FW: grants and opportunities
Mary Maxwell
FYI Please pass this on to those that might be interested. Thanks! - Mary
From: bounce-11112...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-11112...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Marcia Eames-Sheavly
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 5:47 PM
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Subject: grants and opportunities
FYI…quite a number of them!
Call for Proposals - EPA’s EE Grants Program
Deadline: February 4, 2014
EPA’s EE Model Grant Program is currently accepting applications. The program works to engage communities across the country through educational projects that have a lasting impact on local watersheds and air quality. This year’s competitive grants program will total $2.77 million. Grants will be awarded from each of the ten EPA regional offices and EPA’s headquarters in Washington, DC for a total of 22 to 32 grants. Each award will be an estimated $75,000 to $200,000.
http://www2.epa.gov/education/environmental-educat...
Call for Submissions: GLP's Student Film Project Contest
Deadline: January 17, 2014
Green Living Project (GLP) is accepting student short films for the Fall 2014 Student Film Project. In five minutes or less, student short films should tell a unique and compelling story about a sustainability-related project. Winning films will be screened at GLP Films' events throughout the year, and winners also receive gear and prizes up to $1,000 in value! Contest is open to 6th grade through graduate-level students.
http://www.glpfilms.com/studentfilmproject
Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program
Application Deadline: December 15, 2013
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program provides funding for highly accomplished U.S. primary and secondary level teachers to take part in an intensive professional development program for three to four months abroad.
http://www.fulbrightteacherexchange.org/program-ov...
Opportunity to Recognize EE Providers
SWANA Presents…50 Unsung Heroes—Recognizing Those Making a Difference. SWANA Unsung Heroes is a new recognition program from the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) giving an opportunity to acknowledge individuals or groups in your community who are making a difference in the solid waste industry.
Unsung Heroes can be nominated by members, chapter officers, employers, contractors, sponsors, exhibitors and Technical Division Directors. The individual making the nomination must be a SWANA member.
Please submit your nomination(s) no later than midnight (EST) March 15, 2014.
https://swana.org/Membership/TechnicalDivisions/50...
Put Cans to Work for Your Schools and the Environment
Challenge Dates: November 15, 2013—April 22, 2014
Schools may register now for the 3rd Annual Great American Can Roundup School Challenge. The website provides everything needed to run a successful Roundup from a tool kit to posters and curriculum. The Can Manufacturers Institute will award $1,000 to the school in each state and the District of Columbia recycling the most aluminum cans per student and will give an additional $5,000 to the champion per capita recycling school nationwide, which is on top of the value of the aluminum cans. Show your school’s green spirit and environmental leadership.
http://www.cancentral.com/roundup
Take the Go Bananas! Challenge
Challenge ends: April 1, 2014
Go Bananas! Challenge is a competition that asks schools and scout groups across the country to “answer the call” and create campaigns to collect and recycle cell phones to help save gorillas.
Coltan, a mineral found in cell phones, is mined in gorilla habitats. By recycling old cell phones you reduce the demand.
$4,000 will be awarded to the school/scout group that collects the most cell phones and another $1,000 will be awarded to the group with the most creative collection campaign. The winning group will be announced on Earth Day, April 22, 2014.
http://www.cincinnatizoo.org/savingspecies
Travel Scholarship Opportunities for High School Educators
Travel Scholarship Opportunity for High School Educators on the Night Skies Arts Academy
Global Explorers, in collaboration with the National Park Service, is offering a partially scholarship-based travel opportunity to educators and students in the US Southwest. This new program, the Night Skies Arts Academy, includes a nine-day wilderness adventure focused on artistic expression of the dark night sky. The trip includes a hike into Canyon de Chelly, rafting a portion of the San Juan River, and astronomy lessons with experts from NPS. Details >>
Travel Scholarship Opportunity on the NEW Global Explorers Climate Change Academy
Through a partnership with the National Park Service, Global Explorers is developing a Climate Change Academy for high school students in Summer 2014. This expedition is currently in development and likely to take place in Alaska, based out of Anchorage with exploration in Kenai Fjords and Denali National Parks. Costs for this program will be largely offset by scholarships from the National Park Service. To receive more information as it becomes available, please email julia...@globalexplorers.org.
World of 7 Billion Video Contest
February 21, 2014
Bring technology and creativity into your environmental education curriculum by incorporating the World of 7 Billion video contest. Challenge your students to create a short (60 seconds or less) video illustrating the connection between world population at seven billion and one of the following: climate change, global poverty, or water sustainability. Students can win up to $1,000 and their educators will receive free curriculum resources. Full contest guidelines, resources for research, past winners, and more are posted here:
http://www.Worldof7Billion.org
Youth Voices of Change Video Contest
Make a video for Youth Voices of Change and engage youth in climate change solutions. Youth in grades 4-12 are invited to submit a video (maximum 2 minutes long) that shares solution projects or helps raise awareness about climate change issues for a chance to win great prizes, including money for their project, new video equipment, and gift certificates to local businesses.
Ten lucky finalists and their videos will be featured on the big screen at the Youth Voices Film Festival on the evening of August 22, 2014 on the Sustainability Stage at the Eco Experience at the Minnesota State Fair.
Marcia Eames-Sheavly
Cornell Garden-Based Learning Program
Department of Horticulture, Cornell University
http://www.hort.cornell.edu/art