Third List and Seven Necessary Skills

7 - 12 Classroom Research Grants  (Grades 7 - 12)

     Deadline:  Friday, 11/12/10

     Grant:      up to $6,000

2011 AFSA National High School Essay Contest  (Grades 9 - 12)

     Deadline:  Friday, 04/15/11

     Grant:      $2,500 and more

2011 Davidson Fellows Scholarship (Literature, Mathematics, Music, Philosophy, Science, Technology)  (Under 18 years old)

     Deadline:  Monday, 02/07/11

     Grant:      up to $50,000

2011 Davidson Fellows Scholarship (Outside the Box)  (Under 18 years old)

     Deadline:  Monday, 02/07/11

     Grant:      up to $50,000

A. L. Mailman Family Foundation Grants  (Grades PreK - K)

     Deadline:  Wednesday, 12/01/10

     Grant:      $5,000 to $50,000

Adopt-A-Classroom Educational Grants  (Grades K - 12)

     Deadline:  Ongoing

     Grant:      $500

American Honda Foundation Grants  (Grades K - 12)

     Deadline:  Monday, 11/01/10

     Grant:      $20,000 to $60,000

Being an American Essay Contest  (Grades 9 - 12)

     Deadline:  Wednesday, 12/01/10

     Grant:      up to $5,000 

Christopher Columbus Awards  (Grades 6 - 8)

     Deadline:  Monday, 02/07/11

     Grant:      up to $25,000

CVS Caremark Community Grants Program  (Grades K - 12)

     Deadline:  Sunday, 10/31/10

     Grant:      up to $5,000

Digtital Wish Grants  (Any Grade)

     Deadline:  Ongoing

     Grant:       Varies

Disney’s Planet Challenge  (Grades 3 - 5)

     Deadline:  Friday, 12/17/10

     Grant:      $5,000 and travel for students and teachers

Disney’s Planet Challenge  (Grades 6 - 8)

     Deadline:  Friday, 12/17/10

     Grant:      $7,500 and travel for students and teachers

Disney’s Planet Challenge with DonorsChoose.org (Grades 3 - 8)

     Deadline:  Sunday, 10/31/10

     Grant:      up to $650 in materials

DonorsChoose.org  (Any grade)

     Deadline:  Ongoing

     Grant:       Varies

Earth Science Week 2010 Photography Contest  (Any age)

     Deadline:  Friday, 10/15/10

     Grant:      $300

Future Leaders Initial NCTM Annual Meeting Attendance Awards 

(Grades PreK - 12)

     Deadline:  Friday, 11/12/10

     Grant:      up to $1,200 and Meeting Registration

Grants for Youth Programs  (Ages 7 - 18)

     Deadline:  Ongoing

     Grant:       Varies

Great Stories CLUB (Connecting Libraries, Underserved teens, and Books)  (Teens)

     Deadline:  Friday, 11/19/10

     Grant:      up to $200 plus online toolkits

Mathematics Course Work Scholarships  (Grades PreK - 5)

     Deadline:  Friday, 11/12/10

     Grant:      up to $2,000

Mathematics Graduate Course Work Scholarships  (Grades 9 - 12)

     Deadline:  Friday, 11/12/10

     Grant:      up to $2,000

Mathematics Graduate Course Work Scholarships  (Grades 6 - 8)

     Deadline:  Friday, 11/12/10

     Grant:      up to $2,000

Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award for Exemplary Humanities Programming  (Grades K - 8)

     Deadline:  Wednesday, 12/15/10

     Grant:      $4,000 and more

School In-Service Training Grants  (Grades 6 - 8)

     Deadline:  Friday, 05/06/11

     Grant:      up to $4,000 

School In-Service Training Grants  (Grades 9 - 12)

     Deadline:  Friday, 05/06/11

     Grant:      up to $4,000 

Seven Skills Students Need for Their Future 

(Dr. Tony Wagner, co-director of Harvard's Change Leadership Group)

• Critical thinking and problem-solving
• Collaboration across networks and leading by influence
• Agility and adaptability
• Initiative and entrepreneurialism
• Effective oral and written communication
• Accessing and analyzing information
• Curiosity and imagination