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Grants & Opportunities for Students

4/18/2017

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iWitness Video Challenge: This challenge asks middle and high school students to use their innovation and creativity to create positive value in their communities by doing something ordinary (or extraordinary), and then asks them to build a video telling the story. Deadline: April 28, 2017.
Asia Society #WhySpeakChinese Contest: Are you learning Chinese? If so, or you have in the past, let us know what keeps you excited about studying the language, the people, and the country, for a chance to win a free trip to China for you and a friend! Deadline: May 31, 2017.
PLURAL+: PLURAL+ is a youth-produced video festival that encourages young people to explore migration, diversity, and social inclusion, and to share their creative vision with the world. Submission Deadline: June 4, 2017.
2017 International Essay Contest for Young People: The Goi Peace Foundation organizes an annual essay contest as part of UNESCO's Global Action Programme on Education for Sustainable Development. This year's theme is "learning from nature." Deadline: June 15, 2017.
Awesome Foundation Grants: The Awesome Foundation is a global community advancing the interest of awesome in the universe, $1,000 at a time. Each fully autonomous chapter supports awesome projects through micro-grants, usually given out monthly. Applications are ongoing.

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More Grants & Opportunities for Educators

4/18/2017

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Dialoguing in Global Education: Build your skills fostering effective dialogue around cross-cultural communication and inclusion through this 7-week course, part of the Global Competence Certificate and offered online, May 15–July 2, 2017. Registration deadline: May 2, 2017.
2017 Call for NCSS Awards and Grants Applications: Do you know of an excellent social studies educator or program that deserves recognition? The National Council for the Social Studies is accepting nominations and applications for 2017 awards and grants. Deadline: May 15, 2017.
Free Webinars: The Council for Economic Education is offering free professional development webinars for teachers nationwide. The webinars cover multiple topics on how to integrate personal finance and economics in the classroom. Webinars offered until: May 23, 2017.
Thomson Reuters Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award: This award recognizes innovative contributions by information science teachers. Deadline: August 1, 2017.
Japanese Teaching Material Purchase Grant: Educational institutions that wish to purchase teaching materials for their Japanese-language courses may receive $1,000 from the Japanese Foundation of Los Angeles. Deadline: September 15, 2017, and March 15, 2018.
Franklin R. Buchanan Prize: The Association for Asian Studies invites submissions for the Franklin R. Buchanan Prize, awarded annually to recognize an outstanding curriculum publication on Asia designed for any educational level, elementary through university. Deadline: November 1, 2017.
Looking for summer professional development on global topics? Federally funded National Resource Centers across the country have many opportunities available. Deadlines vary.
Awesome Foundation Grants: The Awesome Foundation is a global community advancing the interest of awesome in the universe, $1,000 at a time. Each fully autonomous chapter supports awesome projects through micro-grants, usually given out monthly. Applications are ongoing.
#GlobalEdChat: Join us weekly on Twitter for #GlobalEdChat, an hour-long discussion on current issues in global education. Thursdays at 8 pm Eastern time.

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Jan Stauber Grant

4/18/2017

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Jan Stauber Grant: This grant awards $500 to K–12 teachers and librarians who develop a teaching project introducing young people to Sherlock Holmes. Deadline: May 1, 2017.

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Voya Unsung Heroes Awards Program

4/18/2017

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Voya Unsung Heroes Awards Program: Each year, the Voya Unsung Heroes Awards Program selects 100 educators to receive $2,000 to help fund their innovative class projects. Three of those are chosen to receive an additional $5,000, $10,000, and $25,000. Deadline: April 30, 2017.

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Global Leadership Week

4/18/2017

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Global Leadership Week: A weeklong convening of virtual and face-to-face events designed to celebrate leadership through global action in K–20 education. Dates: April 24–28, 2017.

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Global Educator of the Year Award

4/18/2017

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Global Educator of the Year Award: Think Global is accepting nominations for their Global Educator of the Year Award, which recognizes and celebrates the contribution of educators helping young people to become good global citizens. Nomination deadline: April 28, 2017.

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WHY SPEAK CHINESE? Your Students Could Win a Trip to China!

4/18/2017

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#WhySpeakChinese, the video contest by the Center for Global Education's China Learning Initiatives, is going strong! We've seen some really fun and creative submissions so far. Check out the videos yourself and like your favorite submissions!

We're accepting video submissions until May 31, but the sooner videos are submitted, the better their chances of winning! If your students who are learning Chinese haven't submitted their entries yet, they should do so soon!

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2017 Margot Stern Strom Innovation Grants

4/17/2017

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We’re excited to announce the 2017 Margot Stern Strom Innovation Grants! For 10 years, these grants (named after our founder), have given educators the chance to deepen their work with Facing History and use our content in new and innovative ways. This year, we’re giving out 12 grants of $2,500 to teach empathy in the classroom.

This year’s theme is based on our 2016 online game for social change, Face the Future. How would you make empathy a more tangible, concrete experience for young people? Prepare a video, two minutes or less in length, to share your best idea for a chance to win a $2,500 grant.

