Prizes for projects about cultural traditions

This challenge asks participants to examine a local or regional tradition through the eyes of a community tradition bearer and create a video, podcast or slide show to share the story. Cultural traditions students might explore range from dance, games and handicrafts to cooking, storytelling, customs, distinctive jobs, and more. Comprehensive supporting materials reinforce real world folklorist skills by defining terms, providing examples, tips, and organizational tools, and walking students through professional interview and story-shaping processes. Participants also have access to Smithsonian professional folklorists.

Free yearbook technology equipment

Digital Wish is running a yearbook photo contest and entries are due May 5, 2014, on Cinco de Mayo. We’ve teamed up with Olympus, Picaboo Yearbooks, and a talented photographer from USA Today to give away three Olympus digital yearbook cameras, as well as an iPad. We are also giving one of the winners a class set of 30 free yearbooks.

Up to $350K for arts PD

The Professional Development for Arts Educators (PDAE) program supports the implementation of high-quality model professional development programs in elementary and secondary education for music, dance, drama, media arts, or visual arts, including folk arts, for educators and other arts instructional staff of kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) students in high-poverty schools. The purpose of this program is to strengthen standards-based arts education programs and to help ensure that all students meet challenging State academic content standards and challenging State student academic achievement standards in the arts.

$1,500 for chemistry educators

These grants support ideas that enhance classroom learning, foster student development, and reveal the wonders of chemistry.

Up to $3K for math projects

This is a new educational program that asks teachers to turn the idea of $1 billion into a math assignment for a chance to win a $3,000 grant. H&R Block is awarding a $50 gift card to the first 50 qualified entries.

$500 grants for Sherlock Holmes education

These grants support and recognize exemplary educational experiences that introduce young people to the Sherlock Holmes stories, in the form of grants of up to $500 to fund the development of such programs.

$2K awards for school arts and culture

Target funds in-school arts programs that enhance students’ classroom curricula by bringing the arts and cultural experiences to schools, such as in-school performances, artist-in-residency programs and workshops in schools.

$5K for innovative STEM teachers

Wanted: Classroom Innovators! Toshiba America Foundation accepts applications from teachers who are passionate about making science and mathematics more engaging for their students.

Up to $400K for school counseling services

The purpose of the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Programs (ESSC) is to support efforts by local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish or expand elementary school and secondary school counseling programs.

$100K for brain awareness

2014 marks the third year of the BrainWare Brain Awareness Week Grants.  The grant program is designed to promote a broader understanding of the importance of brain research and its contribution to effective learning and cognitive development in schools, and in recognition of Brain Awareness Week 2014.  Brain Awareness Week, sponsored by the Dana Foundation, is scheduled for March 10 to 16, 2014.  Up to 18 school applicants will receive a variety of awards with a value totaling over $100,000 in licenses for BrainWare SAFARI cognitive development software or SkateKids and Ramps To Reading cogniitively based reading programs.

Up to $10K for household, school

In an effort to promote its Together in Education (TIE) program and to also encourage customers to try its private label products, Harris Teeter is launching the Harris Teeter Together in Education $100,000 Giveaway which rewards customers for supporting schools through TIE. Each week of the contest, Jan. 22, 2014 through April 2, 2014, Harris Teeter’s TIE Prize Patrol will distribute a cash prize up to $10,000 per winner (“Weekly Contestant”).  If the Weekly Contestant does not earn the entire $10,000 cash prize, the TIE Prize Patrol will visit Alternative Weekly Contestants until the entire prize is distributed for that particular contest week.  Every VIC household that is linked to a school in Harris Teeter’s TIE program is eligible to participate. When the TIE Prize Patrol visits a Weekly Contestant’s home, the Weekly Contestant will automatically receive $250, and Harris Teeter will donate $250 to the TIE school to which the Weekly Contestant’s VIC card is linked.  The Weekly Contestant will also receive $50 for every Harris Teeter Brand product found in his/her home, up to 95 products.  Harris Teeter will donate the equivalent prize to the TIE school to which the Weekly Contestant’s VIC card is linked.

Up to $400K for community service

The Kohl’s Department Stores Kohl’s Cares Scholarship Program will award nearly $400,000 in scholarships and prizes  to more than 2,300 young volunteers who have made a positive impact in their communities. Nominations for kids aged six to 18 will be accepted January 31 – March 14 at kohlskids.com. Kohl’s is encouraging parents, teachers, neighbors and friends to nominate outstanding youth, in celebration of their time, energy and passion to helping others. Two nominees from each of the more than 1,100 Kohl’s stores nationwide will win a $50 Kohl’s gift card, and nearly 200 will win regional scholarships worth $1,000 toward higher education. Ten national winners will be awarded a total of $10,000 in scholarships for higher education, and Kohl’s will donate $1,000 to a nonprofit organization on each national winner’s behalf.