MSEA Annual Grants and Awards

MSEA will support the efforts by individual members or local associations for activities/events in support of the Black Lives Matter at School Year of Action by providing financial assistance through 10 total grants in the amount of $1000 each.

The application deadline is 5:00 p.m. on October 25, 2024. Applications will then be reviewed by the MSEA Minority Affairs Committee who will make recommendations to the MSEA Board of Directors for final approval at its November meeting. For additional resources, click here.

MSEA will support local affiliates and members with expenses related to programs, service, or activities planned to promote human and civil rights and social justice by providing up to 10 total grants in the amount of $1,000 per local affiliate or individual member.

The application deadline is 5:00 p.m. on October 25, 2024. The MSEA Human and Civil Rights Committee will review all grant applications and make recommendations to the MSEA Board of Directors. The MSEA Board of Directors will act on the recommendations at its November meeting.

Take the opportunity to recognize someone in your local association who goes above and beyond. The Dorothy Lloyd Women’s Rights Award, sponsored by the MSEA Women’s Concerns Committee, is named after the longtime association director of publications. The award honors persons, groups, or programs for their accomplishments in the field of girls’ and women’s rights.

Completed nomination forms and supporting documents must be received by 11:59 p.m. on November 1, 2024

For over 20 years, MSEA’s Minority Affairs Committee has honored people of color who have demonstrated leadership on public education issues and fostered increased understanding of public schools in American society. Educators across our state are going above and beyond either in their daily work or outside of school to promote racial, social, and economic justice, so please take the time to nominate them for this prestigious honor.

The individuals must have promoted a positive image of public education on behalf of students, parents, and educators and encouraged improvement in Maryland’s public school systems. The award categories are: public education, leadership, politics, community involvement, and aspiring educator membership.

Completed nomination forms and supporting documents must be received by 11:59 p.m. on November 1, 2024.

The Human and Civil Rights Award, sponsored by the MSEA Human and Civil Rights Committee, provides statewide recognition to those individuals who promote and defend human and civil rights and encourage MSEA members to replicate the awardee’s courageous activities and/or demonstrated leadership in areas of human and civil rights activism. Educators across our state are going above and beyond either in their daily work or outside of school to promote and protect human and civil rights, so please take the time to nominate them for this prestigious recognition.

Completed nomination forms and supporting documents must be received by 11:59 p.m. on November 1, 2024.