Learning & Leadership Grants program for teachers – Feb 1

Posted by NEA Foundation on January 3, 2023

NEA Foundation invites applications for professional development opportunities

The NEA Foundation is an independent national philanthropic organization founded by educators to promote the absolute best in public education.

The foundation invites applications for its Learning & Leadership Grants program. Through the program, grants of between $1,500 and $5,000 will be awarded to provide resources for educators hoping to engage in professional learning that can be implemented in their classrooms. Grants will be awarded to individuals to participate in high-quality professional development such as summer institutes, conferences, seminars, travel abroad programs, or action research, as well as to groups to fund collegial study, including study groups, action research, lesson plan development, or mentoring experiences for faculty or staff.

individual grants may be used to pay for travel, room, meals, registration fees, materials, etc.. Group grants may be used to fund educator stipends, substitute fees, materials, travel, meals, etc.

To be eligible, applicants must be teachers, education support professionals, or specialized instructional support personnel and must be current NEA members. Education support professionals are defined by the NEA as: paraeducators, school bus drivers or other transportation staff, custodial and maintenance staff, food services staff, school nurses, health aides and other health and student services staff, clerical staff, security staff, skilled trades staff, and technical services staff. Specialized instructional support personnel include school counselors, psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists, library media specialists, and speech pathologists.

For complete program guidelines and application instructions, see the NEA Foundation website.

Deadline: February 1, 2023