2026-2027 APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN!
FACULTY TRUST GRANT APPLICATION
The Parents’ Association of Montclair Kimberley Academy (PAMKA) supports and encourages the scholastic, intellectual, and professional enrichment of faculty and staff. The PAMKA Faculty Trust Program specifically recognizes the importance of intellectual pursuit and personal renewal outside a traditional academic setting. Over $650,000 has been awarded to MKA faculty members throughout the years, with gifts ranging from $1,600 to $9,600, and averaging approximately $5,000.
Kyle Salkin | Denmark
Kyle Salkin | Denmark
Study of How Democratic Values are Instilled in Citizens in Different Societies
Crystal Glynn | Kenya
Crystal Glynn | Kenya
Deepen Understanding of Animals, Habitats, and Conservation
David Korfhage | Mexico
David Korfhage | Mexico
Study the Mexica (Aztec) Empire and Mesoamerican Ruins
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Submit your application via the campus buttons below. Please be sure to upload your itemized budget upon final submission.
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Sample questionnaire, evaluation guide, sample budget, and MKA Mission Statement.
All applications are due no later than 8:00 A.M. on January 11, 2027.
- Full-time faculty and staff with teaching responsibilities who have completed three years of service at the time of application are eligible.
- Past award recipients may not reapply earlier than five years from the date of their awarded proposal.
- While it is permissible to take someone on the trip with you, the award is designed to meet the expenses of the faculty member only.
- Resulting experience must enhance your role as an educator at MKA.
- Proposal content should arise from academic and personal curiosity.
- Proposal content must demonstrate anticipated personal development from this experience.
Submissions will only be accepted online and applicant must confirm all checklist items are complete.
Applications can be submitted as a PDF, PowerPoint/Google Slides, or video. Feel free to be creative with your submission!
- Provide any supporting documentation, including suggested itinerary, background materials.
- Provide itemized budget to support amount requested.
- Faculty representatives are available to assist applicants with completing proposals when needed.
- Submit proposals via the appropriate form no later than 8:00 A.M. on January 11, 2027.
- Grants must be used within twelve months of award notification.
- Recipients agree to discuss their experience with peers at a faculty meeting and to share with their students in ways that are integral to teaching and learning in their classrooms.
- Recipients must remain in the employ of MKA for the entire academic year following the use of the grant.
A Committee composed of five PAMKA representatives, the Head of School, the Assistant Head of School for Curriculum and Professional Development, and three faculty members will review each proposal and select award recipients by the end of January.
Please direct questions to PAMKA Faculty Trust Chair, Lauren Kaplan.
2025-2026
Crystal Glynn
Niko Tricarico
Laura Treadaway
Laurie Smith
2024-2025
Michelle Barbetta
Dimitri Hadjipetkov
Kyle Salkin
2023-2024
Jocelyn Fine
Peter Gaynor
Tim Cook
David Korfhage
2022-2023
Meg Arcadia
CherylAnne Amendola
If you have any questions, please contact PAMKA Faculty Trust Chair, Lauren Kaplan.
Receiving the PAMKA Grant was an incredible opportunity for me as both an artist and an educator. Inspired by the architecture of Gaudi, I introduced 2nd grade students to his innovative biomorphic facades which they used as a launching pad to generate their own clay facades in art. Experiences like this push you to grow as a teacher, and they keep feeding your ideas and energy throughout the school year.Jocelyn FineSpain: Exploring Gaudi and Biomorphic Facades
My PAMKA grant trip truly embodied the transformative nature of an MKA education. Exploring the rich history of the periodic table, pivotal fossil discoveries and tracing the steps of legends like Beatrix Potter, Wordsworth, and Shakespeare allowed me to connect different disciplines in a meaningful way. I am excited to bring these new insights into my chemistry classes, showing students how STEM+ principles have shaped history and encouraging them to draw inspiration from the pioneers who came before us.Laurie SmithUnited Kingdom: STEM+ Exploration of the UK
This trip has brought the world of ancient Greece and its accompanying mythology into reality for me. To be able to teach from personal experience is an exciting opportunity. To be able to show a photograph, for instance, of Mycenae, to bring the city of Agamemnon into the classroom in ways that both compliment and enhance the words on the page is, to me, an invaluable teaching resource.Niko TricaricoGreece: Study of Ancient Greece and Mythology
My current second graders are studying habitats this fall and are enthralled by my pictures and stories, and I look forward to giving them a window into East Africa.I can't thank PAMKA enough for such an amazing opportunity.Crystal GlynnKenya: Deepen Understanding of Animals, Habitats, and Conservation
