$5,000 and $10,000 Grants Available for Learning Around the World
Deadline to apply is January 31, 2013.
Oklahoma public, private, parochial and charter school teachers interested in learning about the Fund for Teachers grant opportunity, how to write a grant proposal and eligibility requirements are invited to attend an information session. The meeting will be at
5 p.m. Tuesday, December 11 in the Mid-Del Board of Education Board Room, 7217 S.E. 15 St. Parking is available on the west end of the building.
Dayna Rowe, a representative of the Oklahoma Fund for Teachers program, will explain the application process and answer questions.
If you are unable to attend the information session, webinars are also scheduled through January 23, and an online tutorial is available on the Fund for Teachers website. Visit the Fund for Teachers calendar to RSVP or to get webinar dates and times. It is not necessary to reserve your spot for the Mid-Del session, but it would be helpful for event organizers.
Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence and Tulsa Community Foundation work with Fund for Teachers to award fellowships of up to $5,000 for individuals and $10,000 for teams for self-designed professional growth to teachers to 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.
Additional Information for:
The Fund for Teachers fellowship is open to all pre-K through 12th grade teachers who have three years of teaching experience, are full-time employees of a school/district and spend at least 50 percent of their time in a classroom setting. In addition, applicants must have the intention of returning to their school and/or district following their summer professional development. Applicants will be selected based on each proposal’s merit-the potential for teacher growth and rejuvenation, as well as student, classroom and school impact.
In 2006, Oklahoma became the first state in the nation to offer Fund for Teachers grants to educators statewide through the combined efforts of the national Fund for Teachers, the Tulsa Community Foundation and the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence.
Grant applications are currently available at www.fundforteachers.org and must be submitted online by 5 p.m. Jan. 31.
For more information about the Fund for Teachers Oklahoma program, visit www.ofe.org or contact Dayna Rowe by e-mail at
drowe@ofe.org or phone at 405-236-0006.
