Creative Educator Grants

Creative Educator Grants is sponsored by SELCO. Grants designed to fund creative classroom ideas that lack sufficient funding, available to K-12 educators across 27 Oregon counties.

Creative Educator Grants | SELCO Awarding K–12 educator grants up to $2,500. If you have an idea for a creative classroom project, we can’t wait to hear about it. See Eligibility Requirements Passion + classrooms = magic Lack of funding should never get in the way of projects that excite curiosity, deepen understanding, and encourage new ways of seeing.

We’re awarding grants of up to $2,500 to K–12 educators this year. We love projects that spark something new and want to see proposals helping kids create and teachers innovate. See Eligibility Requirements What is a creative class project?

Learning isn’t limited to traditional curriculum via textbooks or projectors. We believe some of the most important and impactful learning for students can take place through hands-on class projects. As you prepare your Creative Educator Grant application, don’t hesitate to explore your most creative ideas.

Feel free to see previous funded projects below if you're looking for inspiration! Check out Classroom Makeovers If you're looking for funds to transform your learning space rather than launching a creative classroom project, check out our Classroom Makeovers. Each year, recipients can receive up to $15,000 for classroom transformations.

In 2025, we awarded $45,000 to three educators across Oregon! Learn more about Classroom Makeovers “My grant expanded our sewing and embroidery programs and gave me the ability to take on a larger class and teach students a real-life skill,” Thomson said. “These classes were a big hit, and many students went on to develop their own projects at home.

This grant program is absolutely amazing. It was so simple to apply, but the funds made a huge impact on our school. ” — Katelyn Thomson, 2025 Creative Educator Grant recipient from Sublimity Middle School Grant Spotlight: Jennie Herbert Ready, set, go!

See how Jennie Herbert, an educator at Elmira Elementary, sparked her students’ love for running and goal setting. Check out the 2025 Recipients Grant Spotlight: Jenifer Gerlach The connection between brain development and music sparked an idea for this educator!

Jenifer, the music instructor at Prairie Mountain School, applied for a Creative Educator Grant and received funding for a new set of ukeleles to help her students gain hands-on experience and learn new skills in the music classroom. “When a student can play an instrument it creates neuropathway connections that they will use the rest of their lives.

If I can get more neuropathways created just through having fun with ukeleles, that’s a win. ” -Jenifer Gerlach, 2024 Creative Educator Grant recipient from Prairie Mountain School in Eugene Check out the 2024 Recipients Grant Spotlight: Jill Plumb Creativity is the name of the game when it comes to telling a story!

Learn more about how Jill, an educator at Springfield High School, ignited that creativity with her students through film. Check out the 2023 Recipients Grant Spotlight: Martha Dyer Out with the oldie moldies and in with the new, as 2022 grant recipient, Martha Dyer, says! An educator at César E.

Chávez Elementary School, learn more about how she stepped up to find creative ways to encourage excitement around new library book offerings. Check out the 2022 Recipients Grant Spotlight: Judy Tacchini With each project there is the possibility of unexpected barriers – and unexpected breakthroughs.

Hear more as Judy Tacchini, an educator at Cascade Middle School and 2021 grant recipient, highlights her students’ creative project, “Bruh… How Are We Supposed to ‘Live, Laugh, Love’ in These Conditions? ” Check out the 2021 Recipients Ahora te estás dirigiendo al sitio web en español.

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