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=Grants, Competitions and Other “Winning” Opportunities=

Inspire Creativity and Innovation The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship’s (NFTE) World Series of Innovation, presented by Microsoft, is a fun, experiential activity that allows students to think creatively and invent new products or services that address everyday opportunities. All students are encouraged to participate to develop their creativity and innovative thinking. The categories for the innovation challenge in 2012 will be announced in mid-August, with further details, sample submissions and even additional activities to support your work on the different challenge levels. There will be two winning teams per category: one chosen by a committee of elite judges from the sponsoring organization, and one chosen by popular vote through NFTE’s online voting platform. The winning students will receive prize packages from this year’s sponsors; their sponsoring classrooms, schools or youth groups will receive grants of $2,500 from the sponsors and NFTE. If a winning student team is not affiliated with a school or nonprofit youth-serving organization, the $2,500 grant will be donated to a school or nonprofit of the team’s choice. When the innovation challenges are announced in mid-August, specific additional prizes will be announced as well. Deadlines: Check website in mid-August for 2012 information [|Click Here for More Information]

Foster Leadership in Women and Girls The **Open Meadows Foundation** is a grant-making organization that funds projects designed and implemented by women and girls, particularly those from vulnerable communities. The projects must be led by and benefit women and girls and reflect the diversity of the community in both its leadership and its organization. The projects must also build community power and promote racial, social, economic and environmental justice. All 501(c)(3) organizations that have an organizational budget no larger than $150,000 and have limited financial access, or have encountered obstacles in their search for funding, are eligible for a grant of up to $2,000. Deadline: August 15, 2012 [|Click Here for More Information]

Integrate the Arts into Special Needs Programs The **P. Buckley Moss Foundation for Children’s Education** has grants available for up to $1,000 to be awarded for year 2012 with the grant monies to be used in 2013 programs. Applications may be made for a grant of up to $1,000 to support a new or evolving program that integrates the arts into educational programming. The purpose is to aid and support teachers who wish to establish an effective learning tool using the arts in teaching children who learn differently. Deadline: September 30, 2012 [|Click Here for More Information]

Plant the Seeds of Learning **The Herb Society of America** (HSA) is accepting applications for its **Donald Samull Classroom Herb Garden Grant**. Public and private school teachers of grades 3–6 with a minimum class size of 15 are eligible to apply. Five schools will each receive four Prepara Power Plant pro indoor soil-less gardening stations, plus educational materials from HSA to use in the classroom. Each gardening station will include the unit, grow sponge, nutrient, seeds and lamp. Four schools or classrooms will receive $200 in “seed money” to establish an outdoor herb garden. The funds may be used for supplies, such as soil, plant trays, containers and child-sized or youth-sized tools. HSA will provide seeds and educational materials. Deadline: October 1, 2012 [|Click Here for More Information]

Say It in Six Words **//SMITH// Magazine**, home of the **Six-Word Memoir project**, has announced a new book of Six-Word Memoirs with a new twist: all the memoirs will be illustrated by students—from grade school to grad school, art classes of all ages or the work of MFA candidates. Both the word and the image should be by the same author. Submissions will be accepted through October 15, after which a selection of the illustrated memoirs will be chosen for inclusion in a forthcoming ebook entitled **//Things Don’t Have to Be Complicated: The Art of Six-Word Memoirs by Students of the World//**. Published by **TED Books**, a division of the TED Conference, this book will be the eighth in the Six-Word Memoir series—and the first entirely by students. Deadline: Submissions accepted through October 15, 2012 [|Click Here for More Information]

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