ING Unsung Heroes Grants

Deadline: April 30, 2009

Maximum Award: $2000-$25,000

Number of Awards: 103

Purpose: Are you an educator with a class project that is short on funding but long on potential? Do you know a teacher looking for grant dollars? ING Unsung Heroes could help you turn great ideas into reality for students.

For more than 10 years, and with $3.0 million in awarded grants, ING Unsung Heroes has proven to be an A+ program with educators. The program's "alumni" have inspired success in the classroom and impacted countless numbers of students. Each year, 100 educators are selected to receive $2,000 to help fund their innovative class projects. Three of those are chosen to receive the top awards of an additional $5,000, $10,000 and $25,000

Eligibility:

All K-12 education professionals, whether or not they are clients of ING, are eligible. Specifically, these individuals must be:

* employed by an accredited K-12 public or private school located in the United States

* Full-time educators, teachers, principals, paraprofessionals, or classified staff with effective projects that improve student learning

To download the application and for more information, go to http://www.ing-usa.com/us/stellent2/groups/
dc/documents/companylobinformation/001143.pdf