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Reader's Digest Awards:  The Reader's Digest American Heroes in Education
Awards honors outstanding elementary and secondary school teachers and
principals.
 
Deadline:  Nov. 30.
 
Contact:  Mary Terry, American Heroes in Education Awards, Reader's Digest
Association, Reader's Digest Road, Pleasantville, NY  10572, 914-241-5595.
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Education Research:  The Education Department is seeking applications for
fellowships to conduct research at its Office in Washington, DC.
 
Deadline:  December 7.
 
Contact:  Jeffrey Gilmore, Education Department, 555 New Jersey Ave., NW,
Room 615, Washington, DC  20208-5647, 202-219-2243.
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Graduate Study:  The James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation will fund
high school teachers' graduate study of the Constitution.
 
Deadline:  January 15.
 
Contact:  For applications, write to James Madison Memorial Fellowship
Program, PO Box 4030, Iowa City, Iowa  52243-4030.
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Arts Education:  The National Endowment for the Arts is seeking applications
for projects to educate the public about the design arts.
 
Deadline:  December 11.
 
Contact:  Wendy Clark, National Endowment for the Arts, Design Arts Program,
1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC  20506, 202-682-5437.
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DANA Foundation:  The foundation will award about 12 education grants a year.
Dana supports school districts, states, nonprofits and higher education
institutions in the continental United States.
 
Although the foundation sets no specific deadlines, its boards meets each
October, December, April and June to review proposals.
 
Contact:  D.J. Jensen, Program Officer, charles A. Dana Foundation, 745 Fifth
Avenue, Suite 700, New York, NY  10151. (201)223-4040.
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ISTE, Novell Offer Networking Awards:  The International Society for
Technology in Education (ISTE) announced "New Knowledge Networking Award".
The networking awards will give educators a chance to design high quality
and inovative networking systems.  The grand prize ($70,000 worth of
products and services) will go to a networking proposal that integrates
classrooms and school districts.  The education prize ($50,000 in products
and services will go to a classroom proposal.  An administration prize
($30,000) in products and services) will go to an administrative proposal.
 
The deadline for entries is December 1, 1992.  For information, call ISTE
at:  (503)346-2403 (voice); or (503)346-5890 fax.
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Shell Oil Co. sponsors the 1993 Science Teaching Award for K-12 teachers.  A
winner will receive a $10,000 award plus travel expenses to the NSTA national
convention.  Three finalists receive all expenses paid trips to the
convention.
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Toyota Appreciation Program awards up to 30 grants of $10,000 each 6-12
teachers.
 
Deadline:  Jan. 15
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READING TIME:
 
GTE's Sylvania Lighting will launch America's Official Reading Time Program
to provide funds for school and public libraries.
 
Deadline:  none
 
Sylvania will give schools and libraries 10 cents for each UPC code from its
light bulbs and other products to help them buy books.
 
Contact:  To receive a participation kit, which includes a collection box,
poster and a letter for parents explaining the program contact America's
Official Reading Time, c/o Sylvania Lighting, PO Box 965, West Seneca, NY
14224, 800-544-4828.
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Younger Scholars Awards (NEH)
 
Scope:  The National Endowment for the Humanities will fund writing and
research projects by high school and college students.  Students must conduct
their research under a teacher's supervision for nine weeks in the summer of
1993.
 
Deadline:  Nov. 1, 1993
 
Contact:  Leon Bramson, Division of Fellowships and Seminars, National
Endowment for the Humanities, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Room 316,
Washington, DC  20505, 202-786-0463.  Refer to CFDA number 45.115.
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Ashland Oil Foundation
 
Ashland Oil Foundation supports elementary, secondary and higher education
projects, primarily in Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia.
 
The average grant is $10,000.
 
Contact:  Judy Thomas, President, Ashland Oil Foundation, PO Box 391,
Ashland, KY  41114, 609-329-4525.
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College Library Technology:  The Education Department is requesting projects
that encourage resource sharing among libraries.
 
Deadline:  Jan. 15
 
Contact:  Neal Kaske, Library Development Staff, Library Programs, Education
Department, 555 New Jersey Ave., NW Room 404, Washington, DC  20208-5571
202-219-1315.
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Foreign Language Materials Acquisition:  The Education Department is inviting
state and local libraries to apply for grants to acquire foreign language
materials.
 
Deadline:  Feb. 19
 
Contact:  Nancy Cavananaugh, Library Development Staff, Library Programs, Ed.
Department, 555 New Jersey Ave., NW Room 404, Washington, DC  20208-5571
202-219-1315.
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