The Center for Archival Collections (CAC) offers annually up to three competitive Research Travel Grants to support researchers who plan to spend at least five full working days using collections held by the CAC. The award is intended to promote and support original scholarly or creative work and to defray the costs of travel to and residence in Bowling Green, not to exceed $1,500 per award. 

Anyone - including but not limited to faculty, students, public historians, visual and performing artists, and independent researchers - who wishes to pursue a Research Travel Grant may apply, regardless of academic status or affiliation.

Each year, the National Rural Education Association (NREA) and Rural Schools Collaborative (RSC) partner to present the National Signature Project Award, a grant program for innovative classroom projects that exemplify the very best in place-based education. The program awards one outstanding rural educator with up to a $2,500 grant and two additional rural teachers with up to $1,500.

In addition to the awarded funds, the NREA and RSC will compensate all of the awardees' travel and registration fees for their attendance to National Forum to Advance Rural Education!

This program is open to any rural classroom teacher in the United States, and we strongly encourage teachers who come from under-represented backgrounds to apply. The application deadline is May 5, 2024.

The Association of Illinois Rural and Small Schools is an NREA State Affiliate, and we want to join them in celebrating their recent work around CTE! You can learn more through the following resources: