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The GAYC Quality Service Awards
The nomination deadline is September 1, 2008 for the GAYC Quality Service Awards to be awarded at the October 10, 2008 Annual Awards Banquet. The Nomination Form for 2008 is now available on the Conference page.
A number of award catgories are available: Advocate, Child Caregiver, Program, Student, Family Child Caregiver, Volunteer, Educator, Early Interventionist, Trainer, Tecnhical Assistance Specialist of the Year and more...Honor that someone special you know.
Please see the nomination critera on the GAYC Conference page.
GAYC Annual Conference Scholarships
GAYC will also award scholarships to attend the 2008 Annual Conference October 10-11, 2008. The deadline to submit a Scholarship Application is August 22, 2008. The application is now available to download on the Conference page.
Other Awards:
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TYLENOL® & Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation
National Child Care Teacher Awards
Presented by the Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation (TLLCCF). This Award recognizes and honors 50 early care teachers. The applicants design and submit an educational, age appropriate project for their classroom. The winning teachers are selected based on their projects and for their dedication to the children they teach. Each of the 50 winners receives a $1,000 grant: $500 for the project and $500 as a personal stipend. From the 50 selected winners, one will be chosen to receive the Helen Marks Award as Child Care Teacher of the Year Award. The 50 winners are honored at a special ceremony, and transportation, meals and hotel accommodations are provided at no cost to recipients.
Deadline for submissions is December 5, 2008.
To download an application please visit the Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation website www.tllccf.org.
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Second Step Violence Prevention/Character Education
Program Grants Available
Grants are available from The Georgia Children's Trust Fund Commission to cover more than 3/4 of the modest cost of the Second Step Violence Prevention/Character Education Program and all the training costs. Second Step is an easy to use pre-k curriculum which includes role play scenarios and discussion questions that offers flexibility to adapt the program to your needs. Applications will be available at www.gactfc.com in mid November 2007. Application deadline is January 11, 2008. After reviewing the application if you need further information about the grant procedure from the Children's Trust Fund Commision, please contact:
Marilyn Gootman: gootman@bellsouth.net or
Carole Steele
The Georgia Children's Trust Fund Commission
1720 Peachtree Street, NW, Suite 912 N
Atlanta, GA 30309-2439
Tel: 404-206-6037; Fax 404-206-6041
For more information about Second Step, please contact the Committe for Children at 800-634-4449; info@cfchildren.org, or www.cfchildren.org.
All-USA Teacher Team
Nominations are open for the 2008 All-USA Teacher Team, USA Today's recognition program for outstanding teachers. The 20 teachers named to the First Team will be featured in USA Today and each receive $2500 cash awards to share with their schools, with each teacher getting $500.
Individuals and instructional teams teaching kindergarten to 12th grade may be nominated. Nomination form are available each October and are due April 30th. For more information and nomination forms, visit www.allstars.usatoday.com or email allstars@usatoday.com.
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Honor Your Favorite Teacher
Visit your local Wal-Mart or Sam's Club and nominate your teacher of choice for the 2007 Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year Award! Awards include a $1,000 education grant. For more information on the program log on to www.walmartfoundation.org
Young Scholars Program
The Foundation for Child Development (FCD) announces its 2009 Young Scholars Program. This fellowship program looks to support young investigators to conduct basic and policy-relevant research about the early education, health and well-being of children living in immigrant families from birth to age ten, with an emphasis on children living in low-income families. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. or its equivalent earned within the last 15 years and currently be a faculty member at a college or university in the United States. There will be three to four competitive fellowships of up to $150,000 awarded for use over one to three years. The proposal deadline is November 5, 2008. Go to http://www.fcd-us.org/usr_doc/YSP2009PropBudget.pdf to find out more.
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