Arthur Vining Davis Foundations: Secondary Education

Posted by on March 17, 2014

Arthur Vining Davis Foundations Seeks Proposals to Strengthen Secondary Education

The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations supports innovative professional development programs that strengthen high school teachers and their teaching.

Proposals may describe a wide range of initiatives, including projects that improve professional development for in-service and pre-service teachers, strengthen teaching skills, support practical research in high school education, and/or encourage the innovative use of technology and new techniques for presentation of classroom materials.

Projects should aim to develop solutions with potential for wide application or replication by others. Requests for support from well-established programs should be for initiatives with the potential to improve the program significantly. Special consideration will be given to projects in their early stages that address the concerns and problems of secondary education on a national level. In considering proposals to support high school teaching, sustained partnerships between the faculties of colleges (e.g., arts and sciences and education) and school districts, or collaborative efforts involving reform organizations, colleges/universities, and high schools are encouraged.

Eligible institutions include but are not limited to public and private colleges and universities, graduate schools of education, and freestanding educational institutes.

Grant amounts will range from $100,000 to $200,000.

See the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations Web site for complete program guidelines, an FAQ, a list of recently awarded grants, and application instructions.

http://www.avdf.org/FoundationsPrograms/SecondaryEducation.aspx