Grants, Funding & Awards


Grants & Funding | News

SanDisk To Award $1 million in STEM Scholarships

Scholarships totaling $1 million will be offered to students with disadvantaged backgrounds by the SanDisk Scholars Fund to pursue studies in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

E-Textbooks | News

Feds Look To Accelerate E-Textbook Adoption with 'Digital Textbook Playbook'

FCC Chairman Genachowski Wednesday called for digital textbooks for every American student within the next five years.

STEM Funding | News

Google Awards $340,000 in STEM Grants

Google has awarded $340,000 to 26 organizations that provide STEM enrichment programs to students in K-12 and higher education.

Funding, Grants & Awards | News

40 Finalists Chosen for Science Talent Search 2012

The Intel Foundation and the Society for Science and the Public have selected 40 finalists, representing 16 states and 39 schools, for the Intel Science Talent Search 2012.

Funding, Grants & Awards | News

CDW-G and Discovery Education Launch Win a Wireless Lab Sweepstakes

Discovery Education and CDW Government have launched the Win a Wireless Lab Sweepstakes to give schools a chance to acquire new technology for their district.

Funding, Grants & Awards | News

Turning Foundation Seeks Ed Tech Grant Applications

Samsung Mobile, BrainPOP, Turning Technologies, and the Turning Foundation have collaborated to offer educational technology grants totaling $36,000 for K-12 classrooms.

Funding | News

Funds For Learning Seeks Rural Broadband Funds for E-Rate Expansion

A company that provides E-Rate compliance services is making a public plea to the Federal Communications Commission to divert funds set aside for the expanding rural broadband in order to expand deployment in schools and libraries, no matter where they're located.

Funding, Grants & Awards | News

STEM Research Program for Teachers Accepting Applications

Applications are still open for The Siemens Foundation and Discovery Education's all-expenses paid research program for teachers, Siemens Teachers as Researchers (STARs), which next year will grow to include two new program sites and new dates. STARs pairs educators with scientists for custom research projects over the summer months to improve STEM teaching in the United States.

Funding, Grants & Awards | News

TurfMutt Launches Spruce Up Your School Sweepstakes

Discovery Education and the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute have launched the Spruce Up Your School Sweepstakes as part of their TurfMutt program.

Ed Tech Trends | Q&A

1-to-1 Computing: Turning Around School Technology

The small Piedmont City School District in Eastern Alabama once had one of the worst computer-to-student ratios in the state. But now the district is setting the pace when it comes to improving service to students through the use of technology, starting a 1-to-1 laptop initiative, online-only foreign language courses, and a digital partnership with Stanford University.

White Papers:

  • Desktop Virtualization in K-12 Schools: Reducing Costs, Saving Time And Delivering Anytime, Anywhere Access for Students and Staff PDF screen shot

    This paper will show how desktop virtualization can positively position educational institutions for the future, enabling them to reduce expenses through hard dollar savings and time efficiencies while delivering the experience that students, faculty and staff need and desire. Through the experiences of Babylon School District, as well as Manchester Essex Regional School District in Massachusetts and Rockford Public Schools in Michigan, we’ll paint a picture of how desktop virtualization can revolutionize education’s approach to delivering technology — an approach schools can actually afford. Read more...