Knowles Science Teaching Foundation fellowships are awarded to qualified young men and women committed to teaching high school science and/or mathematics in American schools.
Maximum award: five years of professional and financial support, valued at $150,000.
Eligibility: individuals who have earned at least a bachelor's degree in a biological science, physical science, mathematics, or engineering before the fellowship begins in June 2009.
Deadline: Jan. 14, 2009.
http://www.kstf.org/teaching_fellowships_home.aspx

The Toyota/National Science Teachers Association TAPESTRY Grants for Science Teachers recognize K12 science teachers for innovative projects that enhance science education in a school and/or school district.
Maximum award: $10,000.
Eligibility: K12 science teachers with a minimum of at least two years of science teaching experience.
Deadline: Jan. 21, 2009.
http://tapestry.nsta.org/

The Toshiba/National Science Teachers Association ExploraVision Awards Program encourages kids in all grades to create and explore a vision of future technology by combining their imaginations with the tools of science.
Maximum award: $10,000 U.S. Series EE Savings Bond; all-expenses-paid trip with families, mentor, and coach to Washington, DC, for a gala awards weekend in June 2009.
Eligibility: K-12 students.
Deadline: Jan. 28, 2009.
http://www.exploravision.org/about/

National Association of Geoscience Teachers Outstanding Earth Science Teacher awards are given for exceptional contributions to the stimulation of interest in the Earth Sciences at the secondary level.
Maximum award: $500 classroom improvement funds.
Eligibility: middle and high-school teachers of earth science.
Deadline: Feb. 1, 2009.
http://www.nagt.org/nagt/programs/oest.html

The Amgen Award for Science Teaching Excellence recognizes extraordinary contributions by educators across the United States who are elevating the level of science literacy through creativity in the classroom and motivation of students. 
Maximum award: $5,000 to recipient, $5,000 to the recipient's school for the expansion or enhancement of a school science program, for science resources, or for the professional development of the school's science teachers.
Eligibility: full-time classroom teachers grades K12 in public or private school whose major responsibilities include teaching science and who work in California, Colorado, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, or Washington state.
Deadline: Feb. 2, 2009.
http://www.amgen.com:80/citizenship/aaste.html

AFN International Young Eco-Hero Awards recognize the individual accomplishments of young people whose personal actions have significantly improved the environment.
Maximum award: $500.
Eligibility: youth ages 8-16.
Deadline: Feb. 28, 2009.
http://www.actionfornature.org/eco-hero/ecoheroawards.html

Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams grants foster inventiveness among high school students. InvenTeams composed of high school students, teachers and mentors are asked to collaboratively identify a problem that they want to solve, research the problem, and then develop a prototype invention as an in-class or extracurricular project.
Maximum award: $10,000.
Eligibility: High school science, mathematics and technology teachers--or teams of teachers--at public, private and vocational schools; intra- and inter-school collaborations are welcome.
Deadline: April 24, 2009.
http://web.mit.edu/inventeams/about.html

The Live Monarch Foundation Educator Outreach Program provides funding for teachers throughout the United States to enroll in the National Campaign to bring monarch butterflies into the classroom. This program provides education and materials to strengthen the monarch’s 3,000-mile migratory route within North America by creating self-sustaining butterfly gardens and refuges. Materials will be provided for each participant to raise a virtual butterfly and start a real butterfly garden with professional instruction on each level of its maintenance and care.
Maximum Award: n/a.
Eligibility: teachers and classrooms in areas on the monarch migratory route.
Deadline: rolling.
http://www.lmf-educator-award.com/index.html

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Foundation Classroom Grants are awarded to encourage excellence in educating students about math, science, technology, and engineering.
Eligibility: current AIAA Educator Associate or AIAA Professional members actively engaged as K-12 classroom educators.
Maximum Award: $200.
Deadline: N/A.
http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=244

The Scholastic Lexus Environmental Challenge program is designed to educate and empower students to take action to improve the environment. The program encourages middle and high school students to develop and implement environmental programs that positively impact their communities. Middle and high school teams comprised of 5 to 10 students and one teacher advisor are invited to participate in four initial challenges, each addressing a different environmental element  -- land, water, air, and climate.
Maximum Award: $75,000.
Eligibility: students in grades 6-12 and their teachers.
Deadline: varies.
http://www.scholastic.com/lexus

Outdoor Classroom Grant Program--Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation, International Paper and National Geographic Explorer! classroom magazine have partnered to create an outdoor classroom grant program to provide schools with additional resources to improve their science curriculum by engaging students in hands-on experiences outside the traditional classroom.
Eligibility: K-12 public schools in the United States.
Deadline: varies. http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=pg&p=AboutLowes/outdoor/index.html

Dow Awards--by the Dow Chemical Company--awards grants to support proposed initiatives concentrating on math and science, teacher training, and parental involvement for K-12 school districts. School districts and school boards nationwide, as well as programs that promote systemic education reform in math and science, are eligible to apply. Special attention is given to school districts around communities where Dow is located.
Application Deadline: Varies
http://www.dow.com/about/corp/social/gen_fund.htm

The Toyota USA Foundation is committed to improving education by supporting programs that offer the tools and training to help enrich people’s lives.
"We are dedicated to improving family literacy, offering various teacher grants, and providing hands-on vocational training through neighborhood schools and national organizations."
Deadline: N/A
http://www.toyota.com/about/our_commitment/philanthropy/education/index.html

The National Environmental Education Foundation is a 501(c)3 organization charted by US Congress in 1990 to advance environmental knowledge objectively in America. More information about NEEF and our other programs can be found at http://www.neefusa.org

The National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) and The Weather Channel are offering three incredible opportunities to high school teachers in a variety of grants for our High School Challenge.  (1) Professional development grants available at http://www.neefusa.org/programs/dev_grant.htm will allow teachers to take distance education courses in environmental education from home, thereby integrating their knowledge and information into their own communities and school.  (2) Single-course integration grants available at http://www.neefusa.org/programs/course_grants.htm will enable teachers to create programs, courses, and projects based around environmental education, or simple infuse their current curricula with eco-knowledge. These are not limited to science courses--it is open to every area of study from math to business, literature to language, art to economics.  (3) Cross-curricula grants for teams of three or more teachers (http://www.neefusa.org/programs/course_grants.htm) provide support of environmental education across multiple courses. Again--not limited to science courses and open to all.

Also, check out National Environmental Education Week: http://www.eeweek.org the nation's largest environmental education event in the country! This past April's "Carbon" theme was a huge success. For 2009, our "Water" theme will be bigger and better than ever! EE Week is targeted to all students K-12.