Educators may enter by submitting a description of the project they want to pursue. Projects must have the ability to influence students in a positive way and are judged by their innovative method, creativity, and quality. One hundred educators are chosen annually to receive a grant that will help fund their class projects. Three final recipients are then selected to receive additional funding.
All educators applying for an award must be employed full-time at an accredited K-12 public or private school located in the United States. All awards must be used to help further the projects within the school or school system.
The awards are sponsored by Voya Financial, a financial, retirement, investment and insurance company based in New York, New York. The program is administered by Scholarship Management Services, a division of Scholarship America.
The deadline for this scholarship is usually in APRIL of each year, and the award amount is usually $2,000 - $25,000.
For more details, visit www.scholarsapply.org/unsungheroes/
