The Department of Health and Human Services will award approximately 55 grants, (with an award ceiling of $250,000), to collegiate schools of nursing, academic health centers, and other private or public nonprofit entities accredited by a recognized body or bodies or State agency, approved for the purpose of nursing education by the Secretary of Education.
The deadline for applications is February 16, 2010, and full guidelines can be accessed here.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Science and Engineering Ph.D. grant
The National Science Foundation will be accepting applications for the Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program. This grant has been developed to meet the challenges of educating U.S. Ph.D. scientists and engineers who will pursue careers in research and education, with the interdisciplinary backgrounds, deep knowledge in chosen disciplines, and technical, professional, and personal skills to become, in their own careers, leaders and creative agents for change.
The program is intended to catalyze a cultural change in graduate education, for students, faculty, and institutions, by establishing innovative new models for graduate education and training in a fertile environment for collaborative research that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries. It is also intended to facilitate diversity in student participation and preparation, and to contribute to a world-class, broadly inclusive, and globally engaged science and engineering workforce.
The program is intended to catalyze a cultural change in graduate education, for students, faculty, and institutions, by establishing innovative new models for graduate education and training in a fertile environment for collaborative research that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries. It is also intended to facilitate diversity in student participation and preparation, and to contribute to a world-class, broadly inclusive, and globally engaged science and engineering workforce.
Monday, December 28, 2009
Education: Year in Review
The Erie Times News pulled together an interesting article on the Year in Review of Erie County education milestones and accomplishments for 2009 in this report, which includes several educational grant-funded projects that were awarded in the area over the past year.
New STEM grants available
The National Science Foundation has released several new funding opportunities for STEM participation and higher education. The "Alliances for Broadening Participation in STEM" programs include competitive grant categories such as the "Bridge to Doctorate" category.
Edinboro U offers new loans
The Erie Times News reports:
EDINBORO -- Edinboro University is offering the Federal Direct Loan Program to students.
Loans, unlike traditional Federal Family Education Loans, are funded directly by the federal government.
The Federal Family Education Loan Program uses money from private lenders that is guaranteed by the government.
The university began offering the loans to help students who were having trouble financing their education when a number of private lenders stopped offering student loans, said Dorothy Body, Edinboro University's assistant vice president for financial aid.
The university offered Federal Direct Stafford Loans to a few students in 2008-09, and successfully processed those loans. They were offered to all incoming freshmen who filed for financial aid for 2009-10.
Edinboro University in time will offer only Federal Direct Loans. It is the first school in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education to offer the loans.
EDINBORO -- Edinboro University is offering the Federal Direct Loan Program to students.
Loans, unlike traditional Federal Family Education Loans, are funded directly by the federal government.
The Federal Family Education Loan Program uses money from private lenders that is guaranteed by the government.
The university began offering the loans to help students who were having trouble financing their education when a number of private lenders stopped offering student loans, said Dorothy Body, Edinboro University's assistant vice president for financial aid.
The university offered Federal Direct Stafford Loans to a few students in 2008-09, and successfully processed those loans. They were offered to all incoming freshmen who filed for financial aid for 2009-10.
Edinboro University in time will offer only Federal Direct Loans. It is the first school in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education to offer the loans.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Presidential STEM Faculty Awards
The National Science Foundation is accepting nominations for outstanding faculty involved in STEM mentoring activities. According to the announcement, "Individuals must have demonstrated outstanding and sustained mentoring and effective guidance to a significant number of underrepresented students at the K-12, undergraduate, or graduate education level during a minimum of five years."
The first deadline for applications is March 2010. Read the full announcement here.
The first deadline for applications is March 2010. Read the full announcement here.
For classrooms in need...
Public school teachers have a new way to fundraise for their classrooms, and those wishing to contribute to regional schools can easily donate online to a special project. DonorsChoose.org allows teachers to post the story behind the need in their classrooms to request assistance with funding.
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