Social Studies

AILF will award grants nationwide for the 2005-06 school year, of $500 to $1,000, to fund a limited number of K-12 grade level projects that provide education about immigrants and immigration. Applications are limited to educators teaching in public or private primary, intermediate, and secondary level schools. Proposals that are classroom-based will receive strong consideration, and the Foundation encourages projects that can be replicated in other classrooms across the nation.
Deadline: April

Offers grants to support project that enhance the quality of teaching sociology. Applicants must be members of ASA for a grant of up to $1,000 in such areas as developing creative instructional materials and establishing networks to support sociology teachers.
Deadline: February

Seeks nominees for the Leavey Awards for Excellence in Private Enterprise Education. Full-time K-12 educators who create and implement courses, programs or projects that foster better understanding of America's free enterprise system can receive &7,500 each and up to $15,000 for an exceptional proposal.

Present five awards of $25,000 to honor excellence in international education. Competition is open to any elementary, middle or high school with a clear focus on raising American awareness of the world and bridging the international knowledge gap.
Deadline: May

Honors three teachers at each school level.
Deadline: May

Honors teachers and students demonstrating an exceptional commitment to local history education and historic preservation. Teachers must have used SOH lesson plans.
Deadline: May

Offer fellowships to teachers for the study of the life and legacy of the nation's 16th president. Up to 50 K-12 teacher will receive up ot $1,000 to cover expenses to participate in a 5-day institute at the new library in June and July.
Deadline: March

Administers grants from Aramco to foster understanding through teacher exchanges. They fund a 10-day study tour of Saudi Arabia, including a air fare, local transportation, lodging, food and insurance.

CiviConnections is a three-year teacher grant program funded by the federal Corporation for National and Community Service and National Council for the Social Studies. From 2003-2006, CiviConnections will involve more than 297 teachers and 7,425 3rd-12th grade students nationwide in linking local history inquiry with community service-learning activities. A team of three teachers can apply for a $7,500 grant to cover their costs for attending a summer workshop, implementing the program during the 2006 - 2007 school year, and attending the 2006 NCSS Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. Dr. Rahima Wade, Professor at The University of Iowa, is the project director. Dr. Wade and Dr. Linda Levstik, professor at The University of Kentucky, will co-facilitate the summer workshops.
Deadline: February

Provide scholarships for innovative social science research on the modern Japanese political economy, international relations and society, in a variety of educational disciplines.