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Grants & Scholarships

Financial help for professional development

  • Grant Writing Tutorial - The NEA Foundation's grant writing tutorial walks you through what you should include in a great grant proposal. Take the time to review this resource. It may move your grant from the bottom of the stack to the top of the list. 
  • Tuition Grant for probationary teachers - Thanks to funding from Reliant Financial Services, MNEA members who are probationary teachers in their first five years of teaching can receive a $500 tuition grant toward the cost of a three-hour graduate course.  
  • Tuition Grant for ESP - Thanks to funding from Reliant Financial Services, MNEA members who are education support professionals can receive a $500 tuition grant toward the cost of a three-hour course.   
  • NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education - Learning & Leadership grants provide opportunities for teachers and education support professionals to engage in high-quality professional development and lead their colleagues in professional growth. The grant amount is $2,000 for individuals and $5,000 for groups engaged in collegial study. Application deadlines are Feb. 1, June 1 and Oct. 15.
  • Student loan information 
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness    
  • Teacher Tuition Assistance Programs and Scholarships 

    • Grants for the classroom

     

    Endorsed by MNEA since 1996, California Casualty offers discounted rates and unique coverage and services such as zero deductible for vandalism and collision to your vehicle if it occurs on or within 500 feet of school premises and ID Defense, free for policyholders! For a personal, no-obligation auto or home insurance quotation, please call 1- 877-411-3419 or go online for a rate quote and get entered in the drawing for a classroom grant.   

    • CenturyLink, MNEA partner in technology grant program - The Teachers and Technology Project supports innovative classroom projects through funding from the CenturyLink Clarke M. Williams Foundation. Teachers can receive up to $5,000 for technology to benefit students in their classrooms. List of eligible public school districts and private schools 
    • California Casualty Thomas R. Brown High School Athletics Grant - Apply for a grant to help fund your high school athletics program, sponsored by California Casualty. Grants of $1,000 or more are awarded each year.
    • California Casualty Academic Award – Enter to win $2,500 to help pay for out-of-pocket school supplies and instructional materials.
    • California Casualty Auto & Home Insurance - Classroom Donation Program - You could win $200 to use in your classroom with the California Casualty Help your Classroom Donation Program. Have you checked this member benefit, lately?
    • DonorsChoose.org makes it easy to help classrooms in need. Public school teachers post classroom project requests that could be as simple as pencils or calculators to equipment for robotics. Then, the public donotes money to the project. If the project reaches its funding goal, DonorsChoose.org sends the needed materials to the school. 
    • NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education - Hundreds of grants of up to $5,000 are awarded each year to fund your big ideas related to classroom innovations, the fine arts or professional development. Applications are accepted on a year-round ongoing basis.
    • NEA Foundation Student Achievement Grants - The NEA Foundation Student Achievement Grants provide $5,000 to improve the academic achievement of students by engaging in critical thinking and problem solving that deepen knowledge of standards-based subject matter. The work should also improve student's habits of inquiry, self-directed learning, and critical reflection. Application deadlines are Feb. 1, June 1, and Oct. 15.        
    • Lowe's Toolbox for Education Grant Program supports schools and parent-teacher groups that develop projects which encourage parent involvement and build stronger community spirit. There is a preference for funding requests that have a permanent impact such as facility enhancement (both indoor and outdoor) as well as landscaping/cleanup type projects. Grants of up to $5,000 ar available. Fall grant cycle is open mid-July to mid-October, spring grant cycle ends mid-February. Both grants cycles close once 1,500 applications are received.        
    • National Council of Teachers of Mathematics - The Mathematics Education Trust (MET) supports the improvement of mathematics teaching and learning through the funding of grants, awards, and other projects by channeling the generosity of contributors into classroom-based efforts that benefit all students.    
    • American Association of University Women  - The AAUW offers Eleanor Roosevelt Teacher fellowships to women K-12 public school teachers. The fellowships are designed to provide professional development opportunities and improve girls' learning opportunities, especially in math, science, and technology.
    • Missouri State Parks Bus Grant - Would you like to take students on a field trip to one of Missouri's state parks. Apply for the MSP Bus Grant for a chance to win $500 to cover travel expenses. 
    • NEA. org - Links to grants and awards available on the Web.
    • Student-Centered Advocacy Grant - NEA’s Collective Bargaining and Member Advocacy Department will be awarding grants to affiliates to design and implement student-centered initiatives through collective bargaining or other forms of advocacy.
    • Hope Fund - Through its Humanitarian Outreach Project for Education Fund (HOPE), Missouri NEA assists students and schools in financial need.

    For high school seniors & college students


    Miscellaneous Grants

    • Public Relations Grants  - Local associations across the state have the opportunity to implement their ideas for spreading good news about public education with a little financial boost from Missouri NEA.
    • MNEA Organizing Grant - The Missouri NEA Organizing grant is available to MNEA local leaders who need a little extra cash for Local Association organizing efforts. Contact your UniServ Director for more information.
    • The School Funding Center - Sign up for a newsletter filled with grant sources, tips on grant writing, best sources for programs & materials, top Web sites and —best of all—it's absolutely free.

     
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MNEA/KNEA 
Read to Achieve Contest 

If your school is within the KCTV5 viewing area (greater Kansas City), teachers at your school are eligible for a chance to win $1,000. The Read to Achieve contest is co-sponsored by Missouri NEA and Kansas NEA.
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