Nominate a Teacher for the DiscoverE Educator Awards

These awards are shining a spotlight on the educators who are inspiring tomorrow's innovation generation. By honoring the teachers who are hard at work in 6 to 12th grade classrooms (here in the US and abroad), the engineering profession wants to show its appreciation and respect for the educators who are helping students discover engineering.  Unique to this program, engineers and engineering students are part of the nomination process. The application and additional program information is available at http://eweek.org/NewsStory.aspx?ContentID=290. 


Applications are due on March 8, 2013.

CINCA Gala

Source: Westcave Preserve http://westcave.org/ The Children in Nature Collaborative of Austin presents the Sixth Annual Children in Nature Awards Gala

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS In September of 2013, Westcave Preserve will host the sixth annual Celebration of Children in Nature Awards Gala.  The centerpiece of this program is the celebration of extraordinary work in the Central Texas Community to inspire joy and wonder by getting our children out into nature. We will recognize four individuals or organizations who demonstrate the very best in connecting kids to the natural world.   We are seeking the nominations of children, adults, organizations or groups of individuals who are doing exciting, innovative, successful work to offer solutions to the problem of "nature deficit disorder" - a term coined by bestselling author Richard Louv in his book Last Child in the Woods: Saving Your Children from Nature Deficit Disorder.  Award categories include: E. Lee Walker Award for Community Collaboration, John C. Watson Award for Vision, John F. Arhns Award for Environmental Education and the Westcave Preserve Award for Enduring Dedication.  Click here for a list of previous award winners.   Click here to learn more about the Celebration event and to download the nomination form.  The deadline for nominations is March 18, 2013.

Google Science Fair

The Google Science Fair is back for 2013!

What’s it all about? This online science competition in partnership with CERN, LEGO, National Geographic and Scientific American which is open to young people aged 13 to 18 from around the world – working as an individual or in a team of up to 3. It offers students the chance to explore an area of science that they're passionate about - and be in with a chance of winning life-changing prizes!

How do students take part? Students have 3 months to come up with a winning idea and complete their project before the 30 April deadline. All they need to do is visit www.googlesciencefair.com and register, then they can get started. This year we’ve included a wealth of resources designed to help you engage your students in the competition and science in the classroom.

Once in a lifetime prizes! Prizes include scholarships from Google, a 10-day trip to the Galapagos Islands with National Geographic Expeditions along with an experience at Google, CERN or LEGO. 

 

In addition, this year we will award a Science in Action prize, sponsored by Scientific American, awarded to a top science project that has shown positive, local community impact and the potential to scale in other parts of the world. The public will have the chance to vote for the most Inspired Idea and the winner's’ school will be acknowledged with a Celebrate the School Award.

It's your turn to help a student change the world – get started at www.googlesciencefair.com

$1,000 JUNIOR LEAGUE OF AUSTIN ABC GRANT EXTENSION!

The Junior League of Austin's Aide for Better Classroom (ABC) Grant deadline has been extended to March 4th, 2013!!!!

Apply now!

Description: The ABC Grants Program enables classroom teachers the ability to introduce original curriculum-enhancing activities into the classroom-activities that might otherwise be unattainable due to continued budget constraints. 

Award: $1,000.

Deadline: March 4th, 2013.  

Website:  http://www.jlaustin.org/?nd=abc_main_page

2013-2014 Sustainability Grants Program Announcement

2013-2014 Sustainability Grants Program Announcement
 
Open to accredited K-12 schools in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas

 
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries' Environmental Education Commission (LEEC) is now accepting proposals for their 2013-2014 Sustainability Grants program. These grants are designed to encourage student learning via sustainability initiatives in EPA Region 6 K-12 schools. Proposals to be considered are those within a specific school campus that will both actively engage students and result in a more sustainable facility. Project funds are provided via a grant from the EPA Office of Environmental Education Sub-Grants Program to LDWF.
General Information:
·         Application Deadline is March 15, 2013
·         Grant awards are not to exceed $5000.00
·         Applications will be accepted via electronic submission only.
·         All applications will undergo an anonymous and competitive grant review process.
Sustainability Grant Guidelines
Sustainability Grant Application
 
For more information on our grants program or the 2013 Environmental Education Symposium, visit our website at: http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/eec.

Ashoka¹s Youth Venture

Ashoka¹s Youth Venture, in partnership with the Consumer Bankers Foundation (CBF) Foundation and banks from all across the U.S., is excited to announce the launch of the 2^nd Banking on Youth competition!  www.bankingonyouth.org.

This exciting competition provides youth a wonderful opportunity to showcase their exceptional ideas for benefiting society and creating positive social change! Youth between the ages 13-22 are invited to share their ideas for sustainable ventures that will directly benefit society through an entry form from now until March 15, 2013 for a for the chance to win $1,000 seed money, a trip to the Ashoka Future Forum, and two grand prizes of $5,000 and $15,000!!

The next 10 youth that apply before February 15^th will be given an Amazon Gift Card. 

If you have any question or would like additional information, please contact Romina Laouri at rlaouri@ashoka.org

Austin Creative Classroom Fund applications now Available !

Applications for the Austin Creative Classroom Fund (ACCF) are now available for teachers and school staff! The ACCF Fund exists to support the development of arts-rich schools in the Austin Independent School District and to expand creative learning opportunities for students. 

The fund offers three funding levels:

Targeted Project Grants (typically $500 - $10,000): Strategic grants funding targeted outcomes usually modest in scope and scale, often impacting one or more grade levels, subject areas or a specific subset of the school’s population. These grants are the easiest to apply for and receive with simple post-project reporting requirements.

Creative Catalyst Grants (typically $10,000 – $30,000): Medium scale grants designed to catalyze a program or an initiative that results in a significant impact for the campus. Typically these grants will provide the resources to take an existing program to the next level or start an important new initiative. Successful Creative Catalyst grants will consider sustainability of the project after this grant cycle and be subject to higher post-project reporting requirements. Typically, only a few Creative Catalyst grants will be awarded, therefore this will be a very competitive category.

Transformational Grants (typically $30,000 – $100,000): Large scale grants that have the potential to transform a campus through creative learning. This funding category supports innovative approaches that have the capacity to improve quality of creative learning for all students at a campus. Successful Transformational Grants will consider sustainability of the project after the grant cycle and be subject to the strictest post-project reporting requirements. Only one or two of these grants will be awarded, making this the most competitive category.

Deadline : Friday, March 22, 2013 (midnight).

For More Information, please visit : http://mindpop.org/how-apply-accf-funding/