2024-25 Grants in Place Fellows Application
Calling rural educators! Apply today for the 2024-25 Grants in Place Fellows Program.
The Grants in Place Fellows program is offered in conjunction with our Regional Hub partners. Grants will be awarded to projects that will take place in the current school year.
Eligibility for this grant is extended to rural classroom teachers who teach in school districts that are located in one of the Rural Schools Collaborative's 17 regional Hub areas.
Rural classroom teachers from the following states and areas are eligible for the program: Alabama, the Appalachian regions of Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri Ozarks, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Northern California, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Teachers currently working in a rural school district, within our Regional Hubs, will be considered for this grant opportunity. Rural schools are defined as non-urban, non-metro, or fall under one of six categories (You can confirm that your school is eligible by checking your Local Number to match 31, 32, 33, 41, 42, or 43) in the National Center for Educational Statistics classification.
Previous 2023-24 Grants in Place Fellows are not eligible for this year's program.
The Grants in Place Fellows Program:
Each Fellow will receive a total award of up to $2,500 for the Place-Based Education project. The Fellows cohort will conclude with a virtual Celebration of Learning, culminating a final presentation of all Place-Based Education projects.
The Fellows Celebration of Learning is a required aspect of the program, and will be held virtually for the next Fellows' class on June 6, 2025. All are welcome to attend! Check out the 2024 Fellows’ Celebration of Learning for more inspiration.
Rural Schools Collaborative values the benefits of a diverse teaching force, and we encourage teachers who come from under-represented backgrounds in teaching to apply.
If you have a question regarding your school's eligibility for the program, please email us.
Rural Schools Collaborative would like to thank our 2024-25 Grants in Place Selection Committee for their support of this project.
Our 2024-25 Grants in Place Fellows Selection Committee is comprised of outstanding rural advocates and representatives from RSC's Regional Hubs across the US. Our thanks is extended to Leslie Cook (Wyoming); Dave Dallas (Oregon); Lori Goodson (Kansas); Melissa Harris (Georgia); Tammy La Prad (Illinois); Ann Schulte (Northern California) for their commitment to Place-Based Education and rural schools & communities.
Since 2015 the Rural Schools Collaborative and its partners have awarded more than $700,000 to rural classroom teachers in support of innovative Place-Based Education projects. We invite you to check out our roster of Grants in Place projects:
Learn about more ways to get involved with the Rural Schools Collaborative community or contact us today with questions about this year's Grants in Place effort.