$1000 Innovative Teacher Grants
$1000 INNOVATIVE GRANTS
Loveday Foundation $1000 Grants For Innovative Teachers
The Board of Trustees of the Loveday Foundation in cooperation with the Georgia Independent School Association has voted to award three (3) separate $1,000 grants in the Fall of each year to a teacher or group of teachers in an association member school. These grants will be based on a creative, innovative, and original project to promote innovative activities to motivate students and to improve the teaching and learning process.
The procedures for applications and other details pertaining to this grant follow. Teachers should be planning now to develop a creative project they wish to apply for at that time.
Innovative Project Proposal Criteria
An innovative project places primary emphasis on student engagement and learning outcomes, rather than on teacher-directed instruction. It should introduce original concepts and fresh approaches, designed to foster creativity and critical thinking among students. To qualify as innovative, the proposal must demonstrate a commitment to originality, involving significant numbers of students while producing a long-lasting, positive impact on the school or community.
The proposal should be:
- Original and Unique: The project must showcase creativity and distinctiveness, offering a new way of thinking or approaching challenges within the school or community.
- Visionary in Scope: It should reflect a forward-thinking vision that could inspire future growth or adaptations, promoting activities that are not only innovative but also sustainable.
- Broad in Impact: The project must have the potential to reach a wide range of students, significantly enhancing their educational experience. It should be structured to involve and benefit large numbers of students, ensuring that the impact is not limited to a small group.
- Sustainable and Long-lasting: The proposal should outline how the project’s benefits will continue to resonate within the school or community over time, providing enduring value.
The goal of the project should be to promote creative, student-driven activities that motivate and inspire a love for learning while contributing positively to the educational environment.
An innovative project is not one that has as its main focus teacher advancement, travel, or a teacher’s course of study (degree program).
SUBMITTING YOUR INNOVATIVE GRANT PROPOSAL:
Submit your proposal online by November 8, 2024. This proposal must be in detail, listing all participants, procedures or processes to be followed, goals, and outcomes.
A. ELIGIBILITY: The teacher submitting the application must be a classroom instructor at a GISA Member School who is in daily contact with the students who will be participating in the project. Online Applications must be submitted by an individual teacher; however, a group of teachers and/or students may be involved in the project. Only one online application can be submitted per teacher. A maximum of three applications (one for each division) may be submitted from any one school.
B. APPLICATION: The proposal must be submitted via the ONLINE Application Form and must include the completed Materials & Budget Form .
Step 1: CLICK HERE to download the MATERIALS & BUDGET FORM that must be completed, saved, and uploaded with your ONLINE Application in Step 2.
Step 2:
CLICK HERE to complete the ONLINE APPLICATION and be sure to upload your saved Materials & Budget document.
Failure to follow the above instructions will result in rejection of your proposal.
Deadline to submit proposal is November 8, 2024.
C. MATERIALS & BUDGET: Cost cannot exceed the value of the grant, except if the school adds to the funding. All projected costs of every sort must be itemized and included with the proposals. If the MATERIALS & BUDGET FORM is not uploaded with your Online Application, your proposal will not be considered.
D. LENGTH: Project can be conducted anytime during the current school year, summer, or within one calendar year of the date of grant. Additional consideration will be given to projects designed to have a lasting effect.
E. JUDGING: Evaluations will be conducted by the GISA Teacher Services Committee. Judges will evaluate the proposal on the basis of originality, creativity, attainable goals, as well as benefits as projected. Deadline for submission is November 8, 2024. The decision of the judges shall be final.
F. EVALUATION: Upon completion of the project, the grantee will submit a detailed written report evaluating the project and listing final expenses. This report must be submitted in writing (via email or regular mail) to the GISA President within thirty days following the completion date of the project.
