From: John.Rappold@f30.n279.z1.fidonet.org (John Rappold)
Newsgroups: k12.sys.channel1
Subject: Grants (7 of 7)
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 93 08:29:00 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:279/30 - <Dawson-Bryant High, Huntington WV

This school year, C-SPAN will award a VCR and 25" color television to two
schools in each state and one school in each U.S. territory and the District
of Columbia under its equipment grant program.
 
Grants will be awarded based on demonstrated need and innovative use of
C-SPAN programming as a teaching resource.
 
Applications are limited to secondary schools, one per school district or
private school equivalent.  The deadline for applying is January 6, 1992,
with equipment grants awarded in the spring.
 
For complete rules and application forms write:  C-SPAN in the Classroom,
Department JW, 400 North Capitol Street., NW, Suite 650, Washington, DC
20001.
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Undergraduate Course and Curriculum Development:  The National Science
Foundation is inviting applications for development of improved and innovative
introductory-level undergraduate courses and curricula in science, engineering
and mathematics.
 
Deadline:  Sept. 16 and June 15, 1992
 
Amount:  Funding is not set for fiscal 1992, but totaled $9.5 million in
fiscal 1991.
 
Eligibility:  Two-and four-year colleges, universities, professional societies
consortia and other education-related organizations.
 
Contact:  John Bradley, Undergraduate Course and curriculum Development
Program, Room 639, National Science Foundation, 1800 G. St. NW, Washington,
DC  20550, (202)357-7051.
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Young Scholars:  The National Science Foundation is inviting applications for
summer enrichment projects to encourage promising students in grades eight
through 12 to consider advanced study and careers in science, math and
engineering.  NSF also will fund year-round activities in math and physics
for students in grades seven, eight or nine.
 
Applicants may offer summer projects or week-end academic-year projects.
Projects must include research-related activities that introduce students
to scientific methods and techniques, activities to heighten awareness of
career opportunities and academic requirements, an introduction to ethical
issues, academic-year follow-up for summer programs and a project assessment.
Early-alert projects may be exclusively for ethnic minorities, girls and such
other groups as rural or disabled students.
 
Amount:  About $11 million for 75 new awards.
 
Eligibility:  Colleges, universities, their associations or consortia,
scientific or professional societies whose members are primarily university
faculty or researchers and for-profit industries involved with precollege
students.
 
Contact:  Young Scholars Program, Division of Research Career Development,
Directorate for Education and Human Resources, National Science Foundation,
Room 630, Washington, D.C.  20550, (202)357-7538
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