Deadline: 24-Feb-22
The Martha Holden Jennings Foundation’s Jennings Fund for Teachers is open for applications.
Goals
Goals of a Fund for Teachers fellowship are for educators to:
- serve as problem solvers and innovators who create solutions to real problems of practice;
- reflect on their experience as a learner and transfer the most powerful aspects of their experience to student learning;
- integrate their experiences as Fund for Teachers Fellows into their teaching to create more globally minded students who are empowered to take action;
- and grow as leaders and change makers.
Funding Information
- Individuals may apply for up to $5,000 and teams may apply for up to $10,000 (team members may be from different schools or districts.
Priority Proposals
- Proposals that prioritize teachers seeking solutions to their own, genuine problems of practice will be best aligned to our grant goals.
- Proposals that have the potential to center students as changemakers for problems in their communities are highly encouraged.
Who can apply?
Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:
- A full-time preK-12th grade teacher who spends at least 50% of your time directly providing instruction to students;
- Applicants must have plans to return to a classroom or teaching environment the year following their fellowship and demonstrate the ability to incorporate what they learn into their teaching; and
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Have at least three years’ experience as a preK-12th grade teacher at the end of the school year
- Student and substitute teaching do not count towards the three-year requirement
- If the applicant has three years’ experience by the time of their fellowship, Fund for Teachers considers them eligible.
- Previous recipients must wait for five years before reapplying.
For more information, visit Martha Holden Jennings Foundation.
For more information, visit https://www.mhjf.org/grantprograms