Awards and Grants

More than 40 awards and grants are available to honor educators, authors, and others involved in reading and literacy. Past recipients, guidelines, and application forms can be found on the individual award or grant page.

Award deadlines approaching — submit your applications today!

These awards and grants have quickily approaching deadlines:

December 1

January 15, 2010

Looking for a certain type of award? Click on "Category" to sort by the type of award/grant.


Award Category
Advocacy Award Council Awards
Albert J. Harris Award Research Awards
Arbuthnot Award Teachers Awards
Award of Excellence Council Awards
Broadcast Media Awards for Television Media Awards
Celebrate Literacy Council Awards
Certificate of Distinction for the Reading Preparation of Elementary and Secondary Teachers Professional Development Awards and Grants
Constance McCullough Award Professional Development Awards and Grants
Dina Feitelson Research Award Research Awards
Eleanor M. Johnson Award Teachers Awards
Elva Knight Research Grant Research Grants
Exemplary Reading Program Award Council Awards
Five-Star Policy Recognition Program Research Policy Award
Gertrude Whipple Professional Development Program Professional Development Awards and Grants
Grants for Literacy Projects in Countries with Developing Economies Professional Development Awards and Grants
Helen M. Robinson Grant Research Grants
Honor Council Program Council Awards
International Citation of Merit Service Awards
IRA Award for Technology and Reading Teachers Awards
IRA Children’s and Young Adult’s Book Award Children's Literature Awards
IRA Jerry Johns Outstanding Teacher Educator in Reading Award Teachers Awards
IRA John Chorlton Manning Public School Service Award Teacher Awards
IRA Lee Bennett Hopkins Promising Poet Award Children's Literature Award
IRA Maryann Manning Outstanding Volunteer Service Award Service Awards
IRA Regie Routman Teacher Recognition Grant Teachers Awards
Jeanne S. Chall Research Fellowship Research Awards
Local Council Community Service Award Council Awards
National Affiliate Conference Grants Council Awards
Nila Banton Smith Award Teachers Awards
Nila Banton Smith Research Dissemination Support Grant Research Grants
Outstanding Dissertation of the Year Award Research Awards
Paul A. Witty Outstanding Literature Award Children's Literature Award
Paul A. Witty Short Story Award Children's Literature Award
Print Media Award Media Awards
Reading/Literacy Research Fellowship Research Awards
Ronald W. Mitchell Convention Travel Grant Teacher Grants
Special Service Award Service Awards
Steven A. Stahl Research Grant Research Grants
Teacher as Researcher Grant Research Grants
Travel Grants for Educators Teacher Grants
William S. Gray Citation of Merit Service Awards