Grants & Funds

Regional Social Justice Grants

These grants are designed to provide funding for social justice conferences to be held throughout the province. The intent behind these grants are to build capacity and support the growth of social justice in a given region. Funding occurs on a bi-annual basis. Information and application form for BCTF locals and sublocals are online.

Social justice grants

Social justice grants provide seed money for activities or projects that will bring about systemic change for social justice in schools, districts and/or communities in British Columbia. Our information package and application form for BCTF locals and sublocals are online.

Ed May Social Responsibility Fund

The Ed May Social Responsibility Education Fund PDF file; Acrobat Reader required. was established by the 1994 Annual General Meeting of the BCTF. The fund promotes socially responsible teaching in inclusive, safe, and healthy schools by providing money to assist teachers in developing and implementing violence-prevention, antiracist, multicultural, gender-equity, global, environmental, or peace resources. The deadline for applying for grants for the 2010-11 school year is November 26, 2010.

Here is an example of a successful grant application form which was submitted by Lois Warthe of Winlaw Elementary school. The project report gives the outline and details of this grant.

Tips for teachers applying for the grants

Check out the criteria, timelines, priorities and tips PDF file; Acrobat Reader required. to help you apply for the Ed May social responsibility or social justice grants.