State
New York State Education Department and New York State Board of Regents
12/15/20
Awards to a New York teacher and a citizen for their contributions to Holocaust education or other violations of human rights. Eligible nominees for the teacher award are K-12 public or private school teachers for courses taught and activities held within the past five years. The award for a citizen honors Holocaust survivors and scholars of the Holocaust and other human rights issues.
Teaching Award Criteria: The nominee’s work related to the Holocaust and other violations of human rights will be judged according to the following criteria:
The Louis E. Yavner Citizen Award was established to honor Holocaust survivors, scholars of the Holocaust and human rights issues, and self-taught experts who help to educate students about these difficult topics.
The general criteria for the Citizen Award are:
GrantWatch ID#: 142663
Before starting your grant application, please review the funding source's website listed below for updates/changes/addendums/conferences/LOIs.
All documentation may be submitted electronically to EMSCURRIC@nysed.gov. Please Use YAVNER AWARD as the subject.
Printed documentation may be mailed to:
Office of Curriculum & Instruction
Louis E. Yavner Award
New York State Education Department, Room 860 EBA
Albany, NY 12234
For questions, please contact:
518-474-5922
emscurric@nysed.gov
USA: New York
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