See page 22. Their awards range from several thousand dollars to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Recipients include individual researchers, classroom teachers, administrators, graduate students, and institutions. Many new initiatives seek to promote creative partnerships and encourage collaboration among local schools, community colleges, universities, and other public and private entities. In such cases, awards are divided among project participants.
Numerous activities occur under the rubric of fellowships.
The latter offers support during a graduate program in exchange for serving as a teaching or research assistant. These differ from fellowships in that they may be awarded to individuals as well as to research teams and institutions. Travel grants permit the recipient to travel to disseminate scholarship, engage in training, attend a professional meeting, or travel to the site of research activities. Contracts are an agreement to deliver a product or service to a sponsor within or for a specified period of time. Recipients of these awards include graduate students, classroom teachers, researchers, and material writers.