Two of the 12 recipients will receive an additional $2,500 to work with Facing History on promoting their winning project for educators everywhere. Will you be one of them?

Visit our page for more information on important dates and our rules and regulations. Submissions open on Monday, April 24 at 9:00 a.m. EST and will be open through Friday, May 5 at 9:00 p.m. EST.

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IIE Grant Opportunities

4/17/2017

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Advanced Leadership Initiative - The Advanced Leadership Initiative is a one year opportunity sponsored by Harvard University for highly experienced professionals looking to transition from their primary income-earning careers to become change agents for society and take on new challenges in the social sector.
Boren Fellowships - Initiated by the National Security Education Program, Boren Fellowships provide funds for graduate students looking to work in the federal national security field to study critical languages in regions of utmost importance to U.S. national security.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Junior Fellows Program - Carnegie Junior Fellows work as research assistants to the endowment's senior associates in areas such as Nuclear Policy, Energy and Climate, and regional studies from across the globe. Each year the endowment offers approximately 10-12 one-year fellowships to uniquely qualified graduating seniors and individuals who have graduated during the past academic year.
Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship Program - The Charles B. Rangel Fellowship Program seeks individuals interested in helping to shape a freer, more secure and prosperous world through formulating, representing, and implementing U.S. foreign policy. Rangel Fellows receive support for graduate school, professional development and mentorship, and entry into the U.S. Foreign Service.
Coro Fellowship in Public Affairs - The Coro Fellowship develops the next generation of aspiring change makers in a “city classroom”. Through a multi-faceted approach, fellows gain exposure to various sectors to empower dynamic future leaders. Fellowship locations are throughout the U.S. and include: Los Angeles, New York, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, and St.Louis.
Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship Program - The Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship Program seeks to attract outstanding young people who are interested in pursuing careers in the Foreign Service of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
Education Pioneers Fellowship - The Education Pioneers' Fellowship is an opportunity for experienced professionals to use expertise in their field to launch a career in education leadership.
GE Foundation Tech Awards - The GE Foundation TECH Award is designed to stimulate innovation in new technology, design, research methods and applications among university students in China.
Marshall Scholarships - Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to study for a graduate degree in the United Kingdom.
National Academy of Education/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship Program - The Dissertation Fellowship Program provides financial support and professional development opportunities to individuals producing dissertations with the potential to pioneer new perspectives on the history, theory, analysis, or practice of formal or informal education anywhere in the world.
Open Society Fellowships - The Open Society Fellowship provides funding for individuals to work for one year on a project relating to human rights, government transparency, access to information, access to justice, the promotion of civil society, and social inclusion.
Rhodes Scholarships - The Rhodes Scholarships, the oldest international fellowships, bring outstanding students from many countries around the world to the University of Oxford.
Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship Program - The Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship Program is a distinguished transatlantic initiative that offers fifteen accomplished Americans the opportunity to complete a comprehensive professional development program in Germany.
Rotary Foundation Global Grant Scholarship - The Rotary Foundation provides grants sponsoring humanitarian projects, scholarships for graduate-level academic studies, and vocational training teams that relate to one of the Rotary's areas of focus and includes the active involvement of Rotarians.
Ruth and Lovett Peters Fellowship in Education Policy - The Ruth and Lovett Peters Fellowship in Education Policy is a six to nine month fellowship for current or recent graduate students at the Pioneer Institute, where fellows will receive training, research assistance, and the opportunity to create and complete a research or practical policy project.
Schwarzman Scholars - Schwarzman Scholars is a highly selective scholarship program, which offers a fully-funded, one-year Master’s degree at Tsinghua University in Beijing. The program is designed to prepare the next generation of global leaders to address the challenges of the 21st century.
TED Fellows - The TED Fellows Program invites 40 thought leaders and trailblazers to participate in either the TED or TEDGlobal Conference to publicize their ideas and thoughts across any and all disciplines.
The Mind Trust’s Education Entrepreneur Fellowship - The Mind Trust’s Education Entrepreneur Fellowship is a highly selective two-year fellowship that allows one individual a year to establish a new organization that addresses a problem or lack of service in public education from a new and original perspective.
Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowships - The Thomas R. Pickering Graduate & Undergraduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship programs provide funding to participants as they prepare academically and professionally to enter the United States Department of State Foreign Service.
U.S. Student Fulbright Program - Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, the Fulbright Program is the largest U.S. international exchange program offering opportunities for students, scholars, and professionals to undertake international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching, and teaching in elementary and secondary schools worldwide.
Whitaker International Program Awards -The Whitaker International Program sends emerging leaders in U.S. biomedical engineering (or bioengineering) overseas to undertake a self-designed project that will enhance their careers within the field.

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Apply Now! UNLEASH Global Innovation Lab for SDGs

4/17/2017

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This is your chance to be one of the 1,000 talents who will meet in Denmark to co-create breakthrough solutions to the Sustainable Development Goals. UNLEASH is an annual global innovation lab that will bring together young leaders, experts, and entrepreneurs to develop innovative and practical solutions to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Absolute deadline is May 1st, but applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

Apply Now

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