Sol Hirsch NWA Education Fund Grants to K-12 Teachers

Applications are due no later than June 1st and will be awarded to the Educator and their school in late August. Application can be found here: https://www.scholarselect.com/scholarships/688-2010-education-fund-grants-to-k-12-teachers.

Seven $750 Grants are available in 2010 from the NWA to help improve the education of K-12 students in meteorology and related sciences. These grants are possible thanks to the many NWA members and family and friends of Sol Hirsch who retired in 1992 after being the NWA Executive Director for 11 years. Teachers, program directors, school district supervisors and other individuals or groups proposing to improve the education of K-12 students in meteorology may submit an application. The application is to be completed online and consists of information related to the individual (s) submitting and a proposal regarding the initiative. The proposal should be a thorough description of activities, costs and expected outcomes of the initiative. Include the details of how the money ($750) will be spent. The Education Committee (rating committee) will place a high value on the creativity and expected impact of the project. Hints on how to develop the proposal are included in the online application. The project/proposal has to be approved by the school principal or equivalent type of supervisor as explained in the online procedures. Completed applications should be submitted no later than June 1, 2010. Applications can be started early and saved online and submitted when all required information is gathered and completed.

History of Funds:

Since the NWA Hirsch Education Grant program began in 1993, $500 grants have been awarded to 88 K-12 educators for a total of $44,000 from 34 states and one U.S. territory.

Average Award:

$5,250

Name: Ruth Aiken, NWA Assistant Executive Director

Department: National Weather Association

Street: 228 West Millbrook Road

City: Raleigh

Zip: 27609-4304

Email: assist@nwas.org

Fax: (919) 845-2956