Applications open for TIME Fellowship grants

Applications from Sarasota County Schools educators are now being accepted for the Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation’s 2025 TIME Fellowship program. The deadline is Sept. 30.

The foundation will select as many as 25 applicants to receive up to $12,000 each for a personal project designed to renew their passion for teaching and their commitment to their students. TIME, an acronym for “Time to Inspire Margie’s Educators,” is named in honor of the late Margery Barancik, who was a teacher and lifelong advocate for education. 

Through the first three years of the program, 75 TIME Fellowships have been awarded.

“Of all school-based factors, a motivated and highly effective teacher is the most important for a child’s academic success,” said Barancik Foundation President and Teri Hansen in a news release. “Our TIME Fellowship enables educators to complete a once-in-a-lifetime learning experience that will restore them professionally and personally.”

The 2025 TIME Fellowship program is open to currently employed, full-time instructional staff, assistant principals and principals within Sarasota County Schools’ pre-K to 12 traditional public schools. Additional eligibility criteria can be found on the TIME website at BarancikFoundation.org.