Applications Open: The 2025 Phillip B. Lindy Award for Excellence in K-16 Partnerships – Apr 25

Posted by PHENND on March 4, 2025

The Phillip B. Lindy Award aims to recognize collaborative partnerships between at least one K-12 school and one college/university. This award will be given to the entire partnership, not an individual. Phil Lindy valued collaboration and communication among diverse stakeholders in order to maximize impact.

Through establishing the K-16 Partnerships Network at PHENND, he hoped to bring that philosophy to the world of university-school partnerships. The Lindy Award seeks to honor partnerships that focus on meeting articulated school and community needs and that have goals for long-term commitment. At the 2025 K-16 Partnerships Network June Institute, Lindy Award winners will share a total of $4,000 to enhance the mission and vision of the partnerships (e.g., partner meetings, collaborative technologies, trainings, celebrations, outreach).

Eligibility Requirements:

Organizations must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible:
• Must be located in Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, or Montgomery Counties in Pennsylvania or Burlington, Gloucester, Camden and Atlantic Counties in New Jersey.
• Partnership must include at least one K-12 school and one Institution of Higher Education (IHE) partner.
• Application must be co-written, submitted and accepted by at least one university staff/faculty member and one K-12 staff member/teacher.
• Yearly program budgets cannot exceed $100,000.

In your application, please focus on:
• Process (i.e., how did the partnership begin, how is it maintained?)
• The objectives and outcomes of the partnership.
• The roles of each partner (school and university)

Please submit your application by Friday, April 25, 2025, 5:00pm

Questions? Contact Janine Wright at [email protected] or 215-573-2379.


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