The George Lucas Educational Foundation is a nonprofit operating foundation and is not a grant-making organization.
We encourage visitors seeking grants or grant information to check our resource list below.
You might also consider contacting local community foundations, service organizations and businesses in your area, or your state department of education, which may provide school site-based grants in support of educational technology.
And be sure to check out the webinar archive, "The Fundamentals of Funding: How to Identify, Write, and Submit Grants for School and Program Initiatives."
Websites with Grant Information | Periodicals with Grant Information | Corporate and Foundation Grants | Government Grants | Technology Donation Programs
Websites with Grant Information
eSchool News online
This online version of a monthly newspaper contains a grants section with regularly updated grant, scholarship, professional development, and other funding opportunities for both educators and students.
- Email: info@eschoolnews.com, ndavid@eschoolnews.com, or www.eschoolnews.com/customer-service/contact-us/
- Phone: (800) 394-0115
- eSchool News, 7920 Norfolk Avenue, Suite 900, Bethesda, MD 20814
FastWeb
The largest online scholarship search available, with 1.3 million scholarships representing over three billion in scholarship dollars. Provides students with accurate, regularly updated information on scholarships, grants, and financial aid suited to their goals and qualifications at no cost.
- Email: info@FastWeb.com
- Phone: (212) 351-7000
- FastWeb, 444 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60611
The Foundation Center
An independent nonprofit information clearinghouse on grants available throughout the United States with headquarters in New York, and additional libraries in Washington, DC, Atlanta, Cleveland, and San Francisco. The center offers databases, including directories of foundation and corporate grantmakers, research information and advice, custom research, and database searching. The Web site includes online training in grantseeking, proposal writing, and funding research, as well as an online librarian.
- Email: onlinelibrarian@foundationcenter.org or http://foundationcenter.org/getstarted/askus/
- Phone: (800) 424-9836 or (212) 620-4230
- The Foundation Center, 79 Fifth Avenue/16th Street, New York, NY 10003-3076
Grants.gov
Allows organizations to electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from federal grant-making agencies, and encompasses over 1,000 grant programs offered by the twenty six Federal grant-making agencies. It streamlines the process of awarding some $500 billion annually to state and local governments, academia, not-for-profits, and other organizations.
- Email: support@grants.gov
- Phone: (800) 518-4726
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Grants.gov, 200 Independence Avenue, SW, HHH Building, Washington, DC 20201
Grantsandfunding.com
Offers information on the latest federal and foundation funding opportunities plus a listing of Thompson Publishing Group publications that focus on grants and funding. Ordering the group's online publications gives you access to resources, such as special reports, links to related Web sites, regular updates, plus email notifications.
- Email: service@thompson.com
- Phone: (800) 677-3789 or (202) 872-4000
- Thompson Publishing Group, Inc., 805 15th Street. NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20005
SchoolGrants
A collection of resources and tips to help preK-12 educators apply for and obtain special grants for a variety of projects. The site offers fundraising ideas, sample proposals, and grant writing tips.
Periodicals with Grant Information
MultiMedia & Internet@Schools
This magazine addresses multiple technologies used in K-12 schools today. Selected full-text content is now available online. The site includes a Grants, Funding, Free Resources section, which posts technology-related news and links.
- Publisher: Information Today
- Email: custserv@infotoday.com
- Phone: (609) 654-6266
Tech & Learning
The online version of this magazine contains a Grants column and a Contests section. The site includes an interactive forum, software reviews, and other resources. Published 12 times a year.
- Publisher: NewBay Media
- Email: techlearning@nbmedia.com
- Phone: (650) 238-0260 (office) or (888) 266-5828 (subscriptions)
- NewBay Media, 810 Seventh Avenue, 27th Floor, NY, NY 10019
Corporate and Foundation Grants
Corning Incorporated Foundation
The Corning Incorporated Foundation's educational grants support community-service programs for students, curriculum enrichment, student scholarships, facility improvement, and instructional-technology projects for the classroom. The foundation directs resources primarily toward initiatives that improve the quality of life near Corning Inc. locations including selected K-12 school districts, community colleges, and four year institutions of higher learning. Currently, the foundation fulfills approximately 136 grants in education and other areas totaling some $3 million. Support goes to institutions that are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and which are public charities as defined in Section 509(a) of the Code.
International Technology and Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA)
A professional association for technology, innovation, design and engineering educators. The Grants/Scholarships/Awards section provides information on support programs offered by the Foundation for Technology Education and ITEEA. Opportunities are available to ITEEA members only.
