The Calvin K. Kazanjian Economics Foundation seeks to fund projects which aim to address the issue of economic illiteracy. The Foundation maintains a vital interest in the overall efforts to increase economic literacy, with special attention to proposals and projects with national impact that address the following issues: 1) The Foundation has an abiding interest in elevating the nation’s understanding of the need for economic education. It will support programs that raise various public’s participation in economic education and/or create a demand for greater economic literacy. 2) The application of new strategies for teaching economics including on-line and web-based instruction is of interest to the Foundation. 3) Projects, policy studies, or programs that encourage measurement of economic understanding more often and/or more effectively are of specific interest. 4) The large number of students at risk of leaving school, and hence never effectively participating in the nation’s economic system are of concern to the Foundation. Programs that help otherwise disenfranchised youth and/or young adults with children learn to participate in the economic system are very important to the Foundation.

Projects supported by the Foundation should: 1) Disseminate economic thinking and knowledge by all available means, to the end that greater happiness and prosperity may come to all through better understanding. 2) Produce materials, conduct lectures, promote discussions and, in every possible way, assist in the development of greater economic literacy. 3) Promote the interchange of ideas and experiences between students of economic theory, those who are teaching it, and those engaged in solving practical economic problems in business and government. 4) Further these purposes, through cooperation with schools, colleges and universities, foundations or other organizations through financial support or other means. Proposals can be submitted to the Foundation by February 15 for spring review and September 15 for fall review. Each proposal should include a narrative of no more than 10 double-spaced pages and an abstract or executive summary of no more than one page. Additional information can be found online at http://www.kazanjian.org/