wfee.org : Professional grant submission

Beginning with the 2009-2010 grant cycle WFEE will only accept grant applications on line. If you feel you cannot submit your request using the form below please contact the Executive Director, Caren Connelly, at 781 756-8020.

PLEASE NOTE: You cannot save this online submittal in a draft version. We suggest downloading the Professional Development Grant form as a Word document, saving it to your computer and writing your grant. When you are ready to submit the grant you can cut and paste the information into our on line form and submit the grant request.

Final submission date for individual and major collaborative grants: February 27, 2009. We are unable to accept late applications.

Please note that grants funds cannot be used for major, district wide initiatives. Those requests should come though the Superintendent's office.

Thank you for your interest and effort in completing this application!

Download Professional Grant form (Word document)
Review Professional Development Grant Guidelines

Have you reviewed the Grant Guidelines in the link above? Has this grant proposal been approved by your department manager and/or principal? yes

Part I. Applicant and Project Information
Title of project:
Project manager:
School:
Email:
Confirm email:
Telephone:

Additional applicant :
Name:		Name:
School:		School:
Telephone:		Telephone:
Please check:	Individual grant Major collaborative grant
Curriculum:
Date of training:		Location:

Part II: Grant proposal
A. Please provide a brief summary of your project in 200 words or less. If the project is funded, we may use this summary for publicity purposes.
Summary:

B. Describe your project in detail by including the following information:
Educational issue or content area :	Describe the educational issue(s) and/or the content area that this professional development program or course will address. Please describe how it is compatible with the Winchester schools' overall and curriculum goals.
Goals & outcomes:	Describe the ultimate goal of the project or course and the several expected outcomes for this project. What knowledge and/or skills do you expect will be enhanced as a result of this project or course? What impact will this program or course have in the classroom? .
Activities:	Describe the content and/or activities involved in this course, program or educational experience. This should be done in detail and will be of particular importance to the WFEE Grants Committee.
Innovation, creativity, and/or collaboration:	Specifically describe the ways in which your program reflects one or more of the following: - an innovative approach to addressing an aspect of your own professional growth - a creative way to address an educational issue in the classroom or systems through professional development - A collaborative way of addressing an educational problem or need
Quality, reputation of the program.	Please provide evidence of the quality or reputation of the program, course, or consultant. If using a consultant, specify his/her role in this project.
Timeline:	Please provide a timetable of activities for the project.
Evaluation:	How will you demonstrate that the goals and objectives have been met and what evidence will you provide? (data, surveys, journals, photographs). Please note that this is an important element of your grant proposal.

Part III: Budget and Explanation - please be specific
1. Tuition and fees
Description 1:		Cost 1:
Description 2:		Cost 2:
Description 3:		Cost 3:
Tuition:

2. Travel and lodging (not too exceed $500 per applicant).
Description 1:		Cost 1:
Description 2:		Cost 2:
Description 3:		Cost 3:
Description 4:		Cost 4:
Travel:

3. Personnel
Personnel 1:		Hourly rate :
# of hours		Cost 1:
Personnel 2:		Hourly rate :
# of hours		Cost 2:
Personnel 3:		Hourly rate :
# of hours		Cost 3:
Personnel:

4. Other costs:
Other 1:		Cost 1:
Other 2:		Cost 2:
Other 3:		Cost 3:
Other costs:

Total costs:

5. Please provide a description justifying the costs of the project. Provide an explanation for requests for travel and funds to support personnel.
Budget explanation:
6. Sometimes funds are not available to fully fund a proposal. If this is the case, please give a brief description of how you would reduce the scope of our proposal to accommodate a lesser amount, but still meet your objectives.
Description of budget reduction:

Part IV: Qualification of Applicants
Please include a brief summary of your experience and background as it relates to your proposal.
Qualifications:

Part V: Optional supporting information
You may send us any supporting documentation to our office, but we would prefer to have it sent via email. Add your grant request name in the subject line as follows: "RE: Grant request: "project name". Or you can provide us with web site links that provide further documentation for your proposal.
Web sites:

Part VI: Optional letter of support
You may (but are not required to) submit a written statement from an administrator or department head is support of this program. If your program will take you out of the classroom, you must obtain a letter of acknowledgement from the principal of your school.
	By accepting funding, grant recipients agree to: Participate in the WFEE grant evaluation process, including submitting a final report on the grant's outcomes and the expenditure of funds. Seek approval from the WFEE of changes in the implementation or focus of the project, and return all unused funds to the WFEE at the end of the school year. Publicize the project directly to parents, teachers and the community at large by means of the school newsletter, etc. Press releases, reviewed by WFEE, should be submitted to local newspapers (including, but not limited to, The Woburn Daily Times Chronicle, The Winchester Star and The Boston Glove, North West). When issuing statements and/or press releases describing the project, the following information must be included: "This project is supported by a grant from the Winchester Foundation for Educational Excellence." Encourage the replication of WFEE grants by making all travel and materials accessible to other teachers and administrators. Successful applicants must notify WFEE about their publicity plans and follow through on those plans. In the case of Major Collaborative Grants, failure to do so may jeopardize grant funding.

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