Rural Conference Scholarships 2012

In order to support the attendance of rural science teachers at the Colorado Science Conference in Denver November 16, CAST is offe ...more

Rural Conference Scholarships 2012

In order to support the attendance of rural science teachers at the Colorado Science Conference in Denver November 16, CAST is offering 10 rural conference scholarships to CAST members located in rural counties. These scholarships provide $100 to defray costs of attending the conference.

Requirements:

• Applicants must be a CAST member teaching in a rural county. The following counties are excluded from applying: Any of the “Big 7-Denver Metro Counties including Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson; El Paso, Pueblo, Larimer and Weld Counties.
• Submit the following information below to Elnore Grow no later than November 9; email-eagrow@wispertel.net  or USPA- 17394 Jurassic Road, Morrison CO 80465.

1. Name
2. Mailing address (Street or P.O. Box , City, State, Zip and Country)
3. Phone
4. Email
5. CAST Region I, II or III-see the website, http://www.coloradocast.org/
6. School, grade level(s) currently teacher and number of years teaching
7. Number of times attended CSC and/or NSTA conferences
8. Brief description of financial support you expect to receive from school/district or other source
9. Statement of how you will use these funds.

CAST will notify recipients and checks may be picked up at the CAST booth at the Colorado Science Conference.

Attention teachers: Here is money for your science projects!  CAST members may apply for up to a $200.00 mini-grant to suppliment their science program.

Mini-grants are available ...more

Attention teachers: Here is money for your science projects!  CAST members may apply for up to a $200.00 mini-grant to suppliment their science program.

Mini-grants are available for elementary teachers and for secondary and college-level teachers.

Just click on the "Application Information" link and complete the online application. The CAST board will review requests at their next board meeting, make selections, and notify applicants. Grants will be awarded until allotted funds are depleted and winners will be announced on the web site and in the next newsletter. Hurry and submit your applications before funds run out.

No more than 2 grants will be awarded to any one school in a one year period.

In order for the money to have maximum impact, grants that utilize funds for non-consumable items will be given preference.  In order to be fully considered, mini-grant applications must include the quantity of materials to be purchased with grant funds, as well as the exact expense for the materials.

Mail-in grant requests should include a short letter telling us how you would use the money to supplement your classroom budget to strengthen your science program, including the quantity of mateials to be purchased and the exact expense for the materials.  Be as specific as you can including catalog numbers if possible. Send requests to Bev DeVore-Wedding, bdevorewedding@gmail.com

GetBiotechSmart.com...more

GetBiotechSmart.com is giving away
nearly $20,000 in grant awards this fall!

Follow these directions to apply for the Excellence in Biotechnology grant awards:

• Either download the application now or visit the GetBiotechSmart.com homepage
• Share your ideas on how you would use the grant funding for biotechnology education in your classroom
• Return the application beforeSeptember 30, 2012to GetBiotechSmart@adayana.com

The GetBiotechSmart.com team will select two national winning applicants: one middle school teacher and one high school teacher. In addition to the $5,000 grant, each winning teacher will earn an all-expenses paid trip to the National Science Teachers Association Conference in Indianapolis, March 29- April 1, 2012.

As many as eight teachers will be awarded grants to purchase new biotechnology resources for their classrooms! Apply today for your chance to be one of our eight winners:

• Two national winners($5,000 + all-expense paid trip to the 2012 NSTA National Conference)
• Two runner-up winners($2,500)
• Up to four honorable mentions($1,000)

We look forward to hearing what you would do with $5,000 before September 30, 2012.

1.       Apply for a GreenWorks! grant – Do you have an id ...more

1.       Apply for a GreenWorks! grant – Do you have an idea for a service-learning project for your students but don't have enough funds to implement it? Apply for a PLT GreenWorks! grant!  The deadline is September 30; grants up to $1,000 are available.

Calling All K–12 Science Teachers: Toyota TAPESTRY Program Now Accepting Entries for the 21st Annual Science Grant Competition

Toyota Motor ...more

Calling All K–12 Science Teachers: Toyota TAPESTRY Program Now Accepting Entries for the 21st Annual Science Grant Competition

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. and the National Science Teachers Association are pleased to announce the 21st Toyota TAPESTRY Grants for Science Teachers program. This year, 50 grants of $10,000 each will be awarded to K–12 teachers of science in the United States. The category is Environmental Science.

A partnership between Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. and the National Science Teachers Association, the Toyota TAPESTRY Grants for Science Teachers program offers grants to K–12 science teachers for innovative projects that enhance science education in the school and/or school district. Fifty large grants totaling $500,000 will be awarded this year. To apply for funding, qualified teachers must write a Toyota TAPESTRY proposal according to the proposal requirements. All proposals must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. ET Wednesday, February 23, 2011. Recipients of Toyota TAPESTRY grants will be notified in April 2011. Nonrecipients will be notified in June 2011.

For more information about the Toyota TAPESTRY Grants for Science Teachers program or to learn how to apply, visit www.nsta.org/pd/tapestry. Applications must be submitted no later than February 23, 2011 to be considered. Don’t delay, apply now!