WSST Foundation to Fund Thousands in Grants

WSST Foundation to Fund Thousands in Grants

Applications Due December 1

Do you have a project in mind that requires more money than is in your budget? Do you need help with costs for education, conference attendance or a field trip? WSST offers members five grant opportunities that can be applied for online now at www.wsst.org/grants

• The Founder’s Grant ($1000) can be used for expenses related to professional development beyond the WSST Conference, the Byerly Grant ($500) and Pella Grants (up to $1000) can each be used to improve the classroom experience for students, and the Foundation STEM Grant (up to $1,000) can be used to improve STEM learning.

• Milton Pella Grants support the professional activities of our members. Each grant can have a value of up to $1000 to defer costs of attending conferences, pay for technology, start an after school program or implement that awesome curriculum idea you always wanted to pursue.

• The Byerly Grant, in the amount of $500.00 can be used to improve the science classroom experience for students. Any WSST member is eligible for this grant, however the following order of preference is used to award the grant: teacher or school is north of Highway 8, Science World/ Science Futures/WINGS teacher participant, Science World/ Science Futures/WINGS staff member, or any WSST member with a worthy project. 

• The Founders Grant ($1000) grant can be used to reimburse costs of professional development beyond the WSST Conference (including graduate coursework, professional development fees at other science conferences, materials, or other costs related to a member's professional learning.

• Foundation Stem Grants, up to $1,000 each, are to be used to improve STEM (science, technology, engineering or maths) learning for science students through the purchase of innovative technology hardware or other STEM equipment tied to a specific project or curricular topic. Any WSST member is eligible for this grant. Proposals need to be tied to a specific project or curricular topic.

  
  

Please see the www.wsst.org/grants for more information about the grants and the application process. The deadline is December 1st at midnight. Take the time to apply now!