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 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...
Competition for USA, Canada, and International photography students involved in a photography program. Entrants must submit images in a specific category. Applicants must be between 18 and 30 years of age, and images must be the original work of the student. The photog...
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 and Canada organizations, businesses, groups, and 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 or Canada private or public entity, individual, or group to recognize outstanding efforts to preserve and promote traditional architecture. The purpose of the program is to honor an individual or entity who has made contributions to the protection, appre...
Awards of $10,000 to USA young military dependents, ages 13 to 18, to recognize their accomplishments despite the challenges of military family life. Awardees will be honored for extracurricular activity, leadership, volunteering, scholarship, and other criteria. In ad...
Awards to USA and Puerto Rico young engineers and scientists with faculty status at qualifying institutions to recognize their past accomplishments and career potential. Nominations are invited on behalf of promising researchers in the following three categories: Life ...
Award valued at $3,000 to a USA, Canada, or International psychologist to recognize significant contributions to the field of psychology instruction. Nominations should demonstrate the individual's exemplary performance in professional development and classroom teachin...
Awards to USA, Puerto Rico, Guam, and Virgin Islands businesses, small business owners, and entrepreneurs to recognize their outstanding impact, innovations, and contributions to increasing the country's global competitiveness. Awards are intended to celebrate excellen...
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 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...
Awards to USA, Canada, and International educators to recognize exceptional contributions to the field of education. The purpose of the award is to highlight the recipients' innovative educational techniques. Awards are distributed twice annually with focus areas inclu...
Award of $10,000 to a USA, Canada, or International young professional to recognize outstanding dedication to Jewish causes. The cash award may be used for professional development or charitable contributions. Nominations are invited on behalf of foundation professiona...
Awards to USA and Canada investigators to recognize contributions to research addressing long-term pain. The award is intended to recognize tenure-track applicants in the early stages of their careers. Research should be innovative and address the mechanisms that initi...
Award of $5,000 to a USA individual to recognize outstanding efforts in philanthropy related to the field of health. The award is designed to honor individuals whose charitable efforts have impacted human health and have been responsive to residents in their communitie...
Award of $5,000 to a USA individual to honor dedication to the advancement of social change in the area of health. The purpose of this program is to recognize an individual whose work in the public or nonprofit sector has made a significant impact on the field of healt...
Awards to USA nonprofit and for-profit organizations, IHEs, and individuals to recognize technologies that make significant positive environmental impacts. Nominees will be judged on science and innovation, human health and environmental benefits, and applicability and...
Awards to USA and Canada authors and illustrators 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, a strong an...
Award of $10,000 plus travel expenses to a USA, Canada, or International professor of computing education at an undergraduate IHE for excellence in teaching. Preference will be given to educators who have been teaching for ten years or less. Applications will be evalua...
Award to a USA, Canada, or International individual to recognize significant contributions to the field of neuroscience. Nominators must be individuals associated with hospitals, medical schools, universities, or research institutes, and have a background in neuroscien...
Award of $1,000 and in-kind support to a USA elementary school teacher to recognize an outstanding interdisciplinary science lesson plan. In addition to the award, the successful applicant will receive a stipend to attend a national science education conference and the...
Awards of up to $1,000 to USA K-12 teachers in their first five years of teaching with funds to attend a science education conference. Awardees will also receive mentorship and opportunities for involvement within the science education community. This award honors thos...
Awards valued at up to $2,000 to USA and territories K-12 science teachers in eligible states to recognize outstanding innovation in science education. Award recipients will receive a prize of $1,000 as well as up to $1,000 in travel expenses to attend a national confe...
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 $1,800 to USA and territories K-12 minority science educators in urban areas to participate in professional development learning opportunities. The purpose of the program is to expand the talent pool for science teachers in order to prepare for future workfor...
Award of $500 to a USA or Canada female student in grades 5 through 8 for outstanding involvement in science. A strong connection to science is the main criterion for the selection of the recipient. Proposals will be evaluated based on the quality of support materials,...
Award to a USA, Canada, or International investigator for outstanding research related to lupus. Nominations will be accepted for researchers at biomedical, research, academic, or biotechnology institutions worldwide. The award recognizes and honors a scientist who has...
