Voya Financial to award $140,000 to educators with innovative teaching ideas
27 March 2024 - 12:05AM
Business Wire
Annual Unsung Heroes program now accepting applications
through April 19
Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA), announced today that the
application window has opened for the 2024 Unsung Heroes program, a
nationwide initiative that funds innovative teaching ideas to
improve curriculum and learning techniques.
Open to K-12 educators, Voya’s Unsung Heroes program provides an
opportunity for educators to secure resources to implement novel
initiatives to help their students. Through the program each year
50 finalists are selected to receive a $2,000 grant based on the
creativity of their ideas; the teaching method they apply; and the
ability to positively influence students. Of the finalists, three
will be selected to receive additional awards, including: $5,000
for third place; $10,000 for second place; and $25,000 for the
grand prize winner.
“In Voya’s more than 25 years supporting the Unsung Heroes
program, we have met many educators who are in need of more
resources to help turn textbook concepts into real-world
applications,” said Braeden Mayrisch, vice president, Stakeholder
Equity and Impact at Voya Financial and vice president, Voya
Foundation. “By helping to inspire a love for learning in today’s
classrooms, these grants can give teachers a leading role in
preparing children for the workforce, and their future financial
journeys.”
Voya first established the Unsung Heroes program to reward
educators who have the vision to try new methods to inspire kids’
learning. Since its inception, the program has awarded more than $6
million in grants to educators who work tirelessly to make a
lifelong impact on their students. The program is administered by
Scholarship America, the nation’s largest designer and manager of
scholarships, tuition assistance, and other educational support
programs for corporations, foundations, associations and
individuals.
The process to apply is simple. Educators (including teachers,
principals, counselors, librarians or coaches) with a compelling
idea and the need for extra support are encouraged to submit an
application. Visit Unsung Heroes to apply, learn more about the
program, or view past recipients. Those interested must act soon —
the deadline to apply is Friday, April 19.
Unsung Heroes is part of Voya Financial’s signature program,
Voya Teacher Voices, which is focused on empowering teachers to
become leaders by promoting the teaching career, recognizing
high-achieving educators, providing training opportunities and
offering financial support to achieve their goals. Voya’s
commitment to educators also includes its longstanding support for
the National Teacher of the Year program, sponsored by the Council
of Chief State School Officers and several other initiatives
focused on recruiting, training, and retaining America’s teacher
workforce.
As an industry leader focused on the delivery of benefits,
savings and investment solutions to and through the workplace, Voya
is committed to delivering on its mission to make a secure
financial future possible for all — one person, one family, one
institution at a time.
About Voya Financial®
Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA), is a leading health, wealth
and investment company with approximately 9,000 employees who are
focused on achieving Voya’s aspirational vision: Clearing your path
to financial confidence and a more fulfilling life. Through
products, solutions and technologies, Voya helps its 15.2 million
individual, workplace and institutional clients become well
planned, well invested and well protected. Benefitfocus, a Voya
company and a leading benefits administration provider, extends the
reach of Voya’s workplace benefits and savings offerings by
engaging directly with over 12 million employees in the U.S.
Certified as a “Great Place to Work” by the Great Place to Work®
Institute, Voya is purpose-driven and committed to conducting
business in a way that is economically, ethically, socially and
environmentally responsible. Voya has earned recognition as: one of
the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere; a member of the
Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index; and a “Best Place to Work for
Disability Inclusion” on the Disability Equality Index. For more
information, visit voya.com. Follow Voya Financial on Facebook,
LinkedIn and Instagram.
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