NCTM Grants, Scholarships & Awards – Deadline: May 5

NCTMThe National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) offers grants, scholarships and awards to help math teachers, prospective teachers, and other math educators improve the teaching and learning of mathematics. Funding opportunities with a deadline of May 5, 2017, include:

Program of Mathematics Study & Active Professionalism Grants
A program grant of up to $24,000 will be awarded to a classroom grades PreK-6 teacher seeking to improve his/her understanding and appreciation of mathematics by completing course work in school mathematics content and pedagogy working toward an advanced degree …
Grades: PreK-5, 6-8

School In-Service Training Grants (6-8)
Classroom teachers receive up to $4,000 for support of in-service programs.
Grades: 6-8

School In-Service Training Grants (9-12)
Classroom teachers receive up to $4,000 for support of in-service programs.
Grades: 9-12

Prospective Middle School Mathematics Teacher Course Work Scholarships
A scholarship, up to $3,000, will be awarded to a full-time college or university junior who is pursuing a career goal of becoming a certified teacher of middle (grades 6-8) school mathematics.
Grades: Prospective Teachers

School In-Service Training Grants
Classroom teachers receive up to $4,000 for support of in-service programs.
Grades: PreK-5

PreK-8 Preservice Teacher Action Research Grants
A grant with a maximum of $3,000 will be awarded for action research conducted as a collaborative by university faculty, preservice teacher(s), and classroom teacher(s) …
Grades: PreK-5, 6-8

Prospective 7-12 Secondary Teacher Course Work Scholarships
Scholarships, up to $10,000, will be awarded to full-time college or university sophomores who are pursuing a career goal of becoming a certified teacher of secondary (grades 7-12) school mathematics.
Grades: Prospective Teachers

Enhancing Student Mathematics Learning through the Use of Tools and Technology Grants (PreK-12)
Grants of up to $3,000 are awarded to persons currently teaching mathematics in grades PreK-12 for the innovative use of technology and other tools to “help teachers and students visualize and concretize mathematics abstractions …”
Grades: PreK-5, 6-8, 9-12

Professional Development Scholarship Emphasizing the History of Mathematics
A scholarship with a maximum of $3,000 will be awarded to an individual currently teaching mathematics at the grades 6-12 level to complete credited course work in the history of mathematics …
Grades: 6-8, 9-12

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