Grants & Scholarships

Grants for Great Ideas (Big Ones)

Guidelines:

• At least one primary applicant must have a grant writing certificate from within the last 5 years.
• One classroom or teacher may apply for up to $2,000.
• Two or more classrooms or teachers may apply for up to $5,500.
• An entire campus or district may apply for a grant of more than $5,000+ with prior campus principal approval. Only one submission per campus per round will be accepted for this larger grant opportunity.

Grants for Great Ideas Application

Note: There is a different application for Grants for Great Ideas - Professional Development, which is awarded once per school year in the spring.

Grant Writing Training

Grants for Great Ideas - Professional Development

• This award can include attending seminars, bringing trainers or consultants into the district for an event or implementing a new professional learning program at your campus.
• Grants up to $2,000 for individuals or up to $5,500 for departments, grade levels or campuses to attend or bring in professional development may be awarded.
• Funding for these grants is not guaranteed annually. A call for grant applications will be made in January each year if funds are available.
• Professional development topics must align to district priorities and will be reviewed through a competitive process.

Grant Writing Training

Grant Express (Smaller Ones)

Apply for funding up to $1500 for classroom programs. Grant Express applications close at 11:59 PM on the last calendar day of the month (weekends included). Please allow 30 days from close of cycle to learn if your grant was approved.

1. Creative & innovative programs for the classroom are our favorite, but we can also consider essential products that enhance student learning.
2. Even if someone on your campus has the product, you can still apply to get it as well! Just make sure it's not possible (or feasible) for you to share the product we've already awarded.
3. At least one primary applicant must hold a grant training certificate from MEF within the last 5 years.
4. Previous winners must implement and submit the written evaluation before applying again.

To apply, fill in the application.

Grant Writing Training

Grant Express for Professional Development

Funding of up to $1500 will be awarded through a competitive process to the selected classroom teacher, librarian, counselor, or other staff member wishing to attend a summer training workshop to facilitate creative learning for the students of Midway ISD.  Applications may be made for one staff member or a group, but are limited to no more than $1500 for an individual or group. Larger funding requests for training should be made during regular Grants for Great Ideas grant cycle. Requests will be reviewed and scored by curriculum staff and a grant review committee.

Training must be completed within 90 days of award notification and documentation submitted no later than 30 days following completion of course.

Please note: We fund registration and sometimes hotel on a case by case basis. District travel policies will be followed.

NEW: This application can be saved online so that applicant can complete in multiple sessions. Be sure to click "Save" before exiting the program.

Grant Writing Training

Jeanie Holdbrook Moss Teacher Scholarship Applications

Established by an endowment from the Dwain & Jeanie Holdbrook Moss family in 2001, this scholarship was established to assist Midway ISD staff members in pursuit of a bachelors, masters, or doctoral degree to be used in teaching MISD students. Alternative or other certifications are not covered by this particular scholarship.

Online application can be previewed and completed online and will be due no later than May 3, 2024 at 11:59 PM. Please view instructions on the application home page prior to applying.  Note: each applicant must provide two professional references. Applicant will be asked to upload copies of these two letters before the application is complete. New: Applicants can save online application work by creating an account on our scholarship application page.

The public is invited to contribute to this special fund by giving online.

You can also mail your tax-deductible contribution to:

Midway Education Foundation
13885 Woodway Drive
Waco, TX 76712

FAQs - Grant Express Program

1. If I won a grant through Grants for Great Ideas (the up to $5000 grant program), am I eligible to
   apply for this grant? Yes, they are separate programs.
2. How often may I apply for a grant through this program? You may apply at any point during the
   year, but once a grant is approved it must be implemented and the written evaluation must be
   submitted to the Ed. Foundation office before you can apply again.
3. How many grants can I win during the school year? Grant winners are allowed to win ONCE every
   90 days as long as all grant evaluations have been submitted.
4. When are Grant Express applications do? Applications may be submitted at any time, but the
   review term closes on the last calendar day of the month at 11:59PM, whether or not that is a
   school day.
5. How soon will I find out if I won the grant? From August through April, MEF will respond to all
   requests within 30 days following the close of the month. For example, applications submitted
   September 1 – 30 will be given a response by October 30.
6. When is the grant evaluation due? Evaluations are due within 90 days from the date the grant is
   awarded.
7. Can I apply for an extension of a pilot program (not funded by the Ed. Foundation) that was
   successful on our campus? Yes, but only if there is an enhancement of the pilot program or if it
   has been extended to reach more students.
8. Must I attend a grant writing workshop in order to apply? Yes
9. Is the grant limited to one applicant only? No, individuals or groups of teachers may apply.
10. How much money will be allocated to this program? The Ed. Foundation has set aside $5,000 to
    fund eight rounds of Grant Express requests.
11. When are grants accepted? Grants are accepted all year round, but those submitted between
    May 1 – August 31 will not be reviewed until September.

Please submit additional questions to us at foundation@midwayisd.org. We have tried to anticipate questions about this program, but there will certainly be things we have not considered. Your feedback is helpful!

Grants for Great Ideas/Grant Express Transfer Policy

Objective: To establish an equitable process for determining whether or not the staff member may take grant-awarded items with them if they move to a new campus.

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Background: From time to time, instructors from campuses within our district will have the opportunity to transfer to different campuses. Some of these professionals will likely be former grant
winners or individuals who would like to apply in the Spring before all personnel placement determinations are made for the coming school year.

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Current Policy : Each transferring instructor who wishes to take grant items with them to the new campus must submit a request in writing to the Executive Director of the Education Foundation before removing the items from their currently assigned classroom. The staff member’s request to move grant items to a new campus will be considered on a case by case basis by the grant committee. The typical rationale for approval/disapproval of this request will be as follows:

• Teachers in possession of grant items won as a result of a “single author” submission (meaning that only one person submitted the grant) will be allowed to take grant items with them to their newly assigned campus as long as the products will still be used for the same age range and general subject area as outlined in the approved grant application.
• Teachers who participated in the grant application process as a group must leave the grant
  items with the original department or group that made application for the products.

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Each request to transfer grant items to another campus will be considered on a case by case basis. Requests to move the grant items should be made via email to Suzi Pagel at foundation@midwayisd.org. All requests should be submitted to the Education Foundation as soon as possible and before any items are moved to a new campus.
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Note: Staff members transferring to a different grade level, subject, or campus should wait until they have assumed their position in the newly assigned area before submitting grant applications.