Grants, Nasdaq Educational Foundation

Deadline: Letters of inquiry are due August 1, 2008

Ph.D. dissertation fellowships are granted in the set amount of $15,000. There is no set minimum or maximum grant amount for grants other than fellowships. The board will consider whether the amount requested is commensurate with the activities proposed and appropriate for the foundation's annual grant making target.
Reasonable overhead costs may be included in the grant request, but must be specified.
Unless otherwise specified and agreed upon, all grants have one-year terms. Under very limited circumstances, the foundation will make a multiple-year commitment. It is incumbent upon the grant seeker to demonstrate the necessity or benefit of multiple-year funding in the grant proposal.

Abstract: The mission of The Nasdaq Educational Foundation, Inc. is to promote learning about capital formation, financial markets, and entrepreneurship through innovative educational programs.

Types of grants include the following:

1. Academic study or research, generally awarded to college or university professors
2. Ph.D. dissertation fellowships, awarded to colleges or universities on behalf of the candidate
3. Curriculum development, generally awarded at the university level to develop financial markets curricula
4. Educational projects or programs, including classroom and extracurricular programs at the high school, college and university level; teacher training; and professional development for adults (This may also include the creation of new educational materials.)

All proposals must further financial markets literacy and entrepreneurship in addition to meeting other criteria. The categories above are for guidance only. All proposals compete for a single pool of funds and are subject to selection by the Foundation Board of Directors.

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