Find more grants like this at the State Education Agency K-12 Service-Learning Network (SEANet) website:
Young People Invited to Submit Earth-Saving Ideas for Lorax Challenge
Deadline: May 31, 2008
Dr. Seuss Enterprises and Ashoka’s Youth Venture, in partnership with Earth Island Institute, have announced the Lorax Challenge, an opportunity for people between the ages of 12 and 20 across the United States to turn their ideas for helping to save the planet into reality.
The challenge invites teams of young people to create action plans for their earth-saving ideas.
To be considered for the Lorax grant, a venture team must be youth-created, -led, and -managed; be community-benefiting; be structured as a lasting organization (meaning not just a one- time event, but rather an ongoing entity such as a new school club, a business, or a new community organization); involve a strong team (meaning at least two people) with clear, attainable goals and budget and the commitment to lead their venture; and have at least one “Ally” — a supportive adult who guides and encourages the team.
Selected teams will receive funding of up to $1,000 each to turn their ideas into a reality. In addition, five grand-prize winners will receive a free trip to the University of Florida for a weekend of activities, learning, and fun. (Please note that only high school students are eligible for the Grand Prize.)
Visit the Youth Venture Web site for complete program information and application procedures.
Middle School Teachers Invited to Submit Ideas for Live Green Grant Program
Deadline: May 15, 2008
The Live Green Teacher Grant program, a Discovery Education program presented by General Motors challenges middle school teachers to develop innovative ideas for furthering environmental and energy sustainability. Participating teachers will identify an issue or problem, create a plan to address it, and integrate the topic into classroom teaching.
Forty grants of $1,000 each will be awarded to teachers for the most forward-thinking ideas. Twenty of the grants will be awarded to teachers whose schools are located within fifty miles of a General Motors plant; the other twenty grants will be awarded to teachers whose schools are located elsewhere in the United States. In addition, the forty recipients will be given access to an online professional development program designed to help them reach their school’s specific green initiatives, including a free digital camera to document and share the experience.
The program is open to legal U.S. residents 18 years of age and older and who are employed as middle school teachers (grades 5-9) in accredited public schools in the United States that are organized and primarily operated for educational purposes, and are considered tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Tax Code or are registered as a public school with the National Center for Educational Statistics.
Visit the Live Green Web site for complete program guidelines and application procedures.
Newspaper Association of America Foundation to Support Middle and High School Student Newspaper Projects
Deadline: May 16, 2008
The Newspaper Association of America Foundation encourages middle and high schools to partner with professional newspapers in their communities and seek funding to start, relaunch, or revitalize student newspapers, whether online or in print.
All public and private schools serving grades 7 through 12 and working in partnership with daily or nondaily professional newspapers are eligible to receive Student/Newspaper Partnership Grants from the NAA Foundation. Schools are also encouraged to seek a university or a college as an additional partner. Funding
priority is given to startup student newspapers. However, grant applications to relaunch or revitalize former or current programs also will be considered. The NAA Foundation especially welcomes grant applications from urban, rural, or minority-majority schools.
The NAA Foundation will fund up to twelve partnerships in 2008-09. Each partnership may receive up to $5,000 in Year One, plus an additional $2,500 in Year Two. Grant funds may be used for equipment, software, adviser training, and printing.
Visit the NAA Foundation Web site for complete program information and application procedures.
Asia Society and Goldman Sachs Foundation Invite Applications for Youth Prizes for Excellence in International Education
Deadline: June 12, 2008
The Asia Society and the Goldman Sachs Foundation have announced the 2008 Youth Prizes for Excellence in Inter national Education. Up to five winners will be selected to receive up to $10,000 each as well as an all-expense-paid trip to New York City in November 2008 to receive their prize.
The 2008 competition asks students to create an in-depth written essay or multimedia feature examining a social or economic issue that has relevance to them in a global context. In the essay category, students will compare and contrast how the issue affects their community and a community abroad, as well as create recommendations for what lessons the two communities could learn from each other. In the multimedia category, students will explore how a global problem or challenge affects their life as an individual, as a member of their local community, and/or as a global citizen.
Visit the Asia Society’s Ask Asia Web site for the contest questions, eligibility rules, guidelines and helpful hints, and submission instructions.
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For U.S. educators, there has been one primary source of funds from the federal government for educational technology over the past few years. It’s part of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, Title 2d, or Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT). 
Youth Service America and Disney just launched a second round of Disney Minnie Grants to engage children and youth, ages 5-14 as community volunteers. The selected applications will receive $500 to support their youth-led service projects. The deadline is August 30 and projects must take place October 15-November 15, 2008. Grantees from the first round of Disney awards of 2008 are eligible to apply. 
