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Awards and Grants

2023 Award Winners


These awards are presented annually at the spring conference. If you are interested in nominating a member, please complete the Award Nomination Form. The deadline for nominations is February 23, 2023.

The E.C.E.C.
​Award

This award is presented to a member of the organization who has contributed to the field of early childhood education by exemplifying the philosophy of the Early Childhood Education Council and who has taken action to promote this philosophy.

The Advocate for Young Children Award

​This award recognizes the contributions of either a member or non member who has shown to be a advocate for young children on a provincial and regional levels. ​​

The Distinguished Service Award

This award is presented to a member of the organization who has contributed to the field of early childhood education  by exemplifying the ECEC philosophy for their career as a leader in the field of Early Childhood.

Grants

The ECEC Grant is subject to budget approval at the annual general meeting and the recipient will be awarded a grant up to $1000 to assist in research or innovative classroom programming in early childhood education. The applications for the grant can be sent via letter to the past president, ​April Brown at  aprilbrown013@gmail.com  ​. The grant recipient will receive half of the grant at the beginning of the research or classroom project and the other half upon completion. This money can be used for materials, release time or any other worthwhile component of the research or classroom project. The recipient will be linked with an executive member who will follow and support the recipients progress over the course of the year. The following criteria must be met in order to be awarded the grant:
  • Be a current member of ECEC
  • Deadline for applications must be received by May 1st of each year. 
  • proposed research should adhere to the educational philosophy as outlined by the ECEC position papers found at Barnett House as well as on our website. 
  • Proposals with school support are encouraged. This support could take the form of matching funding, teacher preparation time, administrative recognition. 
  • The grant recipient must be willing to share what they have learned with the ECEC members via at least one of the following mediums: an ECEC journal article, conference presentation, or regional workshop.

    Grant Application Letter

    Please provide your grant proposal to Danielle Kowalchyk below.
Submit
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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Benefits of Membership
    • Awards and Grants
    • Constitution & Handbook
    • Position Papers
    • Members Only
  • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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    • IEI January 2023
    • IEI January 2022
    • IEI June 2021
    • 2021 Conference Review
    • IEI January 2021
    • IEI June 2020
  • Journal
  • Regional Councils
  • Contact Us