Family literacy programs with broad community support, a solid project design and an effective evaluation plan are top candidates for 1998 Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy grants.
Applications are now invited for the $500,000 annual grant program for family literacy projects that help parents and children simultaneously develop their reading skills to become more self sufficient.
To be eligible, groups must be public or private nonprofits that have been in existence for at least two years and operate a literacy program that has been providing services for at least two years.
Organizations such as school districts, institutions of higher education, libraries, correctional agencies, community-based organizations, churches and community partnerships may apply.
Projects must offer literacy training for adults, parent education, pre-literacy or literacy services for children, or intergenerational literacy activities. Foundation officials stress that projects must include instruction and activities for both adults and children and must provide time in which families engage in literacy activities together.
Applicants may request up to $50,000. The deadline for proposals is Sept. 12, 1997. In 1997, the foundation awarded 12 grants, ranging from $7,000 to $50,000.
For more information or an application, call (202) 955-6183 between 1 and 5pm. EST or send e-mail to sooc@erols.com
3. UPCOMING COMPETITIONS FROM THE DEAN OF FACULTIES OFFICE
To encourage new or improved approaches to instruction; to encourage development of new, pacesetting courses, innovation in the organization and style of existing courses; and development of new modes of instruction (instructional aids, computer, or other technology).
ELIGIBILITY: Bloomington campus tenure-track or tenured faculty and librarians
AWARD: $6000
DEADLINE: October 15
To recognize the achievements of tenure-track faculty who show promise of reaching distinction as scholars and artists; to provide tenure-track faculty with grant-in-aid funds to be used for the proposed project or in support of teaching activities of the department or school.
ELIGIBILITY: Tenure-track Bloomington faculty or librarians (Submit
nomination; self-nominations welcome). Nominees should have been at IU for at least one academic year and demonstrate commitment to all three areas of
teaching, research, and service, and should show evidence of this in the
materials submitted. (Unsuccessful nominees may resubmit for a second year).
AWARD: $2,000 - $6,500
DEADLINE: October 15
To encourage interdisciplinary exchange among faculty, intellectual growth into new and multidisciplinary areas of inquiry, and external grant funding emanating from such activities; to provide partial support for new projects and to furnish seed money to help collaborative projects (whether instructional, outreach, research, or seminar) to get underway.
ELIGIBILITY: Two or more full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty or
librarians from the Bloomington campus representing at least two different
disciplines (and with primary academic homes in different schools or in
different departments in the College of Arts and Sciences).
AWARD: Up to $5,000 for most projects; up to $20,000 for major projects
involving many faculty or librarians from a variety of disciplines; $500
discretionary fund.
DEADLINE: October 15, January 15, March 15, Discretionary fund open at any
time.
For more information, call the Dean of Faculty office at 855-0230.
Tuesday, August 26 Supervisors/Managers' meeting 8:30 - 4:00 pm Persimmon Room, IMU Wednesday, August 27 Communication Forum 2:00 - 3:00 pm Gr. Floor Conf. Room Thursday, August 28 Technical Services open meeting 10:45 - 11:45 am with Michael Kaplan, Director of Technical 3rd Floor Staff Lounge Services candidate Friday, August 29 Open meeting with Michael Kaplan 10:30 - 11:30 am Director of Technical Services candidate 3rd Floor Staff Lounge with all Librarians and staff
More Issues of IUL News