Frequently Asked Questins Read and fllw all instructins fr success! Last Updated December 2016. Visit mccartheydressman.rg and click HELP fr updates Apr 16 Jan 14 PREPARE Jan 15 - Apr 15 SUBMIT READ all instructins and FAQs REVIEW funded prject summaries and blgs PLAN yur prject PREPARE yur submissin cntent (see applicatin questins belw) ASK fr letters f recmmendatin and cllect email addresses f reference prviders PREPARE as stated CREATE yur applicatin apply.mccartheydressman.rg NOTIFY yur reference prviders yu are submitting their name as a reference SUBMIT as early as yu can (applicatins will n lnger be accepted after we reach 350 submissins, even if it is befre the April 15 final deadline) Other Imprtant Dates JUNE Applicatins reviewed JULY 15 Awards annunced AUGUST 15 - Grants disbursed JANUARY 31 1099s mailed
Frequently Asked Questins Read and fllw all instructins fr success! Last Updated December 2016. Visit mccartheydressman.rg and click HELP fr updates Questins abut applying Can I dwnlad a cpy f the applicatin befre applying? Are the grants awarded t individuals r institutins? Yu may apply fr bth grants in the same year. Keep in mind these tw prgrams are distinctly different s it wuld nt be apprpriate t submit the SAME applicatin fr bth grants. They shuld be tw very different prpsals and have different names. We recmmend yu use unique letters f recmmendatin as yu will be speaking t tw ttally different types f prgrams. Our prpsal is a cllabratin between a schl, a nn-prfit rganizatin, and parents wh shuld be the applicant? We d nt prvide cpies f any previus winners applicatins. Prject summaries f funded prjects are available n ur website. Are teachers allwed t apply fr bth an Academic Enrichment and a Teacher Develpment Grant in the same year? The Academic Enrichment grant fcuses n the student s enrichment. The Teacher Develpment grant is geared tward the imprvement f teachers abilities. We recmmend that all applicants review funded prject summaries n ur website t see what we have funded fr each type in the past. May I receive cpies f last year s awardees applicatins/ cmplete prgram descriptins? Awards are made t individuals. While yu can have a team representing an institutin, nly ne persn can be the recipient. Which grant d I apply fr? On each specific applicatin page yu can access a.pdf versin f the applicatin questins. Whever will actually be the pint persn in charge f the prject r prgram shuld be the applicant. Are reference letters required fr the applicatins, (r just reference cntact inf)? Letters f recmmendatin are required fr bth grant and schlarship applicatins. PLEASE NOTE yu can nt uplad the reference letters fr yur letter prviders. Here is the prcess required fr acceptance f yur letters: Cmplete all applicatin sectins Submit email addresses fr letter prviders Wait fr letter prviders t uplad thier recmmend atins View status f letter r reset email address within applicatin dashbard Submit when at least 3 letters have been upladed Applicants will be asked t submit email addresses f thse wh will be authring letters f recmmendatin. The fllwing infrmatin is prvided within the applicatin regarding letter submissin: Letters f recmmendatin are required fr bth grant and schlarship applicatins. Applicants will be asked t submit email addresses f thse wh will be authring letters f recmmendatin. Yu will need at least three (but n mre than five) individuals (prfessrs r thers wh knw yu well) t submit a letter fr yu by prviding their email address within yur applicatin. Make sure yu enter these email addresses accurately and that yu have already infrmed these individuals that yu are using them as references!! Yur applicatin must include 3 recmmendatins. All recmmendatin letters must be upladed here by the authrs f the letters f recmmendatin BEFORE the applicatin due date (April 15) OR befre we reach 350
Frequently Asked Questins Read and fllw all instructins fr success! Last Updated December 2016. Visit mccartheydressman.rg and click HELP fr updates applicatin submissins. Letters must be upladed befre yu can submit yur applicatin. The individual whse address has been prvided will receive an email with instructins fr uplading a reference letter in ne f the fllwing dcument frmats:.dc,.dcx,.txt,.pdf,.jpg,.jpeg,.tiff,.tif. Yu are respnsible fr cmmunicating with letter authrs regarding the submissin prcess. We strngly recmmend yu cmmunicate with the individuals prviding yur letters in advance asking them t add inf@mccartheydressman.rg t their apprved cntacts s that they d nt miss the message. They shuld lk fr a message with the