Lincoln Presidential Fellowship Program for Educators

Posted by on January 13, 2006

[posted from RFP Bulletin]

Horace Mann Corporation and Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Announce Fellowships Program for Educators
Deadline: March 4, 2006

Horace Mann Educators Corporation (<a href="http://www.horacemann.com/">http://www.horacemann.com/</a>) and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library (<a href="http://www.alplm.org/">http://www.alplm.org/</a>) have partnered to form the Horace Mann-Abraham Lincoln Fellowship, a program designed to help educators study the life and legacy of America’s 16th president. The program features a five-day institute at the new library in June and July 2006.

The inaugural fellowship program will offer fifty teachers up to $1,000 each to cover expenses for their trip to the Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield, Illinois, to participate in programs created by the ALPL Foundation. Winning fellows will attend the library during the following dates: June 26-30, 2006 (25 fellows); and July 10-14, 2006 (25 fellows).

The fellowship is open to any full-time educator teaching kindergarten through 12th grade in the U.S. One fellowship will be awarded in each state. The fifty winning fellows will be announced on National Teacher Day, May 9, 2006.

Interested teachers should visit the Horace Mann Web site for program information and application guidelines.

RFP Link: <a href="http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/5002095/horacemann">http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/5002095/horacemann</a>

For additional RFPs in Education, visit: <a href="http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_education.jhtml">http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_education.jhtml</a>