Grants and Awards

VATE offers students and teachers many opportunities to be recognized for outstanding achievement. Click on the links below to learn more about the opportunities for awards.

Student Contests

Promising Young Writers Awards
NCTE Achievement in Writing Awards Program
Excellence in Student Literary Magazines

Educator Grants and Awards

The Frances Wimer Award
The VATE Service Award
The Foster B. Gresham Award
The Heritage Award
Minority Scholarship Award
Richard A. Meade Scholarship
Teacher Mini-Grant Competition
Leon F. Williams Award

Executive Board Members Responsible for Awards

Honor Schools: Affiliate Chair
VATE Service Award: Affiliate Chair
VEB Awards: Editor of the VEB
Minority/Diversity Scholarship Award: VCEE Chair
Heritage Award: Multicultural Liaison (even numbered years)
NCTE Liaison (odd numbered years)
Foster B. Gresham Award: College Member-at-Large
Richard A. Meade Student Teaching Scholarship:
2006 – Elementary Member-at-Large
2007 – Secondary Member-at-Large
2008 – Middle School Member-at-Large
(Rotates in same order every three years)
VCEE Chair—sends information to colleges and universities in Virginia by April 1 each year
Frances N. Wimer Award: Past President
Leon F. Williams Award: Past President
Teacher Mini-Grant Competition: Past President

Information on VATE Honors, Awards, and Scholarships for 2006