The Museum has a limited number of bus scholarships available to help schools defray the costs of a museum field trip.
The Oregon Council for the Social Studies is offering classroom incentive grants to give teachers the opportunity to try a new idea or project within the classroom when there is not funding to support these creative ideas. These grants are intended for actual instruction. It is suggested that these grants
could be used to develop student created projects like a website or a multimedia production—like a documentary, xommunity forum, mini-classes, Chautauqua, or community service project. Classroom materials to support these student projects would probably meet the criteria.
Must be an OCSS member in good standing; a full time K-12 teacher; and responsible for teaching two or more social studies disciplines in the teaching
assignment.
The Ella Epp Education Fund provides matching scholarships for Nebraska school children from Class C and D public schools to attend Heritage Activities for Today’s Students (H.A.T.S.) classes at Stuhr Museum. H.A.T.S. classes are integrated, curriculum-based instructional units for kindergarten through sixth grade taught by professional instructors in period attire.
Students must attend Nebraska public Class C and D schools or Class I schools that feed into Class C or D districts.
Scholarships provide a 50% match for tuition for H.A.T.S. classes.
Eligible schools may apply every other year. (In order to provide maximum accessibility, scholarships are not available two consecutive years.)
Scholarships are limited and are awarded on a first-come basis.
Through Best Buy Teach Awards, Best Buy provides gift cards to schools to enable them to purchase more technology for their students to use and learn.
The FCSS Endowment Fund supports the activities of FCSS members, through initiatives that include mini grants for the development of materials, instructional units, and classroom techniques and scholarships for advanced study for practicing teachers and future social studies teachers.
Applicants must be a member of FCSS, must not have previously received FCSS Endowment funds, and must produce evidence of support from a local school district or FCSS Director.
This program supports professional development for U.S. history teachers. It is designed to raise student achievement by improving teachers' knowledge and understanding of and appreciation for traditional U.S. history. Grant awards will assist local educational agencies, in partnership with entities that have content expertise, to develop, document, evaluate, and disseminate innovative and cohesive models of professional development. By helping teachers to develop a deeper understanding and appreciation of U.S. history as a separate subject matter within the core curriculum, these programs will improve instruction and raise student achievement.
Local Educational Agencies must apply in partnership with one or more of the following: institutions of higher education (IHEs), nonprofit history or humanities organizations, libraries, or museums.
A limited number of scholarships are available for public schools from Hamilton and York Counties. These scholarships include funding for tuition and for transportation to attend Heritage Activities for Today’s Students (H.A.T.S.) classes at Stuhr Museum. H.A.T.S. classes are integrated, curriculum-based instructional units for kindergarten through sixth grade taught by professional instructors in period attire.
Students must attend Nebraska public schools located in Hamilton and York Counties.
Scholarships provide tuition for H.A.T.S. classes, and for transportation stipends not to exceed $200 per school. Transportation stipends may reimburse mileage or cover the costs of bus rental.
Scholarships are limited and are awarded on a first-come basis.
This annual award goes to a Nebraska teacher who epitomizes the best Nebraska educators have to offer in engaging, inspiring, and guiding their students to discover, enjoy, and learn from the fascinating and important histories state residents share. The award, consisting of a plaque and a lifetime membership with the Nebraska State Historical Society, is limited to K-12 teachers who encourage and support their students in endeavors such as History Day; who use documents, oral history, or place in classroom projects; or who employ other imaginative or innovative methods to make Nebraska history come alive for their students. A committee drawn from the current NSHS Board of Trustees, the NSHS Emeritus Trustees, and the NSHS staff nominates/selects the recipient.
K-12 Nebraska educator.
The Leonore Annenberg Teaching Fellowship is a model for establishing the equivalent of a national "Rhodes Scholarship" for teaching. The Fellowship will provide a $30,000 stipend to exceptionally able candidates to complete a yearlong master's program at four of the nation's top teacher education programs. In exchange, the candidates must agree to teach for three years in high -need secondary schools. Fellows will be given intensive mentoring and assessment during their first three years of teaching.
Undergraduates and career changers will be eligible through nominating processes at each of the selected host institutions. Candidates must have excellent academic records; have completed bachelor's degrees with an arts and science discipline major; be highly motivated to teach; and demonstrate commitment to the program's goals via an essay, interview, and faculty recommendation(s). The Fellowship seeks to attract talented college graduates and midcareer professionals who might not otherwise consider teaching.
This award recognizes educators who have made an outstanding contribution to the teaching of social studies in the state of Georgia.
Nominees shall have taught or served in the area of social studies education for a minimum of five years; must have been active members of the Georgia Council for the Social Studies for two years by the closing date of the Fall Conference of the current year.