Grant Opportunities
Donna Bates Memorial Award
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DHEC's Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management in partnership with the Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE South East) is accepting applications for this year's Donna Bates Memorial Grant Award. This award was established in 1996 in an effort to encourage improvement and support of coastal science and coastal environmental instructions in the 8 coastal counties of South Carolina. All public schools (K-12) in the eight coastal counties are invited to apply! The award will be presented to the public school(s) with the proposal for program improvement which has been determined by a review Committee to best serve the educational opportunities of the school's students and best serve the goal of improving learning opportunities for coastal science and the coastal environment in public schools. New: 2009 Award Information
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 Donna Bates in 1994 |
Grant Requirements and Information
- Application must be complete and signed by both the sponsoring teacher and principal of the school.
- Applications must include the Curriculum Vita (CV) of teacher/staff who will conduct program or oversee the use of award funds
- Application must include a letter of support from the school's principal.
- Deadline for application is November 1.
- OCRM will make one annual award of up to $2,000. It is possible that two schools could share this award based on project merits
- Proposals will be reviewed by a committee made up of COSEE and OCRM staff. A decision will be announced in December of each year. Funding will be made available in January of the following year.
- The award must be expended by June 30 and a final report will be due no later than August 1.
- OCRM will enter into a contractual agreement with the selected school(s) identifying the activities, products, and/or facilities to be funded through this grant. The Award will be a direct reimbursement of costs associated with specified program activities. Invoices and receipts will be required.
- Funding expenditures can provide for items such as supplementary print, or other media resources, to enhance existing curriculum, teacher professional development programs, presentations by specialists/scientists, equipment, exhibits, improvement to facilities, development of special courses at the school or educational field trips to coastal sites.
OCRM staff will be available to provide logistical support with the project if desired by the school(s).
For more information, contact Dan Burger at OCRM, 843-953-0251 or burgerdj@dhec.sc.gov.
2008 Grant Award
OCRM is pleased to announce that Moultrie Middle School has been awarded the 2008 Donna Bates Memorial Award. Moultrie Middle School will conduct the “Glimpses of our Future!” photograph essay project, which strives to reach 10,000 students in the East of the Cooper Charleston County School District. Seventh grade students will use photography to study the Shem Creek area and compose essays that explore current and future environmental impacts. Photographs and essays will be presented to the Mt. Pleasant Town Council and all East Cooper schools, where environmental photograph essays will be displayed in conjunction with Science and English lessons developed for each school.
Previous Award Winners
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Year |
School |
Project |
Region |
| 2008 | Moultrie Middle School | Photo Essay Project, "Glimpses of Our Future" View a slide show of the project (PDF) |
Charleston |
| 2007 | Ruffin Middle School | Turtle Habitat and Coastal Ecosystem Fieldtrips | Colleton County |
| 2007 | Academy for the Arts, Science and Technology |
Cooperative Coastal Science Curriculum Development | Horry County |
| 2006 | Midland Elementary School | Field Trip to Barrier Island Environmental Educational Program | Horry County |
| 2005 | Academic Magnet High School | Water Testing Project and Restoration Efforts in Noisette Creek | North Charleston |
| 2003 | Fort Dorchester High School | Technical Classroom Enhancement | North Charleston |
| 2003 | Ron McNair Elementary | Field Trip to SC Aquarium | North Charleston |
| 2002 | Whale Branch Middle School | Water Monitoring Kits | Seabrook |
| 2001 | Goodwin Elementary | Touch Tank and Freshwater Pond | North Charleston |
| 2000 | Hilton Head Middle | Outdoor Wetland Lab | Hilton Head |
| 2000 | St. Andrew's Elementary | Science Nights Educational Forums | Charleston |
| 1999 | North Myrtle Beach Elem. | Erosion Study Lab | North Myrtle Beach |
| 1999 | James B. Edwards Elem. | Science Program Improvement | Mt. Pleasant |
| 1999 | St. James-Santee Elem. | Earth Stewards Cooperative Program | McClellanville |
| 1998 | Edith Frierson Elem. | Coastal Science Exhibits | Wadmalaw |
| 1997 | Angle Oak Elem. | Saltwater Touch Tank | Johns Is. |
| 1997 | James B. Edwards Elem. | Saltwater Touch Tank | Mt. Pleasant |
| 1997 | Ron McNair Elementary | Coastal Science Curriculum | North Charleston |
| 1996 | James B. Edwards Elem. | Coastal Science Curriculum | Mt. Pleasant |
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