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Margot Stern Strom Teaching Award

Teacher Award

The Margot Stern Strom Teaching Award was established in 2006 to honor the passion of Facing History and Ourselves' Founder and Executive Director Margot Stern Strom, and is generously funded by David and Nina Fialkow.

Applications for the Margot Stern Strom Teaching Award will be accepted November 20th through January 15th. Decisions will be made by February 1st. (We prefer online applications but will accept those submitted by mail or fax.)

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How to Apply

The teaching award should help further your work with Facing History and Ourselves. Your project budget can range between $250 and $2,500.

Step 1: Create a project narrative of up to 750 words and a project budget.
Step 2: Go to www.facinghistory.org/ teacheraward.
Step 3: Answer a few short online questions and attach your project narrative and budget to the application form. Click “Save” if you’d like to keep working on your proposal. Click “Submit” when you’re done!

Thank for taking the time to apply for the Margot Stern Strom Teaching Award. If you would like to see sample applications, click here and visit the links at the top of the page.

If your proposal includes innovative use of technology for teaching and learning, click here and check the box under "Technology Grant". You will be contacted to be considered for an additional grant.




Past Winners

hardy thamesHardy Thames of Central High School, TN, used his award to study the history of Sudan using Facing History’s themes and journey, culminating in a student-organized “Jam for Sudan” fundraiser.


ann chaitinAnn Chaitin, an art teacher from La Jolla Country Day School in San Diego, used her Margot Stern Strom Award to create and teach a class called "Art with a Message."


yael glickYael Glick from Satellite Academy in New York brought students to Rwanda to engage in a two week cultural exchange.


meredith and nadyaMeredith Louria and Nadya Strueva of Santa Monica, CA and Voronezh, Russia work together to incorporate Facing History teachings into their classrooms to promote global understanding - half the world away from each other.


megMeg Arbeiter, a teacher at ACT Charter School in Chicago, IL, traveled to South Africa to learn more about the country's quest for reconciliation and democracy.