The Stoney Awards
The Michigan
Earth Science Teachers Association has as its motto,
"Teachers Helping Teachers."
On February 22, 1997, MESTA extended its helping hand to 10 teachers in Michigan through the
organization's newest creation, The Stoney
Awards.
Stoney Awards are $500.00 mini-grants given to teachers
throughout the state of Michigan
to support student-centered earth science activities. The grant program was
named in honor of Dr. Harold B. Stonehouse, the
original director of MESTA, and a founding member of NESTA (the national
counterpart of MESTA).
Money for these awards is raised through MESTA activities such as
"Free and Inexpensive," "Rock Shop," and "Rock
Raffle." These events, taking place at various science conferences
throughout the state, not only allow teachers to get classroom materials at
very low cost, but now also support creative classroom ideas.
Purpose: To support innovative classroom
ideas in Earth Science
Award amount:
Not to exceed $500
Deadline: November 30
Eligibility:
Any Michigan teacher
Click here to look at an application for the MESTA Stoney
Award program.
The application is a .pdf file, so you
will need Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Grant Guidelines
- Any Michigan teacher is eligible to
apply for a grant award. However, for your application to continue
through the review process you must be a member. If you are not
currently a MESTA member just print off a membership application
from our website and mail it to the Stoney
Grant Chair.
- Grant applications must
have educational content that promotes Earth Science and the stated
purposes of MESTA.
- Grants applications are
reviewed and awarded on a competitive basis. The Review Committee is
comprised of members of the Michigan Earth Science Teachers
Association.
- Applications can be for
interdisciplinary or team teaching projects, however the content
emphasis must be Earth Science.
- Applications need to be
geared to those activities not currently supported by existing
funds, or which are not part of a school district’s responsibility.
- Funds requested must play
a key role in the success of the program and cannot exceed $500.
Grant funds can not be used for salaries or student transportation
costs.
- The grant application
must be submitted electronically as an e-mail attachment to cdewolf@chsd.us.
The required letter of support from your principal can also be
scanned and send as an e-mail attachment.
- Grant awards for approved
applications will be made directly to applicants. Grant awards must
be expended within the school year the application was approved.
- Approved grant award
applicants are responsible for submitting a final progress and
expense report with attached receipts within one year of award. The
final progress and expense report packet with instructions will be
provided to grant awardees.
Review and Approval Process
- Submitted and completed
applications will be reviewed by the Reader Review Committee and the
MESTA Executive Board.
Review dates: December/January
Announcement of Awards: Late February
- Winning applicants will
be notified in advance of their grant award. Instructions on record
keeping and reporting requirements will accompany the check.
For more information contact Cris DeWolf at cdewolf@chsd.us or dewolf.cris@gmail.com
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