subject line Recmmendatin fr. If yu are applying fr a grant, please make sure at least ne letter reflects prject apprval frm the principal/directr f yur institutin if yur prject is cnducted at a schl r agency. Yur recmmendatin letters shuld address yur academic abilities and achievements thus far, yur character, and yur prmise as leader f yur prpsed prgram r yur prmise as a teacher. When yu return t yur nline applicatin, yu will see that the reference status is pending if an uplad has nt been received r cmplete if it has been received. Yur applicatin is nt cmplete and may nt be submitted until yu have at least three letter files upladed. Each time yu request a letter t be sent frm an individual, they receive a new link fr submitting the letter which invalidates the ld link. If yu have requested their reference multiple times, they may have received mre than ne email. The recipient will need t lcate the mst recent email and use that link t submit their letter. NOTE: Letters must be upladed befre April 15 s that yu still have time t submit yur applicatin befre the deadline. At least three letter files must be attached in rder t submit yur applicatin. Remember, a limited number f applicatins are accepted every year and the applicatin will clse early if that limit is reached. Submit yur applicatin early! If I am applying fr a schlarship, des my fficial transcript need t be received by April 15? Please attach an unfficial transcript t yur nline applicatin by the deadline. Mail an fficial transcript t the fundatin as early as pssible. Are there any gegraphical restrictins n the grants? N. Are the schlarships limited t specific schls? See the schlarship page fr eligible institutins. Is mentring included with grants and schlarships? A trustee f the fundatin will mentr a grant prgram r a schlarship recipient. What is the maximum budget fr an Academic Enrichment r Teacher Develpment prpsal? The annual budget fr each year must nt exceed $10,000.00 fr a maximum budget f $30,000 ver three years. Eligibility requirements must cntinue t be met fr each funding year. D all prjects have a three year budget? Yu may apply fr a ne, tw OR three year grant. Yu d nt need t apply fr all three years. Can yu prvide guidelines fr allwable budget items fr the grants? We dn t prvide guidelines fr the budget. The trustees rely n the grant writer t display the apprpriateness f their prpsed budget items and lk t this when making selectins. Bks, materials, art supplies, stipends, technlgy, etc., are all within the scpe f allwable budget items. Travel expenses are nt ften funded but are smetimes cnsidered depending n the verall scpe f the prject. Stipends are cnsidered but shuld nt be the bulk f the budget. Can I apply right up until the deadline? Get yur app in early and save yurself the stress! Because 90 percent f the applicatins cme in during the last few days, we recmmend yu d nt wait until the deadline t submit. In the event that we reach the applicatin limits stated n ur hmepage, we clse the applicatin and n lnger accept submissins. Yu can track the
Frequently Asked Questins Read and fllw all instructins fr success! Last Updated December 2016. Visit mccartheydressman.rg and click HELP fr updates number f submitted applicatins n ur website. This infrmatin is updated regularly during the applicatin perid. Will I be able t budget funds fr use the summer after I apply? Grants are nt disbursed until August 15 f the applicatin year. Please carefully review ur Imprtant Dates sectin n this page. Questins abut receiving funding Hw are the funds disbursed? Funds are disbursed by check t the address listed n the applicatin, s be sure that the address listed can receive USPS and/r FedEx mail n r arund August 15. If yur check is being mailed t yur schl, please make sure yur address includes in care f instructins. Are these grants cnsidered taxable incme fr the recipient? A 1099 frm is issued t the individual wh receives the grant (therefre the check.) The persn receiving the 1099 wuld subtract the amunt f the expenses frm the ttal received. The nly thing that shuld be taxable t the individual wuld be a stipend issued t him r herself. Additinal questins What is the best way t cntact us? Befre yu reach ut, make sure yur questin is nt already answered abve. Email us frm the same address yu used fr yur applicatin. Make sure the email address yu list is accessible and active during the entire year (especially during the summer). Yu can use ur Cntact Us frm fr additinal assistance. Can I print a cpy f my applicatin? Select print frm yur web brwser while within yur applicatin.
