health, Energy, Pollution, Technology, STEM

The Spirit of Innovation Awards program challenges teams of high school students to create innovative products using science, technology, and entrepreneurship to solve 21st century, real-world problems.

Apply By:

12/17/2010

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