Organization: Epson America Inc. and FundingFactory
Eligibility: U.S. schools
Value: Varies
Epson America, in partnership with FundingFactory, allows schools and nonprofits nationwide to return ink cartridges for rewards that can boost fundraising efforts and help the environment. Educational and nonprofit organizations can earn points by collecting genuine Epson ink cartridges and sending them to FundingFactory for recycling. The cartridges will be converted to energy through an environmentally sound incineration process at a licensed waste-to-energy recycling facility. Participation in FundingFactory is completely free to all schools and nonprofit organizations. Once an organization registers at FundingFactory's web site, materials are sent to help them launch the program and start earning points in an easy-to-use online account. Their account is credited with points for every eligible Epson cartridge sent in; those points can be redeemed by the organization for cash and/or equipment.
http://www.fundingfactory.com/
Organization: Cartridges 4 Kids
Eligibility: North American nonprofit organizations
Value: $50 giveaways, plus cash for recycled components
Cartridges 4 Kids, an environmentally smart fundraising program, is giving away $50 every two months to one lucky winner. To enter, participants must return an Easy Return Collection Box of qualifying printer cartridges and/or cell phones during the contest period. Every qualifying box returned will increase an applicant's chances of winning. For its fundraising program, Cartridges 4 Kids pays up to $10 for empty printer cartridges and up to $25 for cell phones. The company estimates that organizations can earn up to $1,500 per year by recycling.
http://www.cartridges4kids.ca/contest/contest.htm
Organization: Staples Inc.
Eligibility: U.S. public schools
Value: Varies
Staples Inc. will donate $1 to public schools for every eligible ink cartridge they collect. Staples created the "Staples Recycle for Education" program in July 2003 to encourage cartridge recycling at its 1,100 U.S. stores but has now expanded the program nationwide. Staples now provides prepaid postage for shipping the cartridges and an account number so schools can monitor the status of reimbursement checks and total collection counts. Parents or teachers can log on to the web site below to register their school and receive a welcome kit that includes flyers to announce the program.
http://www.staplesrecyclefored.com
Organization: Epson America Inc. and FundingFactory
Eligibility: U.S. schools
Value: Varies
Epson America, in partnership with FundingFactory, allows schools and nonprofits nationwide to return ink cartridges for rewards that can boost fundraising efforts and help the environment. Educational and nonprofit organizations can earn points by collecting genuine Epson ink cartridges and sending them to FundingFactory for recycling. The cartridges will be converted to energy through an environmentally sound incineration process at a licensed waste-to-energy recycling facility. Participation in FundingFactory is completely free to all schools and nonprofit organizations. Once an organization registers at FundingFactory's web site, materials are sent to help them launch the program and start earning points in an easy-to-use online account. Their account is credited with points for every eligible Epson cartridge sent in; those points can be redeemed by the organization for cash and/or equipment.
http://www.FundingFactory.com
Organization: Intergraph Mapping and GIS Solutions
Eligibility: Schools and higher ed
Value: Software, worth $6 million
Intergraph Mapping and GIS Solutions will award GeoMedia Education Grants valued at more than $6 million. The grants will recognize innovative teaching that advances the use of geographic information sciences by educators and students in the classroom. Grants will be awarded on two levels: (1) community colleges, technical schools, and universities; and (2) K-12 primary and secondary schools. By taking advantage of these grants, students and teachers can use GeoMedia's leading-edge technology to explore new possibilities and impact the future of geographic information systems (GIS). They can learn GIS principles and methodology, spatial analysis techniques, GIS data construction, and a variety of other application capabilities. Products that will be part of the grant program are GeoMedia Professional, GeoMedia WebMap Professional, IntelliWhere OnDemand, and IntelliWhere LocationServer with Intergraph's powerful location-based services technology. Contact: Shanthi Lindsey, (713) 954-8010, education@intergraph.com
http://www.intergraph.com/education/grants.asp
Organization: FedEx Kinko's Inc.
Eligibility: Educators
Value: Discounts
The Kinko's Educator Savings Program aims to provide relief for teachers who often dig deep into their own pockets to purchase supplies for their classrooms. Through this program, educators can save 20 percent on most Kinko's products and services. Teachers and administrators from kindergarten through college can now enjoy discount pricing on such offerings as black and white and color copying and finishing, oversized copies, posters, signs and banners, paper, and desk supplies. Educators may obtain their 20 percent discount card through a program brochure available at participating Kinko's locations nationwide. Free discount cards are also available online.
Organization: PLUS Vision Corp.
Eligibility: Schools
Value: Presentation equipment
PLUS Vision Corp., a maker of ultra-portable projectors, has announced a new program called Education Spotlight. Through the program, PLUS Vision will donate one projector and an electronic copy board to a selected school each quarter, reflecting a commitment to increase the effective use of multimedia in K-12 education. Applicants are asked to give a unique example of how the projector will be used when applying for the award. Recipients are chosen based on the creativity of their response, and PLUS Vision will share innovative applications with other educators on its web site.
http://www.lightware.com/site/spotlight.html
Organization: Adobe Systems Inc.
