Society - Philanthropy - Grants - Grant-Making Foundations - Education

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• Reference: Education: Colleges and Universities: Financial Aid  (156)
• Reference: Education: K through 12: Supplemental Funding: Grants  (20)
• Reference: Education: Organizations  (280)
• Society: Law: Education: Scholarships and Grants  (6)

• The Ann Sherry Foundation - Funds innovative projects, primarily in central Ohio. Includes detailed guidelines and list of board members.
• The Ball Foundation - Provides research and development tools for educational systems throughout the US such as aptitude battery tests; features include information on career and education initiatives, tools and techniques and partnerships.
• The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy - Funds family literacy programs in the US. Recent press releases, general resources on literacy programs, and overviews of funded state programs.
• Belgian American Educational Foundation - Fellowships for Belgians to study or do research in the U.S.A. or for Americans to study or do research in Belgium. Also offers an Alumni Award.
• Christopher S. Landre Memorial Foundation - Financial assistance to families with teenagers participating in cognitive education programs.
• Club Foundation - Established to make increased educational opportunities for club management possible.
• Deep Roots Inc. Scholarship Fund - Provides scholarships for individual secondary education students in Namibia. Describes needs, selection process, and past recipients.
• Eastern European Peoples Foundation - The Foundation was created to establish a scholarship program for the financially needy students of Eastern Europe. The Foundation is a non-profit, tax exempt, charitable organization.
• Girls Global Education Fund - Provides scholarships for girls in developing countries to attend primary, junior high and high school.
• The J & M Foundation - Primarily funds higher education in the US and Israel. Lists grantees and provides application.
• The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation - US. Provides information and application materials for grants and scholarships for high school and college students.
• James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation - The Foundation offers James Madison Fellowships to a select group of individuals desiring to become outstanding teachers of the American Constitution.
• James S. Kemper Foundation - Focuses on small, private undergraduate colleges, with a particular emphasis on liberal arts education and its relationship to careers in business. Provides guidelines and annual report.
• Jesse Owens Foundation - Financial assistance to students attending Ohio State University. Provides application forms and requirements of participants, as well as information on Owens.
• Kamitei Foundation - Netherlands-based organization works with Tanzanian communities to improve primary education infrastructure, as well as provide scholarships for secondary vocational education. Describes methodology and volunteers, with progress reports from communities.
• Kapadia Education Foundation - A philanthropic organization founded for the purpose of helping underprivileged students in underdeveloped countries obtain a secular college education in their home countries through direct involvement between a sponsor/mentor and a student.
• Lumina Foundation for Education - Focuses on education after high school, including community colleges, adult education, and lifelong learning. Describes granting guidelines, with research reports and news.
• Mannix Canby Foundation - Funds nonprofits and schools helping the at-risk and under-served youth of Puget Sound, Washington. Describes funding criteria and lists past recipients.
• NAFSA: Association of International Educators - This association promotes the exchange of students and scholars to and from the US by offering awards and scholarships.
• National Endowment for Financial Education - Foundation dedicated to the mission of helping all Americans acquire the information and gain the skills necessary to take control of their personal finances. Offers grants and fellowships.
• The NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education - Grants to public schools and employees for professional development, teacher retention, arts education, and improving achievement for minority students. Describes each program's requirements and provides publications of research.
• Shama Foundation of Madagascar - Develops and funds scholarships and in-country educational opportunities for students of Madagascar. Describes current programs, with background information on the country and on the foundation's goals.
• Society of Manufacturing Engineers Education Foundation - Provides grants and scholarships to students and others who support their mission.
• The Teagle Foundation - Supports new thinking in higher education, including liberal arts and assessment and measurement, as well as funding social programs in New York City. Describes programs, staff and directors, and history.
• Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund - Established to help students wishing to attend one of the 38 historically black public colleges and universities.
• University of Minnesota Foundation - Advances the University's mission by raising and managing private dollars for scholarships, world-class faculty, leading-edge research, new facilities, and academic programs.
• William T. Grant Foundation - Working to create a society that values young people and enables them to reach their full potential. It pursues this goal by investing in research and in people and projects that use evidence-based approaches.
• The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation - Independent, nonprofit organization, attempts to maximize human potential through education. The Foundation seeks to sponsor excellence in education and thus develop a new generation of leaders.

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