Scholarships and grants
The foundation awards scholarship and grants in five categories. These awards provide recipients opportunities to develop their expertise in leading professional learning within their schools and districts and to engage them in the broader Learning Forward community for ongoing professional collaboration and support.
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS! The deadline for the following scholarship and grant competitions is March 1, 2012.
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Learning Forward Affiliate Grant
The purpose of this grant is to provide a Learning Forward affiliate organization with the opportunity to further their work within their respective state/region/province. This grant provides funding to allow an affiliate to create or expand their outreach thus enhancing the focus on professional learning that improves student achievement. The grant, for up to $10,000, funds a multi-year project. Applicants must be officially recognized Learning Forward Affiliate organizations (see
the affiliate web page for more information about affiliates).
Grant overview
Grant application form (Word document)
Application scoring rubric
Principal as Bridge Builder Grant
The Principal as Bridge Builder Scholarship was created to honor the memory of Don Richardson and support the accelerating growth of a principal who has successfully led an underachieving school for two years. Through the support of the foundation, this scholarship supports the principal through Learning Forward Annual Conference participation and individualized executive coaching as he or she converts good performance in his or her school to a new level of superiority of academic learning of staff and students.
Grant overview
Grant application form (Word document)
Application scoring rubric
Action planning template (required during first year of grant)
Budget planning template (required during first year of grant)
Scoring rubric for action & budget plans (used during first year of grant)
Learning Forward Team Grant
This grant supports teams (grade level, school, and district teams) in an effort to advance
Learning Forward’s purpose: Every educator engages in effective professional development every day so
that every student achieves. The grant amount is up to $10,000 to support achievement of a
challenging goal aligned with the above purpose and may include registration fees for
Learning Forward annual and summer conferences for team members.
Grant overview
Grant application form (Word document)
Application scoring rubric
Chidley Fund Academy Scholarships
Deadline: March 15, 2012
This scholarship fund develops leadership in the field of professional learning by providing two scholarships annually for recipients to participate in Learning Forward's Academy. The scholarship provides each recipient $3,500 to support participation in the academy. Both scholarships are for educators working with large populations of underserved students. One scholarship is for a school-based teacher leader/coach who aspires to a role of leadership in the arena of professional learning. The second scholarship is for a district leader responsible for professional learning at the system level.
Learn more about the Learning Forward Academy and apply for the Class of 2014 today!
Grant overview
Grant application form (Word document)
Application scoring rubric
Leading for Learning: Sybil Yastrow Superintendent's Grant
This three-year, $40,000 district/foundation partnership grant for superintendents was established in honor Sybil Yastrow. The superintendent who is awarded this grant will, in collaboration with a district leadership team, lead his or her district to develop a culture of high-performing professional learning communities to achieve Learning Forward's purpose.
Grant overview
Grant application form (Word document)
Application scoring rubric
