Funding Sources for PD

Neural Education is dedicated to supporting educators by offering affording professional learning opportunities. However, we also know that getting a monetary boost can help. Below are a list of grants and grant sites that might prove beneficial.

DonorsChoose.org

Amount: N/A

Discount: While not a traditional grant, DonorsChoose.org is an excellent way of raising funds for your classroom. Public school teachers essentially propose classroom projects and post their proposals on the website. In these proposals, you will include very specific items that you need, ranging from standard tool supplies to microscopes, laboratory equipment and computer software. Donors browse the site and have the opportunity to donate money to your cause.

Emerging Teacher-Leaders in Elementary School Mathematics Grants

  • Applications due early November

  • Amount awarded: Maximum of $6,000 per teacher

The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NTCM) provides this grant for math teachers in grades pre-K through fifth grade who have demonstrated a commitment to strengthening their own teaching methods and applying innovative new ideas to their classrooms. Applicants must have the support of their principals and be members of NCTM. Grant money can be used for continuing education for teachers, including college coursework, fees associated with attendance at national conferences, and material resources.

FirstEnergy Education STEM Grant Program

  • Application deadline varies year-to-year

  • Amount awarded: up to $1000

  • This continuing education for teachers grant is available to STEM educators (Pre-K through grade 12) at schools, youth groups, and educational program administrators in communities served by FirstEnergy’s electric operating companies, other areas where the company has facilities, and where they do business in Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New Jersey.

Fund for Teachers

  • Applications due late January

  • Amount awarded: varies

  • Fund for Teachers supports educators’ efforts to develop skills, knowledge, and confidence that impact student achievement. By trusting teachers to design unique fellowships, Fund for Teachers grants validate teachers’ professionalism and leadership.

Inspire Our Future Scholarship

  • Applications due in April

  • Amount awarded: $500

  • Teachers.org believes that teachers have the power to inspire the future. They support new and seasoned teachers through their scholarship, which is designed to help pay for continuing education for teachers and other associated expenses.

Knowles Science Teaching Foundation Fellowships

  • Applications accepted September through January

  • Amount awarded: Not specified

  • The Teaching Fellowship Program supports new high school math and science teachers. It’s one of the most comprehensive teaching fellowships in the nation, providing tuition assistance, monthly stipends, support for continuing education for teachers, and grant money for technology in the classroom.

McCarthey Dressman Teacher Development Grants

Amount: up to $10,000 per year for three years

Description: The McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation provides Teacher Development Grants for individual teachers or small teams working in K-12 education. To foster insightful and innovative professional training and growth, the grants allow you to implement new teaching methods and strategies in the classroom. Projects can take a variety of forms, but each of them must be geared towards having a significant and lasting impact in the classroom. Winners work closely with the foundation to implement their ideas and are awarded up to $10,000 for the first three years of the project.

NEA Learning & Leadership Grants

  • There are multiple deadlines throughout the year between June through October.

  • Amount awarded: either $2,000 or $5,000

  • Through NEA’s Learning & Leadership grants, they support the professional development of NEA members by providing grants to individuals for continuing education and to groups for collegiate study. Deference is given to proposals that include STEM.

The McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation

  • Applications open mid-January and close after 200 applications have been received

  • Amount awarded: Maximum amount is $10,000 a year for three years

  • This grant aims to increase the effectiveness of individual educators and small teams of teachers. Eligible proposals are those that enhance student learning and educational quality, paying particular attention to those that best serve the at-risk and underfunded. The foundation will fund a total of 125 grants for continuing education for teachers.

The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST)

  • Nominations due in January; applications due in February

  • Amount awarded: $10,000 and a paid trip to Washington, D.C.

  • The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) are the highest honors bestowed by the United States government specifically for K-12 mathematics and science (including computer science) teaching. The award recognizes those teachers who have both deep content knowledge of the subjects they teach and the ability to motivate and enable students to be successful in those areas.

Voya Unsung Heroes Grant

  • Applications due in April

  • Amount awarded: $2,000 to 50 recipients; three recipients will be awarded additional bonuses

  • Each year, 100 finalists are selected to receive a $2,000 grant, payable to both the winning teacher and their school. At least one grant is awarded in each of the 50 states, provided they receive at least one qualified application from each state.