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United States
In the US, SKF Grant applicants must be (i) an accredited educational institution;
(ii) administrative office of board of education of an educational institution;
(iii) a public library; or (iv) a public museum.
Eligibility Requirements
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Educational institutions are defined as an accredited institution
organized and operated on a not-for-profit basis exclusively for the purpose
of teaching its enrolled students. An accredited institution must be: |
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A public or private K-12, vocational school, correspondence school, junior
college, college, university, or scientific or technical school that is
either institutionally accredited by an accrediting agency nationally recognized
by the U.S. Secretary of Education or, in the case of public K-12 institutions
only, recognized or approved by the Department of Education of the States
in which it is located; |
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A home school that has declared its status through the provision
of a declaration to the local school board or department of education and
has had such declaration acknowledged by the local school board or department
of education, as the case may be. |
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Administrative Offices or Boards of Education of Educational
Institutions defined as |
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district, regional and states administrative offices of the public Educational
Institutions defined above |
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administrative entities organized and operated exclusively for the administration
of the private Educational Institutions defined above, or |
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other state or local government entities substantially all of whose activities
consist of administrative support for public Educational Institutions defined
above. |
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Public Libraries must meet all of the following criteria: |
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provide general library services without charge to all residents of a
given community, district or region; |
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provide accredited educational programs |
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supported by public or private funds; |
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make its basic collections and basic services available to the population
of its legal service area; and |
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may or may not provide products and services, beyond its basic services,
to the public at large with or without individual charges. |
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Public Museums must meet all the following criteria: |
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are a public or private agency or institution organized on a permanent
basis for essentially education or aesthetic purposes; |
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utilize a professional staff; and |
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own or utilize tangible objects, care for them and exhibit them to the
public
on a regular basis. |
Canada
In Canada, SKF Grant applicants must be (i) an accredited educational institution;
(ii) an educational consortia and system; (iii) an administrative office or
board of education of an educational institution; (iv) a public library; or
(v) a public museum.
Eligibility Requirements
| 1. |
Educational institutions are defined as an accredited institution
organized and operated on a not-for-profit basis exclusively for educational
purposes. An accredited institution must be: |
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a) |
A public or private K-12, vocational school, correspondence school, junior
college, college, university, or scientific or technical school accredited
by the provincial or territorial government in the province where the institution
it is located; or |
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b) |
A home school that has declared its status through the provision
of a declaration to the local school board or department of education and
has had such declaration acknowledged by the local school board or department
of education, as the case may be. |
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Educational Consortia and Systems (higher education only):
Defined as corporations and associations validly organized and existing
under the laws in Canada, representing members or shareholders of a common
institution type (for example, community colleges, independent schools,
provincial systems). Each member or shareholder must be an Education Institution
as defined above. |
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Administrative Offices or Boards of Education of Educational
Institutions defined as |
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a) |
district, regional and provincial administrative offices of the public
Educational Institutions defined above |
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b) |
administrative entities organized and operated exclusively for the administration
of the private Educational Institutions defined above, or |
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c) |
other provincial or local government entities substantially all of whose
activities consist of administrative support for public Educational Institutions
defined above. |
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Public Libraries must meet all of the following criteria: |
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a) |
provide general library services without charge to all residents of a
given community, district or region; |
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b) |
provide accredited educational programs |
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c) |
supported by public or private funds; |
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d) |
make its basic collections and basic services available to the population
of its legal service area; and |
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e) |
may or may not provide products and services, beyond its basic services,
to the public at large with or without individual charges. |
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Public Museums must meet all the following criteria: |
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a) |
are a public or private agency or institution organized on a permanent
basis for essentially education or aesthetic purposes; |
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b) |
utilize a professional staff; and |
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c) |
own or utilize tangible objects, care for them and exhibit them to the
public
on a regular basis. |
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