Available Awards

§    Classroom Mini-Grants can help pay for that class project that you’ve wanted to try or to purchase materials not covered by the school budget.  They can help pay for a wide variety of projects and materials such as supplies, books, software, equipment, audiovisual, technology items, etc.  (Grants cannot fund salaries or stipends.) 

§    New Classroom Start-Up Grants are designed to help teachers with the expensive task of setting up a new classroom.  First-time teachers or teachers new to a school are eligible to apply.  The grants can help pay for a class project that you are passionate to try or to purchase other needed materials not covered by the school budget. 

Eligibility
Scholarships are available to all educators. Awards are competitive.  Both new and veteran KEYTA members are given first preference; however, these scholarships are not exclusively limited to KEYTA members.  All Pennsylvania educators are encouraged to apply. 

Application Instructions

1.    Complete and submit application

2.    Submit resume’

3.    On a separate sheet, please answer the following questions, limiting each one to 75 words or less:

1.    How will these funds be used to benefit the students in your classroom?

2.    Why have you chosen education as a profession?

Application Deadline

Applications must be postmarked on or before January 31st, 2008 to be considered .

Scholarship Details and Payment Disbursement

Scholarship payments are mailed directly to the school and cannot be used for prepurchased items. Awards can range from $50 to $250, depending on the number of applicants.  Grant winners agree that their names and photos may be used in KEYTA newsletters or website and may be announced in local newspapers. 

Click here for an application.