Grant Spotlight: $25,000 E² Energy to Educate Program

From Green Street Academy's winning project on photovoltaic energy in cars. GSA is a middle school in Maryland.

From Green Street Academy's winning project on photovoltaic energy in cars. GSA is a middle school in Maryland.

Constellation Energy provides multiple grants of $25,000 each year for science and technology-related education programs in grades 6–12 (and $50,000 for higher education grants). Last year, 17 projects received funding totaling $400,000.

The program, E² Energy to Educate, seeks proposals that offer "opportunities to experience problem-solving today's and tomorrow's energy challenges."

Proposals should be for hands-on projects impacting 100 or more students and should be along the lines of one of the program's themes, which include:

  • Transportation of the future;
  • Generating energy at home;
  • Harnessing waste.

The 2017 deadline for applications is Oct. 1. Complete details, including a few examples of past winners, can be found at constellation.com/community/e2-energy-to-educate.html.

About the Author

David Nagel is the former editorial director of 1105 Media's Education Group and editor-in-chief of THE Journal, STEAM Universe, and Spaces4Learning. A 30-year publishing veteran, Nagel has led or contributed to dozens of technology, art, marketing, media, and business publications.

He can be reached at [email protected]. You can also connect with him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidrnagel/ .


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