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The Ann Arbor Public Schools Educational Foundation is proud of the teachers in our schools. We are always so impressed by the creativity and innovation found in the requests for grants. The Foundation looks forward to our ongoing support of these Great Idea Grants into the future. The 2011 - 2012 Great Idea Grant application is available to download. In addition to grants by the Ann Arbor Public Schools Educational Foundation, other organizations provide grants to teachers. Please visit these sites for more information: McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation Announces 2012-13 Academic Year Grants and Scholarships. The McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation seeks to serve as a catalyst in maximizing the skills and creativity of K-12 educators and in cultivating pioneering approaches to teaching that result in dynamic student learning. To that end, the foundation has announced a call for applications for its 2012-13 Academic Enrichment grants, Teacher Development grants, and Student Teaching scholarships. Deadline April 15, 2012. Siemens Foundation and Discovery Education Launch Fourth Annual Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge for K-12 Students. The Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge invites students in the U.S. to team up with classmates under teacher/mentors to solve environmental problems in their school (grades K-5), community (grades 6-8), and world (grades 9-12). Link to RFP. Deadline March 15, 2012 Pets in the Classroom: Pets in the Classroom grants are offered to Kindergarten through Sixth grade classes only in both public and private schools. These grants are intended to support pets or aquariums in the classroom for the purposes of teaching children to bond with and care for their pets responsibly. Grants or coupons in the amounts of $50, $100 or $150. Fund for Teachers: Fund for Teachers enriches the personal and professional growth of teachers by recognizing and supporting them as they identify and pursue opportunities around the globe that will have the greatest impact on their practice, the academic lives of their students and on their school communities. Toshiba America Foundation grants for Grades K - 5. The Grants Program for K-5 Science and Math Education provides grants of up to $1,000 to teachers in public or private schools in order to improve the teacher's science and math teaching units. The application deadline is October 1, annually. Louis Calder Foundation Invites Letters of Inquiry for Core Curriculum Education Programs, Grades K-8. Deadline varies. Lexus and Scholarship Announce Launch of Environmental Challenge Education Program. For middle and high school students and teacher-advisor working to address an environmental issue. Deadline varies. |
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Prior grant recipient presentations by AAPS staff. Helen Bunch, Pioneer High School, "Vulcanizer Class RIng Project" Tom Pachera, Skyline High School, "Skyline Wind Turbine Project" Edie Linton, Ann Arbor Open, "Buzzing a Hive" Shawn Davis, Carpenter Elementary, "Kindergarten ABC's"
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