program name:  Yoshiyama Award for Exemplary Service to the Community

eligibility: High school students

for more information:  http://www.hitachifoundation.org/yoshiyama/index.html

deadline:  01 April 2006

program name: Coming Up Taller Awards

grantor: President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Humanities

eligibility: Eligibility criteria listed on Web site

for more information: http://www.cominguptaller.org/inside.html

deadline:   30 January 2006

program name: Giant Step Award

grantor: Thomson Gale and School Library Journal

eligibility: School and public libraries

for more information: http://www.galeschools.com/grant_goldmine/giant_award/about_giant.htm

deadline:   15 February 2006

program name: Youth Leaders for Literacy

grantor: National Education Association and Youth Service American

eligibility: Youth under age 21

for more information: http://www.nea.org/readacross/volunteer/youthleaders.html 

deadline:   2005 deadline is passed. Monitor Web site for 2006 deadline.

program name: Kinder Excellence in Teaching Award

grantor: Nancy and Rich Kinder, Houston, TX

eligibility: K-12 teacher

for more information:  https://www.kinderaward.org/pages/aboutus.cfm  

deadline:   31 December 2005

program name: Give Back to Grow Awards (4 programs)

grantor: The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

eligibility: See Web site

for more information:  http://www.scotts.com/scotts-sites/about/index.cfm?poeSiteId=10926&partnerId=7&strSiteTest=false&fuseaction=aboutScotts.GiveBack

deadline:   02 December 2005

program name: National Child Care Teacher Awards

grantor: Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation

eligibility: Child care teachers

for more information:  http://www.childcareabc.org/grants/ta/aboutTA.asp

deadline:   02 December 2005

program name: Environmental Excellence Awards

grantor: Sea World / Busch Gardens / Fujifilm

eligibility: School-community groups

for more information:  http://www.seaworld.org/conservation-matters/eea/about.htm   

deadline:   2005 deadline is passed. Monitor Web site for 2006 deadline.

program name: Eleanor M. Johnson Award

grantor: International Reading Association

eligibility: Elementary classroom teacher of reading/language arts

for more information:  http://www.reading.org/association/awards/teachers_johnson.html  

deadline:   2005 deadline is passed. Monitor Web site for 2006 deadline.

program name: Presidential Award for Reading and Technology

grantor: International Reading Association

eligibility: Teachers of K-12th grades

for more information:   http://www.reading.org/association/awards/teachers_presidential.html  deadline:   2005 deadline is passed. Monitor Web site for 2006 deadline.

program name: Nila Banton Smith Award

grantor: International Reading Association

eligibility: Teachers of 7th-12th grades

for more information:   http://www.reading.org/association/awards/teachers_smith_award.html

deadline:   2005 deadline is passed. Monitor Web site for 2006 deadline.

program name:   "Making a Difference" Award

grantor:   The Drug, Chemical, and Associated Technologies (DCAT) Association

eligibility:   Middle school teachers or principals

for more information:

http://www.nsta.org/main/pdfs/563.pdf

deadline:   2005 deadline is passed. Monitor Web site for 2006 deadline.

program name:   Portraits of Learning 2005

grantor:   Adobe Systems Inc. and Teaching and Learning

eligibility:   K-12 students and teachers

for more information:

http://www.techlearning.com/content/contest/photos

deadline: 2005 deadline is passed. Monitor Web site for 2006 deadline.

program name:  Toyota Family Literacy Teacher of the Year

grantor:   Nat'l Center for Family Literacy; Toyota

eligibility:   Teachers

for more information: 
www.famlit.org/ProgramsandInitiatives/Teacher-of-the-Year.cfm  

deadline:   2005 deadline is passed. Monitor Web site for 2006 deadline.

program name:   Magna Awards

grantor:   American School Board Journal and Sodexho School Services

eligibility:   School Boards

for more information:

http://www.asbj.com/magna/index.html

deadline:  2005 deadline is passed. Monitor Web site for 2006 deadline.

program name:  Almost 40 grant and award programs available

grantor:   International Reading Association

eligibility:   K-16 teachers

for more information:
http://www.reading.org/association/awards/index.html 

deadline: Depends on program

program name:   Read Across American Library Books Awards

grantor:   Nat'l Education Association (NEA)

eligibility:   See Eligibility on http://nfie.org/raabookgrant.doc

for more information:

http://www.nfie.org/grants.htm

deadline:  Already past for 2005; Get your Concept Paper ready for 2006.

program name:   Igniting Creative Energy

grantor:   National Energy Foundation, Johnson Controls, and U.S. Energy Association

eligibility:   Students in K-12

for more information: 
http://www.ignitingcreativeenergy.org

deadline:   2006 deadline TBA

program name:   Presidential Awards for Mathematics and Science Teaching

grantor:   

eligibility:   In odd-numbered years, full-time secondary teachers of math or science; in even-numbered years, elementary

for more information:
http://www.paemst.org

deadline: secondary: 01 May 2007; elementary: 01 May 2006

program name:   Christopher Columbus Awards

grantor:   Columbus Foundation Fellowship Grant and the Nat'l Science Foundation

eligibility:   Middle school students and an adult coach

for more information:
http://www.christophercolumbusawards.com/intro.htm

deadline:   13 Feb 2006

program name:  Unsung Heroes Award

grantor:   ING Financial Services

eligibility:   Full-time Educators, Teachers, Principals, Paraprofessionals or Classified Staff

for more information:
http://www.ing-usa.com/us/about/connect/ education/unsung_heroes.html

deadline:   01 May 2006

program name:   Leavey Awards

grantor:   Freedoms Foundation & Leavey Foundation

eligibility:   Elementary, Middle, High School, & College Teachers

for more information:
www.freedomsfoundation.com/aw_leavey.htm

deadline:   2005 deadline is passed. Monitor Web site for 2006 deadline.

program name:  DisneyHand Teacher Awards

grantor:  Walt Disney Companies

eligibility:  Teachers

for more information:

www.disneyhand.com (click on the "Nominate a Teacher" box at the bottom of the page)

deadline:   Applications available online in Mid-November.