Student Organizing and Assistance Resources (SOAR) Grants

NEA Grants Support Student Programs

Building a strong presence on campus is one of the biggest challenges that NEA Student Program chapters face. NEA provides financial assistance in the form of Student Organizing and Assistance Resources (SOAR) grants to encourage efforts to recruit new members or organize a student chapter.

Chapters may apply for funding to recruit in the following areas:

• Urban institutions
• Minority populations and historically minority campuses
• Community colleges
• High school future teacher programs

Priority is given to student locals working with UniServ units.

 Applications for first-semester efforts are due August 31 and those for the second semester are due January 31. For more information and an online application, go to www.nea.org/student-program/programs/soar.html.