There is no doubt about it; our public education system lacks funding. This often results in poor teaching resources and could quickly translate into a low-quality education if we aren’t careful. Thankfully, there are teaching grants. These free money gifts are available to teachers, professors and organizations within the educational system to give financial support for a variety of projects that extend the quality of teaching and learning here in the US.

There are hundreds of teaching grants available across the US. These grants are meant to fund teaching resources, learning resources, and educational projects that simply do not fit into the school or program budget. The amount that you are awarded will be based on your unique needs and the teaching grant fund that you apply to. It is best to apply to various grants at once to improve your chances of being approved for one.
Below are just some of the current teaching grants available.

Howery Teaching Enhancement Grant

The Howery Teaching Enhancement Grant is offered through the American Sociological Association (ASA) Small Grants Program. It is available to an individual, program, department or committee of a state/regional association to help study learning methods and applications to encourage communication, self-reflection and peer review. You must be a member of ASA to be eligible for this grant. Grants are awarded based on teaching needs but will not exceed $1,000.

Environmental Education Grants

The Environmental Education Grants Program is funded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This teaching grant provides funds to schools, committees and programs to implement projects that increase public awareness about environmental issues. Grant priority is given to teacher training, education reform, or health initiatives that help people make informed decisions that affect environmental quality. Most of these grants range from $15,000 to $25,000.

Music Teaching Grants

Music programs in the public school system are notoriously underfunded. If your school is in need of funding to purchase new instruments or music books there are teaching grants available to you. Several foundations in the U.S. regularly offer financial aid to deserving schools and music teachers. They are listed below:

Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation. This teaching grant provides funding to established school music programs that can demonstrate financial needs. The money awarded can be used towards repairing instruments and purchasing new ones.

Mockingbird Foundation. This teaching grant provides money for musical education programs directed towards children. Grants are awarded to schools, community centers, workshops, camps and scholarship programs.

Cultural Teaching Grants

There are a variety of teaching grants available to school departments and programs that study particular cultures. For example, The Association for Asian Studies offers teaching grants for Japanese studies and Korean studies, amongst others.

To find out more about which teaching grants you qualify for and for a complete list of grants apply for your free grant kit today.