- Email: iteea@iteea.org
- Phone: (703) 860-2100
- ITEEA, 1914 Association Drive, Suite 201, Reston, VA 20191
Toyota U.S.A. Foundation
Committed to improving K-12 education, the Foundation offers funding to education organizations in support of various programs that focus on the areas of math and science. Applications are reviewed continually (no deadline). The site also lists several affiliates within Toyota that also give grants.
- Phone: (212) 715-7492
- Apply online only. No mail in applications.
Government Grants
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The NSF supports research and education in fields such as math, computer science, and the social sciences through grants, and contracts to colleges, universities, and other research and/or education institutions in all parts of the United States. NSF funds about 10,000 new awards annually. The foundation accounts for about 20 percent of federal support to academic institutions for basic research.
- Email: info@nsf.gov
- Phone: (703) 292-5111, (800) 877-8339
- TDD: (703) 292-5090 or (800) 281-8749
- National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230
U.S. Department of Education Funding Opportunities
Funding opportunities in individual offices and programs of the U.S. Department of Education (Foreign Language Assistance Program, Comprehensive School Reform Program, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program, and so on). Links to grants and contracts information, department grantmaking process, and Federal Register documents (announcements, application notices, requests for comments, and more).
Technology Donation Programs
CRC Computer Recycling Center
Through its Recycling Computers for Education program, the CRC has been placing refurbished computers in California public schools and nonprofit education programs for the past 15 years. In so doing they’ve been able to keep over 100,000 items out of landfill. CRC also provides community and after-school training.
- Email: info@crc.org
- Phone: (888) 887-3372
- CRC Computer Recycling Center, 3227 Santa Rosa Ave., Unit C, Santa Rosa, CA 95407
Computers for Learning
The Computers for Learning program donates surplus federal computer equipment to schools and educational nonprofit organizations, giving special consideration to those with the greatest need. Any public, private, or parochial school serving preK-12 students in the United States or its territories is eligible. (Daycare centers must provide a state-approved preschool curriculum.)
- Email: Computers.Learning@gsa.gov
Gifts In Kind International
Each year, thousands of companies contribute hundreds of millions of dollars in newly manufactured products through Gifts In Kind International -- helping more than 13 million people. To receive product donations and discounts, registration with Gifts In Kind International, or one of their Community Redistribution Partners, is required. The annual cost is $150.
- Phone: (703) 836-2121
- Email: registration@giftsinkind.org
- Gifts In Kind International, 333 North Fairfax St., Suite 100, Alexandria, VA 22314
Last updated: 8/23/2010
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aid/scholarship for exchange program to Germany
I am looking for information on aid or scholarships for a high school student exchange program to Germany for 3 weeks.
Computer Software Grants?
Does anyone know of any grants to purchase Microsoft Office software for schools? Replacing outdated computers is becoming a reality, but the cost of MS Office is outrageous. Our tech department has installed a freeware office suite with no acceptable textbooks available and less than stellar results in the transition.
Microsoft student pricing
Microsoft is offering Office 2007 Ultimate, which normally retails for over $500, at a special price of $60 for students. Check out the details here:
http://www.microsoft.com/education/ultimatesteal.mspx
Note that the offer ends on April 30, 2008.
ms grants
what state are you in? If you ask your school district or call MS education and let them know what state you are in, your state has negoated a rate with MS each year. Our state price was $50 for the full professional version of Office. Hope this helps
Software Procurement
Have you tried
http://techsoup.com/
Thanks for Scardoza's post
Scardoza, I find you post very interesting about Parochial Schools.
Teaching World Religions
I am interested in seeking a grant that would allow me to develop workshops and training programs for social studies and language arts teachers who are required to implement religious studies standards in secondary education (grades 7-12). Is anyone familiar with specific organizations that seek to expand academic achievment in the area of world religions? Thanks.
looking for funding
I am guinean living in Conakry. I have been recently admitted to Brandeis University Masters degree Sustainable International Development program. I have also been granted with a partial tuition scholarship of 13,000$. But I need further financial aid to complete my education fees.
In my research, I often come across the SSN issue. Unfortunately I don't have this number. I would like you to let me know what to do in order to get registered.
I am looking forward to hearing from you. Thanks.
bookmarks
Great tips, add to bookmark. Thanks.
When looking for funds,
When looking for funds, don't forget about community groups and companies that do matching funds, to help your money stretch farther.
My comment about electronic whiteboards is:
You don't have to stuck at the back of the class BEHIND the computer screen anymore. You can show anything you would usually show on a regular screen on a smartboard, but you can interact with it and control it from right there at the front of the class. And then, there's being able to use the electric pen and circle something specific on a website or spreadsheet. It's an invaluable tool for a computer teacher/ media specialist / any teacher!