United States: Champion Grants
Deadline: 3-Jun-22
The Alabama Power Foundation has announced the Champion Grants to provide teachers with funding to access the professional development and instructional resources they say they need to prepare students to be college and career ready in math and/or science.
Funding Information
Grant Amount: Up to $7,500 per teacher team.
Funding: Professional development, instructional resources and classroom technology.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants: Public school teachers in grades nine to eleven apply as a grade level and/or subject area team.
Criteria
Demonstrate a Financial Need: A public school is eligible if 50 percent or more of its full-time students receive free or reduced-price lunches.
Grade Level/Subject Area Collaboration: Intent is for teachers to commit to collaboration, professional growth and peer support to prepare students to be college and career ready in an agreed upon subject – math and/or science.
Teacher-Selected Professional Development (PD): All teachers who participate in the grant will select PD to complete that aligns with raising student achievement in math and/or science. Funds can be used on other resources if PD is free, but PD must be included in the proposal to nurture professional growth.
Measure Student Achievement: Describe how the grant aims to improve student achievement and how success will be measured.
For more information, visit https://powerofgood.com/grant/champion-grants/