Funding Announcements

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Agency: VCCS
Eligibility: Full-time VCCS employees: faculty, staff, and administrators.
Funding: $1,500
Deadline: February 1, April 15, and October 1, 2009
Summary: Provides funding for development and implementation of professional development group activities involving more than one VCCS college, such as workshops, in-services, and conferences.
Additional Information: Click here for more information on the VCCS Professional Development Workshop Mini-Grant or contact the Grants Development and Special Projects Office.

Agency: VCCS
Eligibility: Full-time and adjunct VCCS faculty
Funding: $650/credit up to 6 credit hours and up to $5,000 in expenses
Deadline: February 1, April 15, and October 1, 2009
Summary:Awards for new and on-going professional development will be available to all community college faculty.
Additional Information: For more information on the VCCS Professional Development Grant, click here or contact the Grants Development and Special Projects Office.

Agency: National Education Association Foundation
Eligibility: Faculty or staff at public higher education institutions
Funding: $2,000 and $5,000
Deadline: February 1, 2009; and June 1, 2009
Summary: The NEA Foundation ( http://www.neafoundation.org/ ) supports a variety of efforts by teachers, education support professionals, and higher education faculty and staff to improve student learning in America's public schools, colleges, and universities. The foundation is accepting applications for the following programs: Learning & Leadership Grants provide opportunities for teachers, education support professionals, and higher education faculty and staff to engage in high-quality professional development and lead their colleagues in professional growth. The grant amount is $2,000 for individuals and $5,000 for groups engaged in collegial study. Student Achievement Grants provide grants of $5,000 to improve the academic achievement of students by engaging in critical thinking and problem solving that deepen knowledge of standards- based subject matter. The work should also improve students' habits of inquiry, self-directed learning, and critical reflection. (These grants replace the foundation's Innovation Grants program, which has been discontinued.)
Additional Information: For more information click here: http://www.neafoundation.org/grants.htm.

Agency: National Science Foundation
Funding: $46 million for an estimated 75 awards
Deadline:
- Preliminary Proposal Deadlines (optional but strongly recommended): 4/23/09
- Full Proposal Deadlines: 10/15/09
Summary: With an emphasis on two-year colleges, the ATE program focuses on the education of technicians for high-technology fields. The program involves partnerships between academic institutions and employers to promote improvement in the education of science and engineering technicians at the undergraduate and secondary school levels. The ATE program supports curriculum development; professional development of college faculty and secondary school teachers; career pathways to two-year colleges from secondary schools and from two-year colleges to four-year institutions; and other activities. A secondary goal is articulation between two-year and four-year programs for K-12 prospective teachers that focus on technological education. The program also invites proposals focusing on applied research relating to technician education.
Additional Information: To review the full Advanced Technological Education (ATE) announcement, please click here.

Agency: The Fulbright Program, sponsored by U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Program: This Program provides a myriad of opportunities to strengthen the global reach of a community of teachers and learners who will energize and internationalize institutions. Opportunities for U.S. Faculty: Traditional Fulbright Scholar Program, Fulbright Distinguished Chairs Program, Fulbright Senior Specialists Program, Fulbright New Century Scholars Program (NCS), Fulbright International Education Administrators Seminars (IEA), Fulbright German Studies Seminar, and Research Awards.
Funding: Varies depending on the program
Deadline: Varies depending on the program
Additional Information: For more information concerning these programs contact the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES).
- Email: apprequest@cies.iie.org.
- Telephone: 202-686-7877.
Financial support is provided by annual appropriation from Congress to the Department of State and by participating governments and by host institutions in the United States. Contact the Grants Development for in-depth information on the various programs.