$25,000 School Grant Program Focuses on STEM

Discovery Education and the Siemens Foundation will award five schools $5,000 each to fund STEM-related activities. The 2022 Possibility Grant Sweepstakes is open for applications now.

The grants will be paid in the form of a check and are "intended to be used by the schools for STEM-related equipment, supplies, technology, or other related tools and software to promote STEM instruction"

All schools are eligible to apply for the grants. Three of the awards will be reserved for Title I schools, and the remaining two will be open to any school regardless of Title I status.

The deadline to apply for the the 2022 Possibility Grant Sweepstakes is April 22. Schools can enter daily. Further details can be found at siemensstemday.com/sweepstakes.

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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