Current Grant Applications
The Merrillville Education Foundation, Inc. is committed to being the primary private sector partner in supporting public education where public funds are not available in the Merrillville Community School Corporation. This will be accomplished by providing grants for programs that encourage educational innovation, promote excellence, and create educational opportunities for students.
Two rounds of grants per year are offered to teachers based on innovative and creative approaches to learning in the classroom.
Round 34 is the current round of grants that will fund innovative projects for the Fall Semester of 2019.
- Deadline for Round 34 grant proposals is Thursday, April 18, 2019.
- Notification of Round 34 Grant Awards will be on or about Wednesday, May 1, 2019.
Applications should be emailed only to: mefgrant@gmail.com
Download complete grant application materials in your preferred format:
Round 34 Fall 2019 Grant Applications
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Latest Grant News
Grant Spotlight – The Great Kindness Challenge
Every month, we are creating activities and projects to promote kindness, respect, empathy, and unity throughout the MIS building. We celebrate every month with the “Act of Kindness MVP” award.
read moreGrant Spotlight – Family Engineering Nights
Approximately 100 families attended and participated in a variety of STEM activities. The purpose of the program was to introduce our parents to the engineering process and the new Makerspace Room at MIS.
read moreFall 2019 grant application now available; submission deadline April 18
The latest MEF grant application is now available online. Round 34 will fund innovative projects for the Spring Semester of 2019.
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