Patrick Romero |
Awards and Grants Now Available!
We are very proud to provide scholarships, awards and grants to directly support members and emerging leaders. Applications for this year’s awards are now available for download on the CAEYC website. Please encourage members to apply by returning completed applications by Thursday, January 5, 2017.
The Irv Kaplan Conference Award will provide three members with two-days of registration and a $300 cash stipend thanks to the generous donation of Irv Kaplan’s sister, Francene Kaplan, PhD, and others. Irv Kaplan would return from conference energized with “gems” to bring back to the center where he taught young children and the community college where he taught educators studying early childhood education. He said, “The conference is so important! I don’t understand why more people won’t go.” We are honored to support the Kaplan family’s wish to remove financial barriers for members who may not otherwise attend conference.
The CAEYC Annual Conference Award will provide five members with a full three-day registration to attend conference. CAEYC is always looking for ways to support members. We are excited to have the capacity to offer five exceptional members the opportunity to attend conference and encourage their development as emerging leaders in our field.
CAEYC’s Presidents Education Award will provide one member with $1,000 for books, tuition or general costs to encourage the pursuit of a graduate education degree or credential study in early childhood education or child development. Our field needs diverse, informed voices, and we can’t wait to see what this awardee will add to the conversation.
We are also preparing for this year’s Honor an Educator fundraiser where you will have the opportunity to recognize a member who has made a difference in the lives of children, families and educators. After the conference, all of the funds raised will be provided as scholarships for new student memberships to NAEYC/CAEYC.
Finally, please reach out to your network to help us continue to expand our scholarships, awards and grants program. Invite someone to establish a named scholarship, award or grant to honor someone who represents CAEYC’s mission to promote excellence in early childhood education. They can be honorary or memorial tributes. A family could honor the memory of a loved one by sponsoring a conference registration. A family could celebrate a birth by offering a scholarship or grant for a CAEYC membership in the name of the new family member. It doesn’t have to be a person; maybe you, or a family member, work for a company that would like to be recognized as a champion for early educators. Your gifts will help them continue their development as professionals and improve the lives of the children and families they work with.
Contact us at info@caeyc.org to learn the details.