Awards to Pennsylvania and Delaware certified K-12 educators in eligible counties to recognize exceptional contributions to classroom teaching. Awarded teachers may use the funding for educational and classroom-related expenses. Nominees must teach in one of the follow...
Opportunity for USA adults and middle and high school students to participate in a competition to recognize contributions to the community. The winning individual and student will receive funds to support their continued efforts to improve the lives of others. Eligible...
Award to a USA, Canada, or International individual to recognize significant contributions to the planning and development of the built environment. Nominees may come from any discipline and include, but are not limited to, public officials, developers, educators, auth...
Awards to USA K-12 educators, administrators, and school staff members to recognize outstanding efforts to positively impact the lives of students. Nominations are accepted for educators and employees in public, charter, and private schools. The purpose of the program ...
Award of $1,000 to a USA, Canada, or International individual affiliated with a nonprofit charitable, educational, or scientific institution, or governmental entity in recognition of an exceptional dissertation. Funding is intended for individuals with promising resear...
Award to a USA teacher in a two-year college to recognize contributions to the profession. Nominations are welcomed for individuals who have contributed positively to professional leadership and have shown excellence in teaching. Eligible nominees demonstrate such outs...
Competition for USA, Canada, and International photographers for images in a selection of categories. There will be an award for the overall winner of the open competition and another for female photographers entering the competition, as well as 15 shortlisted photogra...
Competition for USA, Canada, and International young photographers to submit their favorite images taken in 2024. All genres, styles, and approaches are welcome; the contest is for applicants ages 19 and under. A shortlist of up to 9 individuals will be selected; the ...
Award to a USA, Canada, or International emerging woman playwright to recognize exceptional creative talent. The award is intended to honor full-length works written for theater production. In addition to a monetary prize, the winner will be given the opportunity to pr...
Awards of $36,000 to USA Jewish teenagers to recognize outstanding leadership in community service. Awards will recognize teens who have demonstrated initiative in the creation of new projects or the expansion of existing projects that embody the concept of tikkun olam...
Awards to USA, Canada, and International young scientists to acknowledge exceptional contributions to the study of skin disease. Funds may be used for salaries, equipment, and materials necessary for conducting and completing dermatological research. The awards are int...
Awards to USA, Canada, and International journalists and student journalists to recognize exceptional reporting on disabilities. Entries can be presented digitally, broadcasted, or printed. Eligible applicants include professional journalists as well as college student...
Awards to USA, Canada, and International individuals to recognize exceptional contributions to the field of air quality and climate change. Selected award winners are honored for transformative achievements in advancing environmental policy goals and environmental just...
Awards to USA, Canada, and International individuals, youth, institutions, companies, and organizations to recognize outstanding contributions to the field of sustainability. Awards are offered in both an adult and a youth category. The theme of the current award cycle...
Awards to USA and territories K-12 public school teachers to recognize excellence in environmental education. The winning teachers' LEAs will receive awards as well. Applicants will be evaluated in several categories, including integration, service to the community and...
Award of $1,000 and a $500 travel stipend to a USA librarian to recognize outstanding contributions to the fields of information literacy and library instruction. Nominations should be based on formal or informal research on the topic, the creation of new programs or s...
Award of $1,000 and a $500 travel stipend to a USA library to acknowledge contributions to the development and augmentation of information literacy instruction. The award is available to every type of library. Preference will be given to low-cost creative and practical...
Grant of $1,000 to a USA or Canada untenured broadcast or electronic media faculty member at eligible schools in multiple states and provinces for research projects in the field of broadcast and media education. In addition to the cash grant, the grantee will receive r...
Opportunity for USA individuals, teams, and private entities to demonstrate remote technologies that can be used to collect data and measurements relevant to substance use disorder. This challenge is intended to identify the best methodologies currently available in or...
Awards to Delaware high schools, independent programs, and IHEs to recognize exceptional educational programming. The program is intended to recognize programs that help students prepare for the workforce or career advancement. Awards may be judged in the following ...
Award to a USA nonprofit community agency or health organization for programs that improve the health of traditionally underserved populations. Eligible applicants must be stand-alone public or private sector entities that are run and managed outside a hospital or heal...
Award to a USA, Canada, or International individual or group of individuals to recognize outstanding contributions to the field of environmental sustainability. Nominations will be accepted for scientists, urban development experts, economists, energy specialists, pove...