Grants & Upcoming Events (Week of Feb. 5, 2018)

  • 02/05/18

Upcoming K–12 Grants

  • Networks for School Improvement

    Sponsor: Gates Foundation
    Award: Two categories: $500,000 to $4 million
    Number of Awards: Three to five "type 1" grants ($1 million to $4 million per year for up to three years); 10 to 15 "type 2" grants (up to $500,000 total for one to two years)
    Application Deadline: Feb. 21

  • Innovative Practices in K–12 Education

    Sponsor: Braitmayer Foundation
    Award: Two categories: Up to $35,000
    Number of Awards: Not specified
    Application Deadline: March 15

  • America's Farmers Grow Rural Education

    Sponsor: Monsanto
    Award: Up to $25,000
    Number of Awards: Varies ($2.3 million available)
    Application Deadline: Nominations due April 2; grant proposals due April 15

  • ACS-Hach High School Chemistry Classroom Grant

    Sponsor: American Chemical Society
    Award: Up to $1,500
    Number of Awards: Not specified
    Application Deadline: April 14 (grant opens Feb. 1)

  • Academic Enrichment Grants

    Sponsor: McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation
    Award: $30,000 maximum ($10,000 over three years)
    Number of Awards: Not specified (five awarded last year)
    Application Deadline: April 15 (submissions open Jan. 15)

  • Teacher Development Grants

    Sponsor: McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation
    Award: $30,000 maximum ($10,000 over three years)
    Number of Awards: Not specified (two awarded last year)
    Application Deadline: April 15 (submissions open Jan. 15)

  • Young Scientist Challenge

    Sponsor: Discovery Education and 3M
    Award: $25,000 grand prize; other prizes vary
    Number of Awards: 71 (61 for students, 10 for educators)
    Application Deadline: April 19

  • Siemens STEM Day

    Sponsor: Discovery Education and Siemens
    Award: $10,000
    Number of Awards: 1
    Application Deadline: April 27

  • American Honda Foundation STEM Grants

    Sponsor: American Honda Foundation
    Award: $20,000 to $75,000
    Number of Awards: Not specified
    Application Deadline: Feb. 1 and Aug. 1 for new organizations; May 1 for returning organizations

  • ESA Foundation STEM Grant

    Sponsor: Entertainment Software Association Foundation
    Award: Not specified, but suggested upper limit for first-time applicants is $50,000
    Number of Awards: Not specified
    Application Deadline: Letters of inquiry due May 15 (submission period opens April 14)

  • NEA Foundation Learning & Leadership Grants

    Sponsor: National Education Association Foundation
    Award: $2,000 or $5,000
    Number of Awards: Not specified
    Application Deadline: Feb. 1, June 1 and Oct. 15 of each year

  • NEA Foundation Student Achievement Grants

    Sponsor: National Education Association Foundation
    Award: $2,000 or $5,000
    Number of Awards: Not specified
    Application Deadline: Feb. 1, June 1 and Oct. 15 of each year

  • SparkFun Community Partner Program

    Sponsor: SparkFun
    Award: STEM/STEAM-related prize packages, event and team sponsorships and other types of support
    Number of Awards: Varies
    Application Deadline: Ongoing: third Thursday of each month; awards announced on the last business day of each month

  • Adopt a Classroom

    Deadline: Ongoing

  • Brinker International Grants

    Deadline: Ongoing

  • Brown Rudnick Community Grants

    Deadline: Ongoing

  • Corning Foundation Grants

    Deadline: Ongoing

  • DonorsChoose.org

    Deadline: Ongoing

  • Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Grants


    Deadline: Ongoing
    Award: No more than 10 percent of an organization's annual operating expenses or 25 percent of the total budget for the project being funded; awards have ranged from the hundreds to the millions of dollars.
    Number of Awards: Varies
    Qualification: Project should "directly serve or impact children living in urban poverty, particularly in the areas of education, family economic stability (including microfinance) and childhood health."

  • Naiku Innovative Teacher Grant

    Deadline: Ongoing (approx. 10 awards per month)

  • Sony Grants for Education

    Deadline: Ongoing (grants awarded on a rolling basis)

  • TAF Project-Based Learning Grants for Grades 6–12

    Sponsor: Toshiba America Foundation
    Award: Two categories: Up to $5,000 and more than $5,000
    Number of Awards: Not specified
    Application Deadline: Up to $5,000 awarded on a rolling basis; Feb. 1 deadline for applications for more than $5,000

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