The
Myra Sadker Foundation supports educational
equity efforts for students and teachers to advance social justice.
Myra Sadker was a pioneer in creating fair classrooms for all students.
These awards build upon her work.
- Teacher awards
fund a lesson, unit, or project that promotes fairness and human
dignity.
- Student awards fund projects or activities proposed by students of any age that promote the goals of the Myra Sadker Foundation.
- Undergraduate
scholarships are designed to attract and reward students
who plan to teach and are committed to educational equity.
- Dissertation
awards designed to financially support doctoral level
dissertations that explore or promote educational equity.
Deadlines
Undergraduate Scholarship and Dissertation Awards:
Deadline for submission: December 1
Award announcements: March 5
Teacher and Student Awards are considered and distributed throughout the year.
Teacher Award
Designed to promote and support teacher
projects (K-12) that help students learn about and respect group
differences, promote fairness, and in other ways build upon the
values and contributions of Myra Sadker's work. Awards range from
$1,000 to $2,000.
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Student Award
Designed to encourage student ideas, activities and projects (K-12) that promote respect for group differences, fairness, and in other ways build upon the values and contributions of Myra Sadker's work. Awards range from $100 to $1,000.
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Undergraduate Scholarship
Designed to attract and reward undergraduate
students who promote educational equity. Undergraduate students
who are enrolled in teacher preparation are invited to apply. Scholarships
will be awarded based on student commitment to fairness and history
of advocating for the rights of all people. Awards are typically
$2,000 a year.
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Doctoral Dissertation
Award
Designed to promote and support graduate
students engaged in educational equity research. Doctoral
level dissertations that explore or promote educational equity and
fairness based on gender, race, ethnicity, religion, class, sexual
orientation, or other such variables will be considered for support.
Awards are $2,000 a year.
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