Eligibility: Schools and nonprofits
Value: Software
Adobe Systems Inc. supports K-12 schools and nonprofits by donating up to four packages of its latest software. Eligible organizations have a core mission that focus on at least one of the following: improving K-12 student performance; developing curriculum for K-12 classrooms; developing and providing K-12 teacher training and development; and working to prevent hunger and homelessness. The program is managed by Gifts In Kind International. Requests are reviewed every other month based on the primary services the organization provides. Organizations may only apply once in a 12-month period.
http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/philanthropy/software.html
Organization: LearningStation Inc.
Eligibility: K-12 schools or districts interested in using technology to enhance teaching and learning
Value: $500,000 total
LearningStation Inc., a provider of customized web-based desktops for teaching and learning, has initiated a grant program entitled "I Will LEARN Today!" Through this program, LearningStation will provide grants for schools to receive access to the company's Education Desktop. The Education Desktop gives students and teachers access to a comprehensive suite of instructional programs, software content, and professional development programs of their school's choice; schools can choose from more than 12,000 programs from 75 content publishers. This desktop portal also gives administrators tools to track and report on program use, features password-protected access to all content titles, and includes features for file storage, eMail, and many other functions. LearningStation will provide $500,000 worth of subscriptions to this web service to K-12 schools or districts chosen to receive the grant. The number of LearningStation subscriptions grant recipients will get varies according to their circumstances.
http://www.learningstation.com/grantapp
Organization: Oracle Foundation
Eligibility: Students ages 9 to 19
Value: Prizes and travel
Deadline: March 22, 2006
The ThinkQuest competition, sponsored by the Oracle Foundation, promotes multicultural collaboration and learning by encouraging students to develop creative web sites focused on topic categories. Students work in teams to build creative and educational web sites that explore globally relevant subjects. Diverse teams made up of members from more than one school, community, or country are encouraged. Students between the ages of 9 and 19 are invited to form teams of three to six students, supervised by a teacher-coach. Teams will have approximately seven months to work on their web sites, focusing on their chosen topic area. Contest winners will receive prizes from the Oracle Foundation, including travel to the annual ThinkQuest Live event. In addition, national winners may be honored and awarded prizes by national partners of the foundation. Web sites must be entered by March 22, 2006. Coaches can enroll their teams now, and the official competition begins on or after August 15.
Go to: http://www.thinkquest.org
Organization: Inspiration Software
Eligibility: K-12 or higher-learning educators
Value: $750 per award
Deadline: January 30, 2006
Calling all inspired teachers! To support educators with their ongoing professional development and to champion the integration of visual learning into the curriculum, Inspiration Software is pleased to offer the eighth annual Inspired Teacher Scholarships for Visual Learning. Inspiration Software is committed to helping educators use graphic organizers and other visual learning tools to help students develop strong thinking and organizational skills and improve their academic performance. Research has shown that visual learning is one of the best methods for teaching thinking skills. Visual learning techniques--graphical ways of working with ideas and presenting information--teach students to think clearly and to process, organize, and prioritize new information. Inspired Teacher Scholarships for Visual Learning must be used to defray costs incurred by scholarship winners to attend workshops, conferences, or graduate courses that focus on visual learning and technology in education. Go to: http://www.inspiration.com/prodev/index.cfm?fuseaction=scholarship&CFID= 6767
Organization: Council for Corporate and School Partnerships
Eligibility: Partnerships between K-12 schools and businesses
Value: Six awards of $10,000 each
New Information will be announced in Fall 2006
The Council for Corporate and School Partnerships, established in March 2001, serves as a forum for the exchange of information, expertise, and ideas to ensure that partnerships between businesses and schools achieve their full potential for meeting key educational objectives. The council works with educators and businesses to identify, create, recognize, and support exemplary school-business partnerships that improve the student experience for all K-12 students in the United States.
Contact: http://www.corpschoolpartners.org/
Organization: Earthwatch Institute
Eligibility: K-12 educators and administrators
Value: 200-plus total awards; value varies
Deadline: March 1, 2006
The Earthwatch Institute offers educators fully funded fellowships for what it calls "the ultimate hands-on learning experience." Participants can join leading scientists doing field research and conservation on one of 130 projects around the world. Research might include tracking peccaries in Brazil's enormous Pantanal wetland, following manatees aboard a small motorboat off the coast of Belize, or digging up ancient relics in sunny Spain.
Contact: http://www.earthwatch.org/education/educator/fellowships/apply.html
Organization: State Farm Companies Foundation
Eligibility: K-12 public schools
Value: Varies
Deadline: January 15, 2006
The foundation considers the following types of grants: teacher excellence programs that improve teacher quality; service learning programs that integrate core classroom curriculum with service to the community; and programs that incorporate the Baldrige criteria into education systems to improve overall effectiveness.
TUSKEGEE, Ala. (November 11, 2005) Tuskegee University, Ford Motor Company and the Macon County School District held its Second Annual General Assembly for the Macon County Ford PAS students last night in the Kellogg Conference Center Ballroom.
The Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies (PAS) program is a collaborative effort between Ford Motor Company, Tuskegee University and the Macon County School District. The program was launched last school year with Booker T. Washington High School and Notasulga High School as the participating schools for the District — and the only two participating high schools in the state of Alabama. . . .
Continue reading the article here: http://www.tuskegee.edu/Global/story.asp?S=4107612.