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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Open Competitions

Advanced Technological Education
The Advanced Technological Education program at NSF promotes improvement in the education of science and engineering technicians at the undergraduate and secondary school levels.
ASPB Education Foundation
Accepting applications for projects that increase understanding of plant biology. Can include development of instructional materials and use of media. Deadline: June 6, 2013.
Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program
DOE will award a maximum of $300,000 for projects designed to increase the number of underrepresented minorities and women in science and technology careers.
Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring
NSF will award $10,000 to up to 16 nominated individuals and organizations for their outstanding mentoring efforts to enhance the participation of individuals in STEM opportunities.
Project:Connect - Summer Youth Programming Competition
The MacArthur Foundation will provide a total of $150,000 for youth projects, including journalism and communication labs, to make the online experience more civil, safe and empowering.
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program
NSF will make grants of up to $2 million for projects that increase the number of students receiving associate or baccalaureate degrees in STEM.
Widening Implementation & Demonstration of Evidence-Based Reforms
NSF will make a total of $20 million in grants for projects that improve STEM education practices at a large scale. Planning, research and implementation grants are available.

Rolling Deadlines

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
This foundation makes many grants to public media to advance public understanding of science and technology.
American Honda Foundation
This foundation makes grants nationally to promote STEM learning among young people.
Amgen Foundation
This foundation donates to three main program areas: quality of care and access for patients, science education and community services.
Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
This foundation provides completion funding for production of educational public media.
ASPB Education Foundation
Proposals are requested for outreach/education projects (instructional materials, multimedia educational materials, outreach collaborations) related broadly to plant biology.
Best Buy Children’s Foundation
The Foundation supports programs nationwide that provide opportunity to youth through technology, including media production.
Goodrich Foundation
The Foundation and local business units make grants to support STEM learning, veterans and workforce development.
Intel Foundation
This foundation emphasizes programs that promote math and science education and empower women and underserved youth to enter math and science fields.
Kauffman Foundation, Ewing Marion
This foundation makes grants in two areas: education, specifically in STEM fields, and entrepreneurship.
Max and Helen Guernsey Charitable Foundation
Funds a variety of community programs in Iowa, including health, education, science and fitness.
Medtronic Foundation
This company-sponsored foundation supports health and science education.
RGK Foundation
This foundation gives nationally to support education, literacy, STEM learning and health.
Sundance Institute Documentary Fund
The Sundance Institute is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the discovery and development of independent artists and audiences.
Toyota USA Foundation
Supports K-12 education with a special interest in projects that advance science and math learning.

WEBINARS/CONFERENCE CALLS

Building a Strong Art Works Proposal for the National Endowment for the Arts
Join this Grant Center webinar on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. EDT for a discussion on NEA's Art Works program to help you prepare your proposal in time for their August deadline.
Strategies for Grantseeking Success: Building for the Future
Watch the recording from this webinar in the Grant Center's Strategies for Grantseeking Success series for tips on building long term relationships with foundations. Air Date: January 29,...

NEWSLETTERS

Grant Center Funding Newsletter -- May 2013
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Grant Center Funding Newsletter -- April 2013
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