FF: Leavey Awards for Excellence in Private Enterprise Education

Sponsor: Freedoms Foundation (FF)

One of the more important aspects of Freedoms Foundation’s Awards programs is the emphasis it puts on rewarding educators who teach the private enterprise system. It is essential to the future of our freedoms and our way of life that young people today – our future leaders – develop an understanding of and enthusiasm for this facet of the American system.

It was this belief that led trustees of The Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Foundation to generously endow the Leavey Awards for Excellence in Private Enterprise Education. This prestigious cash award of $7,500 is given to full time educators who have an innovative way of teaching America’s private enterprise system. A special award of $15,000 can be given for an unusually meritorious entry. Since the program’s inception in 1977, nearly $3 million have been distributed to educators in 45 states.

The candidate must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident employed full-time as an educator at an accredited American school (grades K-12), college or university. The application must conceive and implement and innovative course, program or project which develops, among students, a deeper understanding and appreciation of the American private enterprise system. The nominee’s program, course or project must be operating or initiated during the previous academic year.

Deadline: October 1st, each year

For further information, please visit: http://www.ffvf.org/leavey_info.asp