Grant and Award Opportunities

Young Eco-Hero Awards

Action For Nature has created the Young Eco-Hero Awards to recognize and reward the successful individual environmental initiatives of young people ages 8-16. If you are passionate about protecting the environment and are working on a project to research, take action and/or teach others about environmental preservation, you could win public recognition, cash prizes and certificates for your outstanding efforts! The deadline is fast approaching so check the criteria & requirements and make your submission today!

We Can Change the World Challenge

Siemens and other organizations invite you to participate in their We Can Change the World Challenge. Challenges are specific to Elementary, Middle and High School level classes, so find the right challenge for your class and start working on your entry! Prizes include fully funded class trips, Discovery Channel school assemblies, scholarship money for students, and more!

Get Out The Vote Poster Design Constest

Con Edison is launching its 2012 Get Out the Vote Poster Design Contest to encourage and demonstrate the power of voting in our nation's elections in fall 2012. The competition calls upon the next generation of civic leaders to illustrate the importance and privilege of voting by designing a poster. You must be at least 13 years old and enrolled in high school in New York City or Westchester County for the school year starting in September 2012. Six finalists will see their work appear in the New Daily News. Plus, the top three finalists each score an Apple gift card, with the grand prize being a $1,000 Apple gift card!

Stockholm Junior Water Competition (SIWI)

In all participating countries, SIWI co-operates with a national organisation that arranges a national Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP) competition.The national and international competitions are open to young people between the age of 15 and 20 who have conducted water-related projects focusing on local, regional, national or global topics of environmental, scientific, social or technological importance. If you are interested in taking part in a national competition, please contact your national organiser. 

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General Grant and Award Information

 

Planet Connect

Find ongoing and current opportunities available to students of all ages at Planet Connect!

 

 

 

National Education Association (NEA)

• Throughout the year, the NEA Foundation awards close to 200 grants to support educators' efforts to close the achievement gaps, develop creative learning opportunities for students, and enhance their own professional development. There are two primary grant categories open to public education professionals: Student Achievement Grants and Learning & Leadership Grants. Applications for both can be completed online.
• C2i Mobile Project: Post your idea to become eligible for a $1,000 award - The NEA Foundation in partnership with the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) wants to know how mobile phone technology can be used in the classroom to transform teaching and learning.  The Foundation will award up to five individuals $1,000 for the best ideas posted on the C2i page on the U.S. Department of Education’s Open Innovation Portal.

 

Green Cup Challenge- from the Green Schools Alliance

A month-long energy reduction competition involving over 100 schools across the country. Many schools report that the Green Cup Challenge has been instrumental in rallying their school around the common goal of energy conservation and in promoting a culture of environmental stewardship.


Sign up for the 2012 national challenge which runs Jan. 18th - Feb. 15th. The deadline for registration ends Friday, Jan. 13th - don't delay.


Also, new this year is the Green Cup Recycle Challenge which will occur in April. Check it out! Registration opens this week. For more information and to register for either competition, please see the Green Cup Challenge Website: www.greencupchallenge.net.