Sprint Character Education Grant

Application Deadline: February 27

Sprint Character Education Grant Program Acceptance Period: Feb. 2, 2009 at 9am through Feb. 27, 2009 at 6pm Maximum Award: $5,000 (Individual Schools) $25,000 (Districts)

Sprint and the Sprint Foundation are committed to supporting K–12 education initiatives within the focus area of character education. The Sprint Character Education Grant Program accepts applications for funding of character education programs promoting leadership, youth volunteerism, character education and school pride. Grants will fund the purchase of resource materials, supplies, teacher training and equipment that facilitates character education for K-12 students.

Examples of programs that the Sprint Character Education Grant Program will fund include:

* ­ Character education curriculum and character education teacher training
* ­ Direct project related costs for service learning programs
* ­ Leadership and mentor training
The program is open to all US public schools (K-12) and US public school districts and provides grant funding to support character education programs.

For more information, visit: the Sprint Character Education Grant Program at:
http://www.sprint.com/responsibility/education/character/index.html.