WHAT:
Teachers Federal Credit Union is excited to announce that submissions are now open for its Annual Teacher Appreciation Week Contest. In its fifth year, Teachers is awarding classroom grants to educators nationwide who are making an outstanding academic contribution to their community. Grant recipients will be announced during the nationally recognized Teacher Appreciation Week, May 5-9, 2025.
Teachers Federal Credit Union is awarding grants in three teaching categories – grades Pre-K - 5, 6 - 8, and 9 - 12 for a total of nine recipients, and $15,000. There will be three recipients per category, each receiving a classroom grant based on scoring: 1st place $2,500, 2nd place $1,500, and 3rd place $1,000.
Anyone 18 years of age or older can nominate a teacher who is currently teaching in any public or private school district in the United States. There is no limit to the number of times an educator can be nominated, and multiple entries are encouraged. You do not need to be a Teachers Federal Credit Union member to nominate or be nominated.
Following the March 4-18 nomination period, a Teachers Federal Credit Union panel will evaluate the nominees and select eighteen finalists, six from each of the three teaching categories. Public voting for the finalists will take place on teachersfcu.org beginning April 21, and nine recipients will be announced the week of May 6.
WHO:
- Eligible teachers must work in a public or private school district in the U.S.
- Teachers must have an active teaching status.
- Nominations can be submitted in three teaching categories:
- Grades Pre-k - 5
- Grades 6 - 8
- Grades 9 - 12
- Nine deserving educators, three per category, who have made outstanding academic contributions to their communities, will be awarded classroom grants ranging from $2,500, $1,500, or $1,000, for a total of $15,000, as well as Teachers FCU swag for their students and classrooms.
WHEN:
- Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - Award nominations open
- Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. EDT - All nominations are due
- Week of April 21, 2025 - Public voting begins for the finalists
- May 6, 2025 - Recipients are announced on teachersfcu.org/teachercontest, Teachers social media, and Teachers June member newsletter
HOW:
- Nominate an educator on teachersfcu.org/teachercontest from March 4 through March 18, 2025
- Join public voting for the finalists on teachersfcu.org/teachercontest from April 21 through April 25, 2025
- Recipients will be announced on May 6, 2025
LINK TO CONTEST: teachersfcu.org/teachercontest