Ford PAS News and Announcements

Organization: Knowledge Adventure
Eligibility: K-12 educators
Value: The Teacher of the Year receives a brand-new computer lab
Deadline: January 30, 2007
The 2006 Knowledge Adventure Teacher Awards Program is an essay competition open to K-12 educators who are using technology to help students excel in the classroom. Educators must complete an online entry form, which includes a brief essay on how the nominee is using technology to help his or her students succeed in their academic endeavors. Each month, beginning in April 2006 and running through January 2007, a panel will select a Teacher of the Month. In January 2007, the Teacher of the Year will be chosen from all the essays submitted.

For more information, go to: http://www.kaschool.com/promo/tom.

The Ford Motor Company Fund's Mi Fuerza Program supports Hispanic undergraduate students studying any discipline nationwide.

Application Deadline: April 15, 2006
Total Scholarship Funds: $90,000
Amount of Each Scholarship: $500-$5,000

Eligibility Criteria: *

• Must be Hispanic or of Hispanic descent Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
• Must be studying at an accredited college or university in the U.S. or Puerto Rico for the 2006-2007 academic year
• Must be (or plan to be) enrolled full-time as an undergraduate student for the 2006-2007 academic year
• Must have earned and maintain a cumulative Grade Point Average of no less than 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
• Student must demonstrate financial need

*Preference given to previous Ford PAS and Henry Ford Academy students.

Download the flyer here.

For more information go to: http://scholarships.hispanicfund.org/applications/subsectionID.1,pageID.122/default.asp

Organization: The federal government
Eligibility: Schools
Value: Surplus computers

Through its Computers for Learning program, the federal government has placed hundreds of thousands of surplus computers in schools across the country on a needs-first basis. Schools register and request equipment on the Computers for Learning web site, and federal agencies match their surplus equipment to schools with those needs. Most, but not all, of the available computers are Windows-based PCs rather than computers made by Apple. Most of the donated machines are older models, but as the government continues to upgrade its computer systems, the number of surplus Pentium computers will sharply increase. Computers and equipment are not refurbished by the government before being shipped to schools, nor are they covered by warranty. Contact: (202) 501-3846, computers.learning@gsa.gov

http://www.computers.fed.gov