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Grant Making Foundations for education may provide grants for:

• people pursuing education other than undergraduate or post-graduate higher ed
• support of educational institutions
• development of educational programs

Subcategories

• Fulbright
• Rhodes Scholar
• United Kingdom

Resources in This Category

• Belgian American Educational Foundation

  http://www.baef.be/
  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.

• Club Foundation

  http://www.clubfoundation.org/
  Established to make increased educational opportunities for club management possible.

• James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation

  http://www.jamesmadison.gov/
  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

  http://www.jskemper.org/
  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

  http://www.jesse-owens.org/
  Financial assistance to students attending Ohio State University. Provides application forms and requirements of participants, as well as information on Owens.

• Kamitei Foundation

  http://www.kamitei.org/
  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.

• Lumina Foundation for Education

  http://www.luminafoundation.org/
  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

  http://www.mannixcanby.org/
  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

  http://www.nafsa.org/
  This association promotes the exchange of students and scholars to and from the US by offering awards and scholarships.

• National Endowment for Financial Education

  http://www.nefe.org/
  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.

• SME Education Foundation

  http://www.smeef.org/
  Society of Manufacturing Engineers Education Foundation. Provides grants and scholarships to students and others who support their mission.

• The Ball Foundation

  http://www.ballfoundation.org/
  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 J & M Foundation

  http://www.jmfound.org/
  Primarily funds higher education in the US and Israel. Lists grantees and provides application.

• The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation

  http://www.jkcf.org/
  US. Provides information and application materials for grants and scholarships for high school and college students.

• The NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education

  http://www.neafoundation.org/
  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.

• The Teagle Foundation

  http://www.teaglefoundation.org/
  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.

• The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation

  http://www.woodrow.org/
  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.

• Thurgood Marshall College Fund

  http://tmcf.org/
  TMCF supports and represents students attending its member-schools that include publicly-supported Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), medical schools and law schools.

• University of Minnesota Foundation

  http://www.giving.umn.edu/
  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

  http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org/
  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.

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