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The U.S. Department of Education (ED) and streaming educational content company EXPLR have partnered to host the first National STEM Festival in April 2024 in Washington, D.C. The festival will recognize outstanding student innovators in STEM projects. MoreGame design program and competition organization Games for Change (G4C) has announced its 2023-24 Student Challenge for middle and high school students, focusing on social impact game design. The theme this year is solutions to climate change to promote "greener communities, healthy oceans, and eco-friendly fashion," the organization said. MoreSeventeen companies were selected as winners for their product achievements. More
New & Upcoming K–12 Grants
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Sponsor: Cloudflare
Award: Free Zero Trust security program for K–12 schools with up to 2,500 students
Number of Awards: Not specified
Application Deadline: Ongoing
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Sponsor: National Science Teaching Assocation
Award: Up to $10,000
Number of Awards: Not specified
Application Deadline: Dec. 21
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Sponsor: Lexia, Cambium Learning Group
Award: Free access to Lexia's LETRS, Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling professional learning
Number of Awards: 120
Application Deadline: December 31, 2023
Ongoing K–12 Grants
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Sponsor: Inventionland Education
Award: Funds for Innovation Labs, professional development, and Innovation curriculum (varies by request)
Number of Awards: Not specified
Application Deadline: Ongoing (rolling)
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Sponsor: Association of American Educators Foundation
Award: $500
Number of Awards: Not specified
Application Deadline: March 1 and October 1 of each year
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Sponsor: Association of American Educators Foundation
Award: $500
Number of Awards: Not specified
Application Deadline: March 1 and October 1 of each year
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Sponsor: The Council for Professional Recognition, Maryland State Department of Education, and Maryland Family Network
Award: $425 initial online assessment fee; $125 renewal online application fee; $33 for the Child Development Associate (CDA) National Credentialing Program and CDA Competency Standards book
Number of Awards: Not specified
Application Deadline: Ongoing
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Sponsor: Edthena
Award: Varies based on district size; matching grant
Number of Awards: Not specified
Application Deadline: Ongoing (monthly reviews on the 30th of each month)
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Sponsor: Mobile Beacon
Award: Up to 25 laptops with one year of free 4G LTE high-speed internet each
Number of Awards: Varies
Application Deadline: Accepted year-round; awards granted on rolling basis
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Deadline: Ongoing (30 total awards in 2023, with applications accepted until Nov. 30)
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Deadline: Ongoing (grants awarded on a rolling basis)
Call for Papers & Proposals
Submit calls for papers/proposals to [email protected].
Professional Resources
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