Awards in recognition of nonprofit leadership, small business management, teacher excellence and student achievement.
Awards for outstanding individuals' impact on the community and the people they serve.
Award to a USA, Canada, or International nonprofit or for-profit organization that is addressing environmental and social issues. Applicants are required to submit a preliminary application prior to submitting a full application. Funding is intended to support and incr...
Awards to USA, Canada, and International individuals and institutions to recognize outstanding contributions to the fields of environmental preservation, sustainability, and the natural sciences. Nominations will be considered for those who have contributed to environm...
Award of $50,000 to USA nonprofit organizations to acknowledge outstanding efforts to create original and innovative ideas to support communities. Consideration will be given to organizations with impactful and innovative initiatives that raise funds to further their o...
Award of $5,000 to a USA or Canada public health official or department to recognize exceptional achievements in the advancement of recreational water safety. The award recipient will be honored for outstanding work in public health and in the safe use of water in spas...
Awards to Missouri family-owned companies in eligible locations to recognize successful generational transition and positive impact on the local community. Award recipients will be honored for achieving success in their financial track record, surmounting challenges, a...
Awards to Missouri young professionals in eligible locations to recognize outstanding contributions to the local community. Nominations will be accepted for individuals who are under 40 years of age who have impacted the local community and demonstrated business succes...
Award of $2,000 to a USA, Canada, or International musician or musical scholar for contributions to the field of historical music. Funding may be used for recordings, monographs, articles, editions, public performances, and other projects. Funding is intended as a gran...
Awards of $500 to USA, Canada, and International high school teachers to recognize excellence in providing virtual classroom education during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Applicants must register as members of the funding source organization prior to applying. ...
Award of $2,000 to a USA or Canada public library employee or team in recognition of innovative marketing strategies. Special consideration will be given to an individual or team of marketers who have either revived or initiated a marketing approach in the past two yea...
Awards to recognize USA, Canada, and International Jewish individuals to recognize exceptional leadership and humanitarian accomplishments. Nominations are welcome on behalf of individuals under age 50 who have made a significant, measurable, and positive global impact...
Awards to USA entrepreneurs and brand owners for innovative, effective, and sustainable new products. Winners will receive a $20,000 cash prize as well as marketing and promotions, increased customer visibility, and certification of sustainability. Funding is intended ...
Awards to USA and Canada individuals and organizations in recognition of outstanding use of digital media in the presentation of opera. Funding is intended to promote the continued use of digital media for opera presentations and to increase the quality of such present...
Awards to USA and Puerto Rico Latino leaders of nonprofit organizations to recognize outstanding leadership initiatives. A $10,000 grant will be given to each awardee's organization. Awards are intended for individuals who have had a significant impact on their commun...
Awards to USA, Canada, and International researchers and scientists for excellence in life sciences. The purpose of the program is to recognize outstanding research in applied or pure life sciences. The research should demonstrate originality, excellence, and impact on...
Awards to USA, Canada, and International organizations, individuals, societies, and groups to acknowledge outstanding achievements in flower preservation. At least one of the $500 prizes will honor protection efforts related to orchid species native to the United State...
Award of $5,000 to a USA individual to honor an exceptional book of original poetry. The poetry may be in any style or subject and must be in English. The winner must be a living poet who has never published a book-length poetry collection. The winning poet will have t...
Award of $20,000 to a USA, Canada, or International woman to acknowledge exceptional achievement in the area of human rights and to allow the recipient to continue her efforts. Funding is intended to recognize the recipient's accomplishments, which are often achieved a...
Awards of $1,000 to USA women to acknowledge outstanding leadership in the field of education. The purpose of this program is to honor female education professionals that positively impact the lives of students. Nominations and applications are accepted for the followi...
Award of $5,000 to a USA, Canada, or International advanced researcher to recognize outstanding research addressing lupus. Nominations are welcome for basic or clinical investigators holding an MD or PhD. Awards are intended to recognize research that has advanced the ...
Award of $5,000 to a USA, Canada, or International early-career investigator to recognize outstanding research on lupus. Nominations are welcome for licensed physicians with notable achievements in clinical care, translation, and basic science in the field of lupus res...
Award to a USA woman professor or post-doc affiliated with a qualified college, university, or educational institution for a scientific project with potential for outstanding positive impact. Applications are welcome from early and mid-career assistant and associate pr...
Grants of up to $1,000 to USA, Canada, and International K-12 English language arts teachers to support research projects that enhance the quality of education in the field. Proposals must address a specific question or problem to be studied and provide a clear timelin...
Awards of $2,000 to USA, Canada, and International individuals who explain mathematical ideas to non-mathematical audiences on a continuous basis. Previous awards have been given to individuals who have explained the concept of mathematics through doodles on YouTube, T...
Awards of $1,000 to USA, Canada, and international high school college counselors to recognize dedication and commitment to preparing their students for college. Eligible candidates demonstrate excellent educational skills, outstanding leadership, and steadfast advocac...
Award to a USA, Canada, or International individual or organization for social activism. Nominations are accepted annually on behalf of those whose work has made a significant and positive impact to further or defend human rights. The purpose of this program is to reco...
