Apply for a Jan Stauber-Sherlock Holmes Literacy Grant

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You may submit a grant application at any time during the year...  We will consider each grant until we reach our funded ceiling for that year... Once we achieve our ceiling for the year, we will post a notice on our webpage.  Once this occurs, please submit your application early next year.

The period of performance for each grant will be determined once the grant is approved and issued.

(Fillable PDF / 6 pages)
Contact Beth Gallego or Steve Mason if you need help with the signature for this form

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​As an Educator / Librarian, you can be awarded up to $1,000​ for a wonderful project !!

Mission
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• The mission of the Jan Stauber Grants is to provide needed financial assistance to persons and organizations developing literacy programs and other educational experiences that will introduce young people to Sherlock Holmes.

Goals

• Encourage young people to read;
• Introduce young people to Sherlock Holmes and, in particular, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories;
• Provide needed financial support in the form of grants to support projects introducing more young people to Sherlock Holmes;
• Reach out both to current Holmes fans and non-Sherlockians, encouraging them through financial assistance to develop such projects; and
• Honor Jan Stauber’s work introducing young people to Sherlock Holmes. (That's her picture above and she was the first winner of the Beacon Award.)

Target Audience

• Elementary, Middle School, and Upper School Teachers (public and private) in the USA and Canada
• Librarians (school, public libraries, etc.) in the USA and Canada
• Enthusiasts of detective/mystery fiction who are active in organizations involving young people, such as scouting
• Sherlockian Holmes Societies in the USA and Canada

​Deadline

• Applications for funding may be sent at any time.

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Completed applications should be returned to:

​The Beacon Society
Beth Gallego
                   [email protected]
            cc:  [email protected]