AGS Teacher Grants

Knowing the frequent budget shortfalls in public and private education, the Atlanta Geological Society wishes to aggressively promote Earth science education. The Norman Sandford Pottinger Earth Science Education Minigrant Program intends to supplement the classroom teacher's operating budget. These moneys do not replace funds normally budgeted for education. The funds provide opportunities to enhance and enrich Earth science learning. Effective for this school year, the available grants are $500.00 per approved proposal.

Examples of projects likely to be funded include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Purchase of Mineral/Rock samples or collections
• Materials and expenses for classroom experiments
• Development or purchase of software for Earth science subjects
• Computer or GPS hardware purchases
• Earth science field trip expenses
• Limited on-line service fees to provide geological research access to Internet resources
  
  

The Mini-Grant Program expects teachers and students to use the available funds for their maximum benefit. As closure for each project, a written report of no more than four (4) typed pages or video no longer than fifteen (15) minutes will be submitted to the Atlanta Geological Society Grants and Scholarship Committee at the address below. It is suggested that the report could also be student-compiled, teacher-graded, and submitted in a portfolio format. A one (1) page written summary must accompany any multimedia presentations. A presentation to a general meeting of the Atlanta Geological Society may be requested for any project.

Eligible teachers currently work within the following Georgia counties: Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Muscogee, Newton, Paulding, Richmond, Rockdale, Spalding, and Walton.

Mini-Grant Application PDF Format
Mini-Grant Application Word Format