Teacher Develpment Grant Applicatin Questins Ntice: This is NOT AN APPLICATION. It is a resurce t help yu review questins in advance s that yu can prepare t submit them nline. Applicatins can be saved and edited befre they are submitted. T access the applicatin, visit mccartheydressman.rg and click n Lgin. Imprtant : Read the FAQs and Imprtant Dates page at http://mccartheydressman.rg/faqs-imprtant-dates/ page befre cmpleting yur applicatin. Backgrund Infrmatin Prject Title Persnal Title (Mr., Mrs., etc) First Name Last Name Email Address - Make sure the email address yu list is accessible and active during the entire year (especially during the summer). Address Line 1 Address Line 2 (ptinal) City State Zip Schl Name Schl Year Address (if different) Schl Year Address 1 Schl Year Address 2 Schl Year City Schl State Schl Year Zip Schl Year Phne Number Narrative Order Questin 1 Describe yur prject and hw it will cntribute t the develpment f participating teachers. 500 2 Please prvide at least tw references (mdels, bks, r research citatins) related t yur prject. 3 Describe yur schl/rganizatin and the individual teacher r team f teachers wh will participate. Include pertinent schl demgraphics. Be specific. 4 Describe hw yur prject meets these criteria: *Will differ frm yur teaching in the past *Will imprve instructin *Will cntribute t the develpment f teachers *Will increase student learning 5 Inquiry, Reflectin, Dcumentatin *What questins will guide yur learning? *In light f yur questins, hw will yu dcument teachers' learning? *In light f yur questins, hw will yu dcument students' learning? Wrd Cunt
6 Describe the prduct(s) yu will use t disseminate this prject t ther grups f teachers.(examples: teachers' reflective jurnals, set f lessn plans, DVD, pwer pint, etc.) 7 Describe yur plan t implement the prject, including timelines and specific prjects. 100 100 Budget Year 1 WHAT WILL THE MONEY BE USED FOR? HOW ARE THESE EXPENSES RELATED TO YOUR PROGRAM? WHEN WILL THE MONEY BE SPENT? AMOUNT OF MONEY NEEDED Year 2 WHAT WILL THE MONEY BE USED FOR? HOW ARE THESE EXPENSES RELATED TO YOUR PROGRAM? WHEN WILL THE MONEY BE SPENT? AMOUNT OF MONEY NEEDED Year 3 WHAT WILL THE MONEY BE USED FOR? HOW ARE THESE EXPENSES RELATED TO YOUR PROGRAM? WHEN WILL THE MONEY BE SPENT? AMOUNT OF MONEY NEEDED Reference Letters Nte: Yu ll prvide this cntact infrmatin fr Sender 1, Sender 2 and Sender3. Senders will receive infrmatin by email s make sure the email address is crrect. Must submit at least 3 recmmendatins. First Name Last Name Address 1 Address 2 City State Zip Email Phne Number All recmmendatin letters must be upladed t the nline system by senders befre yu can submit yur applicatin. We ask yu t invite at least three (but n mre than five) letters f recmmendatin frm prfessrs r thers wh knw yu well. A maximum f five email address spaces are included. Yu may nt reset these email addresses nce submitted.
Fr schlarships, yur recmmendatin letters shuld address yur academic abilities and achievements thus far, yur character, and yur prmise as a teacher. If yu are applying fr the Teacher Develpment r Academic Enrichment grants, the recmmendatin letters shuld address the individual s leadership abilities as well as hw the prject will make a difference in the schl r cmmunity. The individual whse address has been prvided will receive an email with instructins fr uplading a reference letter in ne f the fllwing dcument types:.dc,.dcx,.txt,.pdf,.jpg,.jpeg,.tiff,.tif. When yu return t yur nline applicatin, yu will see that the reference status is pending if an uplad has nt been received r a cmplete if it has been received. Yur applicatin is nt cmplete and may nt be submitted until yu have at least three letter files upladed. Yu are respnsible fr cmmunicating with letter authrs regarding the submissin prcess. We strngly recmmend yu cmmunicate with the individuals prviding yur letters in advance asking them t add inf@mccartheydressman.rg t their apprved cntacts s that they d nt miss the message. They shuld lk fr a message with the subject line Recmmendatin fr. Each time yu request a letter t be sent frm an individual, they receive a new link fr submitting the letter which invalidates the ld link. If yu have requested their reference multiple times, they may have received mre than ne email. The recipient will need t lcate the mst recent email and use that link t submit their letter. NOTE: Letters must be upladed n later than April 15. At least three letter files must be attached in rder t submit yur applicatin.