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Applications are currently being accepted for the 2018 Forsyth County Teacher Grants, awarded by The Winston-Salem Foundation for professional development to PK-12th grade educators in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools.

The Foundation will be offering an informational webinar on Jan. 30 at 4:30 p.m. foreducators who would like more information on the application and selection processes. The webinar will include an overview of the grant process, a demonstration of the online application, and the opportunity to ask questions. Educators should RVSP to Madelyn McCaully at mmccaully@wsfoundation.org if they plan to join the session.

Grants in amounts of up to $2,500 are awarded in support of innovative and results-oriented educational opportunities that enable educators to enhance their impact on students and enrich the subject and/or content being taught in the classroom.

Grant opportunities can include local, state, and national conferences, workshops, or seminars; foreign travel; innovative classroom experiences; educational travel to be incorporated into the classroom and/or school curriculum; and other professional growth and enrichment opportunities.

Particular emphasis may be given to teachers in public schools, grades pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, to provide funds to support professional development opportunities and/or to subsidize classroom projects.

All projects submitted should take place between April 1, 2018 and March 31, 2019.

The deadline for applications is Thursday, Feb. 15 at 5 p.m. An advisory committee of professional educators will review applications; applicants will be notified of funding decisions in April.

For more information or to apply, please visit www.wsfoundation.org and click on “Grant Seekers,” then “Teacher Grants.” You may also contact Madelyn McCaully at (336) 725-2382 or mmccaully@wsfoundation.org.

Component funds

The Foundation announces the following component funds that provide funding for the Forsyth County Teacher Grants:

*The Sam and Anne Booke Family Trust was established in 1989 by family members of Sam and Anne Booke and awards grants for professional development to K-12 teachers in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools.

*The Gaddy Educator Scholarship was established in 1995 by Dr. Joe E. Gaddy, Jr. to provide grants for the professional staff at R.J. Reynolds High School.

*Doris Joyce Kohfeldt Educator Fund was established in 2016 by Joyce Kohfeldt to help support and sustain the Foundation’s Teacher Grants program in Forsyth County.

*The Maytrice Walton Scholarship was established in 1989 by the family of the late Maytrice Walton and is available for full-time elementary teachers with the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School System.

*The Blanche Raper Zimmerman Fund was established in 1986 by Mrs. Zimmerman to assist teachers in their understanding of world cultures, with preference given to teachers of social studies or history.

The Winston-Salem Foundation is a community foundation that supports charitable programs in the greater Forsyth County area. Founded in 1919 with a $1,000 gift, it now administers over 1,300 funds and had total custodial assets of $453 million at the end of 2016. In 2016, the Foundation granted $38.4 million to charitable causes, $2.8 million of which was through the Community Grants program. 

Learn more at www.wsfoundation.org.