Purpose
To fund innovative and creative projects that offer unique learning opportunities and/or enrichment of the academic, artistic, or athletic pursuits of students in the Belchertown public schools.
2019-2020 Student Success Grants
We are pleased to announce the Call for Proposals for BEF’s 2019-2020 Student Success Grants Program! Teachers, program heads, coaches, administrators, and staff in Belchertown public schools are invited to submit applications for initiatives that support BEF’s mission and align with the funding criteria of the Grants program. See below for more information:
BEF Grants Program Overview.pdf
BEF Grant Application Form.doc
Applications Due by April 1, 2019
Submissions
- All proposals need to be signed by corresponding principal(s) before being submitted
- Submit applications to info@BelchertownEducationFoundation.org
- Questions? We are here to help! Email info@BelchertownEducationFoundation.org
- Awards announced May 2019
Priority Considerations
While applicants are free to propose any project they feel will enhance students’ experiences, the BEF is particularly interested in projects that:
- serve large numbers of students
- make a very large and important difference for students, regardless of the numbers served
- result in lasting benefits, extending beyond the grant cycle
Eligibility
- Teachers, program heads, coaches, administrators, and staff in Belchertown public schools
- Ineligible expenses:
- salary (aside from costs associated with substitute teachers)
- general operating expenses
- professional development activities, books/materials, and technology upgrades unless they serve to support a new initiative that is also part of the same grant proposal
Grant Awards and Number of Grants
- Up to $5,000
- Applications for larger projects require prior approval from the Board of Directors
- The number of annual grant awards will depend upon:
- merits of the proposals
- available funds; partial funding may be awarded