Awards to USA community college, university, public, and K-12 school librarians to recognize professional accomplishments. Nominees must possess a specialty in school library media. Preference will be given to nominees who have successfully increased circulation, libra...
Awards to USA, Canada, and International authors for nonfiction books on Jewish subjects. In addition to the cash prize, winners will receive marketing and promotion assistance. Awards are available for books that involve themes that align with the Fund's focus areas, ...
Awards of up to $5,000 to USA, Canada, and International high school teachers for outstanding contributions in the field of education. Funding is intended to recognize exceptional educators who have exhibited dedication and commitment to preparing students for success ...
Award to a USA researcher affiliated with an institution to recognize contributions to the field of agriculture. Eligible nominees are scientists within 20 years of the completion of their Ph.D. who work in a range of focus areas within the field of agriculture, includ...
Awards of $1,000 to USA, Canada, and International scholars to attend the funding source's professional conference supporting instruction in college-level writing. Funding is intended to encourage the professional development of first-time presenters from historically ...
Award of $750 to a USA, Territories (Guam, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands), or Canada author for a published book or exhibition catalog that contributes significantly to the study of costume and research related to dress. Funding is intended for material that makes a ...
Award to a USA nonprofit organization or individual for contributions to arts and cultural life in American society. Examples of activities worthy of recognition include programs that create opportunities for artists and the arts to thrive, programs that bring the arts...
Awards to USA, Canada, and International individuals above the age of 18 to recognize and support innovative and ground-breaking projects that address major world challenges. Awards are intended to support projects taking place anywhere in the world. Candidates can app...
Awards of $3,000 and in-kind support to USA K-12 teachers to recognize excellence and dedication in teaching students topics related to civic responsibility. Eligible candidates are those that conduct activities that educate students about beliefs and values that are e...
Award to a USA, Canada, or International individual or group to recognize humanitarian efforts. The award is intended to honor the exceptional impact that the nominees' actions have made on preserving human life and advancing humanitarian causes in the face of adversit...
Award of $5,000 to a USA, Canada, or International individual or team to recognize environmentally friendly chemistry innovation. Consideration will be given to discoveries that lead the way for sustainable manufacturing processes or products at a cost less than or com...
Awards of $5,000 to USA individuals for encouraging diversity in the fields of science and engineering. In addition to a cash prize, the winners will designate an academic institution to receive grants of $10,000 to further the objectives of this award. The award is in...
Award to a USA precollegiate teacher to recognize outstanding contributions to American history education. Nominees for this award have undertaken activities to advance the intellectual development of other teachers or students. Successful candidates will demonstrate e...
Awards of $500 to USA and Canada K-12 teachers to recognize outstanding classroom instruction in classical studies. Nominations are invited on behalf of individuals demonstrating excellent teaching practices. Nominations may be made by an administrator, a colleague, a ...
Awards of $2,000 to USA, Canada, and international writers to recognize an outstanding debut literary work. Submissions must be the author's first fiction publication. The winning stories will be published in an annually released anthology. The purpose of the award is ...
An award of up to $15,000 and an award of up to $20,000 to doctoral students enrolled in graduate programs at USA and Canada schools for dissertation research and writing on architecture topics. Funding may be used to support students enrolled in art history, architect...
Award of $4,000 to a USA, Canada, or International early-career clinical psychologist to recognize accomplishments and potential within the field. This award recognizes contributions within the first ten years of the individual’s career and encourages continued contr...
Award of $2,000 to a USA, Canada, or International psychologist to recognize significant contributions to the field of psychology, while also demonstrating accomplishments as an educator in the field. Nominees should demonstrate outstanding performance in professional ...
Awards to USA English teachers at two-year colleges to recognize educational programs that improve language learning for students. The award program honors teachers for outstanding initiatives that help students achieve career, college, and personal goals. Program acti...
Awards to USA or Canada organizations, businesses, groups, or individuals in recognition of an exceptional project that contributed to the public’s understanding and appreciation of history. Consideration will be given to activities such as media projects, exhibits, ...
Award of $500 to a USA, Canada, or International historian employed by a public agency to recognize outstanding historical research that directly informs public policy. Eligible topics include environmental history, the history of public works and infrastructure, insti...
Award to a USA, Canada, or International individual to recognize original and exceptional research in the field of chemistry. The research should be shown to have significantly advanced the field. If the research is significantly interdisciplinary, aspects that represe...
Award to a USA, Canada, or International individual to recognize significant contributions to the field of neuroscience. Nominators must be individuals associated with hospitals, medicals schools, universities, or research institutes, and have a background in neuroscie...
Award of $10,000 to a USA or Canada K-12 teacher for outstanding classroom science education. The award recipient will be honored for having positively impacted the school, community, and students through excellence in teaching. In addition, the awardee and finalists w...
Awards of $3,000 to a USA or Canada author and an illustrator to encourage and recognize emerging talent in children’s literature. Nominations are accepted on behalf of outstanding new illustrators and writers whose books portray the universal qualities of childhood,...